fromPsychology Today
1 week agoWhy I Am a "Helicopter Mom"
I am a helicopter mom. You bet I am. As the mother of a profoundly autistic man, I have to be. Micromanaging is my life. And because my son Nat is highly vulnerable, I will be that way until I die. Every day, even though Nat does not live with me, and even though he has a truly remarkable group home and day program, a part of me is always circling around him, like smoke from a smouldering fire.
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