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Am I the Genius?

What's the WORST CASE of "Helicopter Parenting" You've Ever Seen?

Am I the Genius?

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Self-improvement, Education

4.7643 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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0:00.0

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

0:06.8

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

0:12.6

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

0:17.2

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

0:21.9

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

0:27.5

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

0:32.1

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

0:36.5

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

0:39.6

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

0:44.7

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

0:49.5

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

0:54.5

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

0:59.7

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

1:04.7

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

1:10.0

light sticks bit is hilarious, though.

1:13.4

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

1:16.4

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

1:21.2

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

1:25.3

His mum came, which was fine.

1:27.3

But then while we were playing

1:28.3

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

1:34.1

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

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