What's the worst case of helicopter parents that you've ever seen? I had a friend in middle or high

school who was a Chinese girl adopted by an old white couple who were super weird and overprotective.

Some of the things I remember about her parents, mom volunteered at whatever school you were at

and would sit with us at lunch to make sure her daughter was eating. They drove a minivan

and made her sit in a car seat in the very back row until like freshman year of high school.

Anytime someone praised them for raising such a good daughter, they would laugh and say,

She's not our daughter. She's adopted. They wouldn't let her ride the school bus,

join any clubs, or hang out with anyone after school.

When she got her driver's license, the dad brought light sticks, like air traffic controller sticks.

Anytime she left the house, he would stand in the street with his light sticks and blocked traffic

so that people wouldn't hit her as she backed out of the driveway. It was hilarious to watch,

but she was completely mortified. This one broke my heart. My little brother is adopted, and I've

lost my crap at people who've tried to say he's not my brother. I can't imagine ever feeling

or thinking that way myself. That poor girl, people like that have no place adopting. The

light sticks bit is hilarious, though.

I had a friend growing up whose mother was very protective.

The father, not so much, but she was so bad that my parents called her Mama Hawk.

I invited him to my 10th birthday party, which was at a laser tag place.

His mum came, which was fine.

But then while we were playing

laser tag, she stood with him the whole time. Didn't play, just stayed by him. Really? What was she

protecting him from? He turned out surprisingly normal and now lives a thousand plus miles away from her.

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