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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair
So you were the kid with the velcro sneakers?!
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So what if she was? Lots of 7 year olds have velcro sneakers. Why are you always picking on the ASAs?
Back on topic... I was "young" for my grade - my bday is Sept. 9th., our cut off was Sept. 30th. There were a couple kids younger than me- on in particular had a birthday in November - she went to private school kindergarten because the public school wouldn't allow her in because of her age, but then went to public school starting in first grade. She was certainly capable- she was in the gifted program with me.
If the cutoff were different, I would hope that my parents would've put me in private school as well. But back then (mid 80's) the helicoptering trend wasn't quite as strong. I was ready, but a lot of other kids wouldn't have been. I would've been bored and probably would've ended up skipping a grade along the way if I had started a year later.
Yes, I got my driver's license later than almost everyone else and couldn't drink legally until my senior year of college. But that wasn't too big of a deal.
My parents always allowed my brother and I to be very independent, and I thank them for that. Both of us are in good shape financially and have good jobs. I have friends and acquaintances who are up to to their eyeballs in debt because their parents always bail them out.
My boyfriend has a friend who is in his early 30's, has had numerous DUIs (thankfully never hurting anyone... he's in bad shape). He lives in Colorado. His parents allow him to stay on their car insurance because he'd never be able to get/afford it on his own.
That collegeconfidential message board is the biggest gathering of helicopter parents on the planet. It is disgusting how crazy some of these parents are. And we see a good amount of helicopter parenting here on GC as well...
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