A Member of the Helicopter Parent Generation has THIS to Say

You see us everywhere. We’re easy to spot, as we line up at the post office to send out care packages or mope near the entrance to American Eagle Outfitters. We’re the helicopter parent generation—that notorious group of ever-protective, over-anxious, and hyper-controlling parents—and many of us are new to the empty-nest game.
I have to tell you, we’re not handling the transition all that well.

Now, if you’re thinking that we brought this on ourselves, we couldn’t argue. If you say we fixate...