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I can vouch for my two parents who never missed a game, recital, play or whetever that any of us were involved in, and they were about as far from helicopter parents as parents come -- their job, as they saw it, was to render themselves unnecessary.
Support =/= hovering. It's all in how it's balance.
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Amen! My parents never came to anything I did and it sucked, big time! Don't get me wrong, I love them dearly, but I wish they would have been a bit more involved in what I had going on.
I have tried to make it to my kids events, not because they need me there, but because I want to be there. Now that two are off at college, I am so glad I went to their games and other important (to them) events because all that stuff ends way too soon.
Now, parent's night at the school is a different story
I like to at least let a teacher know that I am on her side, and if she needs me to whip some bootie, I'll do it - but that can all be handled by email!