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Originally Posted by Flames0910
Is it at all possible that the over-protective parenting 'trend' is itself sensationalized and not true to life so that when we see one we think 'omg, another overprotective parent - what is the world coming to?' or on the other side of the coin making parents think it's normal and what is expected of them? (let's face it, flying in the face of the norm is a risk)
I'm 22 so I have no idea. I don't know a tonne of people who are parents of young children nor do I really pay attention when the TV is talking about anything parenting related.
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It's not sensationalized. When you start meeting parents of young kids at work and hear their phone calls and see the stress and worry in their voices while making sure their child is ok all the time, you'll understand.
The lady who sits beside me took last Friday off to take her kid to school on the first day, he's in Grade 3! 3!!!!! he's gone to school 2 years already. And now she has to work at 9 instead of 8 to make sure Junior is delivered to the front door every morning. Since I work closely with her, her starting at 9 instead of 8 is a real pain in the ass for me.