cheesehead
2008-11-03 16:10:32
It’s because helicopter parents don’t view thier kids as seperate living beings. They are merely extensions of themselves. And if the kid happens to not live up to thier, mostly, unreasonable expectations they feel betrayed and that it makes them look bad.
It’s all a part of the baby boomer mentality. If you aren’t #1 it doesn’t count and your a failure. If you’re not the captain of the football team, cheerleading squad, if you’re not validictorian heading to Harvard or Yale…… then your a failure and you’ve embarrassed your parents.
And unfortunately thier kids hold this view also.
That’s not to say all parents are like this, but helicopter parents sure are.
