Thread: What are we coming to or I don't believe it!

By the way, John, you have the most uncanny knack for being able to lighten the mood.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Somewhere in today's paper I scanned an article where someone was reporting instances of the parent(s) of some twentysomes were calling their childs' bosses to complain about their child not getting a raise or promotion!! I could swear an old sailor's blue streak right about now, but being relatively civilized all I can think is are they still changing the kid's diapers and doing their homework. head for the hills civilization is crashing all around us.

The same thing occurs today in higher education. They intervene to monitor the progress of the course work and/or usually when their son or daughter does not get the grade they think that they deserve.

They're called "Helicopter Parents."