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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why? My parents have not cut the cord for me and I am 50+ yrs old.  They paid for my college, my wedding, helped me for months when my babies were born, helped me when I had to go back to school etc. I am very close to my parents and my siblings because we were raised by nurturing parents.  We love our parents and in their old age we have all banded together to look after them. This is because my parents loved all of us and did not abandon us.

Why should I cut the cord with my children? I will continue to be involved in their lives and I will continue to have a close relationship with them. like I have with my own parents.  I love my kids and want them to have as many advantages as they can have.  They are learning independence but that does not mean that parents cannot teach them by example how to become better prepared in life.  Doing a practice run for a new school for incoming ms and hs students was a great idea and having parents with them gives them more confidence.  That is one of the reasons that MCPS has this orientation day.  They want the students to have a practice run of their new routine in the new school, so that they can become comfortable and confident. 
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You have mixed up paying for things and loving your family with helicoptering. Giving kids advantages is not the same as constructing their lives for them-do you not have faith in your children being able to do things themselves? That's actual sad for them. [/quote]

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