How I Learned to Stop Helicopter Parenting
I let my daughter fly the helicopter, while I stick to the ground.
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6 min readSep 24, 2020
It is the fall of 2005. I’m folding laundry, listening to the radio. Another convoy of U.S. Soldiers has been attacked in Iraq with several casualties. I pack up the rest of the towels into my basket and follow the sound of music down the hallway.
