Cutting the Umbilical Cord

[Still BLUTANG]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Are kids today having problems cutting the cord?

Its not the kid's responsibility to cut the cord. The problem lies with "helicopter" parents.

Although it seems wacky, some of these kids dont know that their parents ARENT supposed to be with them 24/7, so they cant cut the cord.

The parents need to step back and i dont think a child who has been overscheduled and overprotected for the last 22-24 years even KNOWS that they have been smothered.

the kid i wrote about in this thread went book shopping this weekend to buy books for his first semester of college... WITH HIS MOM.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

Its not the kid's responsibility to cut the cord. The problem lies with "helicopter" parents.

I'm finding just a bit of irony in this post.

Or, at the very least, self-fufilling prophesy.

[Still BLUTANG]

my bad i was editing while you were writing! and i am having a hilarious visual right now.