The Helicopter is coming.... The Helicopter is coming.....

I know you have all heard me harp on this topic before but in order to keep an accurate train of events for me, I have to reiterate some original points.  What the hell are we doing to this generation of children if we "helicopter" over them and never let them learn a single life lesson and also learn to deal with things on their own?  Are we setting ourselves up for "adult child management" for the rest of our lives? Can you imagine: Little Johnny goes to his first job and gets trashed by his boss and now we are making calls to his employer because we "just don't think his boss was being fair" (Oh, and don't forget to add that My Little Johnny's feelings got hurt too!).  What about when Little Johnny has a fight with his wife (that is assuming he has managed to find a girl, move out and get married)?  Is he going to run home to Mommy and have her deal with all his marital shit too?  Seriously?  Where does it end?  At what point do we let the "Little Johnny's" of the world take their lumps?  If we constantly hand hold and coddle the little buggars they are NEVER going to deal with the realities of life!  We are setting ourselves up for a generation of humans who are going to be medicated because they are "stressed" if they have to deal with any situation themselves.  I have heard a few times as of late that "my Little Johnny is only *insert age here*, and shouldn't have to deal with these things".  Guess what Helicopter Asshat - if you don't teach them to deal with shit when they are *insert age here* they are most certainly never going to be able to deal with the bigger shit when they get older.  Personally, I think by doing everything and dealing with everything for them you are stunting their growth (not to mention, in some cases, alienating them from their peers).  Parental disclaimer here: I to have driven the helicopter, especially with my first child.  It took me a few years to realize that I was raising a sheltered little girly boy and was doing the young lad a disservice.  So yes, guilty, that's why the youngest money sucker is raising himself.  So far, apart from a few hiccups, he seems to be doing an ok job. (Oh, and when his first boss yells at him and tells him his is incompetent, I expect he will just shrug his shoulder and keep on because it won't be anything he hasn't heard before!)