Mother, Father, all those battles that have been

[extemporanea]

I quite like students, but frequently I find their parents inexplicable. We are in the throes of orientation and registration simultaneously, which means ten-hour days during which I give uninterrupted curriculum talks for three and a half hours and then spend the rest of the day in registration. Over the course of the last few days parents of

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Helicopter Parents

[bronchitikat]

Have you considered having the helipad redeveloped, eg: into a minefield?

And yes, modern parents are amazing, mostly in all the wrong ways. Presumably there are some good ones 'out there', but they'll be the ones not bothering you.

Re: Helicopter Parents

[extemporanea]

We don't even have a helipad, dammit! Which is probably why they try to land on me. I need a decoy helipad. A minefield is definitely an idea. One which distributes cluebombs.

I solemnly swear

[ext_2471240]

to do my best to restore the cosmic balance by being the exact opposite of a helicopter parent. Rabenmütter R us! Little darlings will have to cope entirely by their sweet selves, I am far too lazy (and socially inept, frankly) to get involved.

There. That'll help. It may not exactly help the little darlings, perchance I should find some middle ground, but eh. Whatevs.