The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (December 9, 2024)

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Dec 9, 2024 8:00 AM EST

Helicopter parents are such an interesting breed and far more common than you'd think! I'm not talking about parents who want their kids to call them every day or share their location, although those are admittedly some markers of helicopter parents. I'm talking about the moms who have to call their adult sons every morning to ensure they've woken up and gone to class. These moms regularly check their adult children's grades on the university portal throughout the school year as if they were middle schoolers on academic probation. For some reason, they just can't let their children be independent adults and have this desire to baby them through university. If you've ever been on a ''Parents of Freshman at Whatever University'' Facebook group, you've seen these moms and consequently felt relief that you aren't as bad as they are. If you want to feel that superior feeling further, these parenting Facebook group posts will do the trick.