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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At our particular school its a game day thing.  No matter where in the US the tournament is - on campus, a short drive , or a plane ride away, the PARENTS -who are located all over the country - are flying in to provide food, meals and snacks and constant support on top of $70,000 tuition (nobody gets money to play, and many athletes are full pay).  AND, this is on top of aggressive team fund raising because none of these teams are fully funded.  It is one thing to gripe about the additional cost - and that’s not my true beef.  My real beef is the high level of helicopter (or perhaps this is more like bulldozer) parent involvement at this stage in life. When you see the “mealtime” interactions it’s just not healthy - the level of dependency is staggering.  It goes way beyond supporting in the stands - it’s helicopter snowflake epitomized. [/quote]

Soooo, you're gonna love this!  Maybe you should turn on your computer camera and film yourself then post it.  We'll wait ...  Ready?  Okay, here goes!

Our children are at Ivies.  All 3 are on teams.  We have attended every game except for 2.  That's right, we've only missed TWO games!!!  Are you screaming in agony yet?

Usually we see the kids after the game but it is not guaranteed.  We never see them before the game.  They join the post-game tailgate for 30-45 minutes before they are back on the bus and headed back to school.  The kids eat the meal that is there at the tailgate.

Maybe I've got altitude sickness or something (oh my!!!) but I don't see our presence or other parents attendance as helicoptering or bulldozing parent involvement.  We're there to watch our kids.  Our interactions with our kids are minimal (because, really, it is only 30-45 minutes).  The schools are close enough that we can get there easily, and we can get to/from most games in a one-day trip if we want.

Are there some parents who go to every game?  Sure.  Are there some whom we've never met?  Sure.  But I can guarantee you that there is no judgement either way.

The nice thing about Ivies is that the game schedules are a little more sane.  We have many friends with kids on D1 teams and those schedules and locales can be pretty difficult.  And, yes, -many- of those parents are making every game no matter where it is.  That's really saying something when you're talking about D1 schools playing coast-to-coast.

Anyway, we're happy with the set-up.  And our kids seem happy to see us.  Sometimes we'll bring some brownies or something for them to share on the bus but usually not.

Let me know if we should call 911 cuz this was all just too much for you!  I don't know what sport your kid plays but I genuinely hope we don't run into you since we're clearly coming at this from totally different perspectives and you don't seem to have a lot of give in you.  Good luck to your kid.[/quote]

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