We must be about the same age, I started college in ‘03 and I remember hearing the same types of horror stories! So I guess helicopter parenting is just another thing the Boomers started and we Millennials get the blame for;)

Wow, that’s really interesting! I admit I am not brushed up on my Old Testament law, though I couldn’t recall a verse anywhere in the Bible that could be interpreted as specifically against abortion.

Well, Mississippi is a very religious state, and let’s not forget these important words Jesus spoke about abortion:

Haha.. I stand corrected on one thing: according to Wikipedia, the term “Helicopter Parenting” was coined in 1990, when I was 5 years old, and the younger Millennials hadn’t even been born yet.

Say what?

I don’t think you can blame the Millennials for this one. The missing-kid-on-a-milk-carton phenomenon of the 80's and 90's started a hyper-awareness of something that had always existed: strangers snatching kids off the street. I’m a Millennial mom, and this helicopter stuff started spreading when I was in about 4th…

Me too! I watched her reality show and fell in love with what a goofball she was. It made me wonder why I’d always assumed she was rude and cold... Then I realized I only thought that because she doesn’t walk around with a perma-smile. I’m part of the problem!

Or one of those little 2" birthday party favor water pistols. They’re the perfect size for his little paws!

Um, their van is called The Mystery Machine, Huck! And WTF does that mean, anyway? Some kind of cutesy way to say ambulance?

SNS is amazingly supportive, too. It makes me wish we had Jezebel message boards! HUGS

Yes!! The kindness of strangers there is really heartwarming.

Reddit gets a lot of shit, and deservedly so in many respects. It can be a wretched hive of scum and villainy. BUT I find so many things there that make me so damn happy. And, surprisingly, some incredibly thoughtful and kind help with depression!

Whoa, that is weird! Pinky promise I’m not stalking you.

That would be a great show. The hosts could get baked on different products and you could choose which weed you wanted by observing the effects.

Also, kinda sad that the one egalitarian thing about him is his gender-neutral use of the word bitch.

I think he uses the term bitch as synonymous with weak.. Maybe? In the Billy Bush tapes he said he tried to hook up with a woman and “moved on her like a bitch”, and struck out.

The saddest part to me is that she went to all that trouble getting dressed up and alerting the paparazzi for 37 likes:(

Ugh.. It’s really disheartening to see how some people are reacting to these stories from women coming forward. I can only imagine how much more so to get negative pushback coming from your own father. I wouldn’t take the post down, but that’s just me. If you talk to him about it again, perhaps you could say something…

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How did I not know there was a craft thread?!? I f’ing love crafts! Here is a mermaid tail/mini sleeping bag I made for my toddler. Still needs trim at the top.