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I can see the sarcasm. No problem. I would like to emphasize one point. ALL of my references to Helo parents is about them once they are at the academy for college. high schools in when they are filling out there application, it is a different story. They should definitely be doing most of the work themselves, but parents need to be involved. Teens procrastinate and aren't always on top of things. But once they leave and go to the academy, parents need to back off. The cadet needs to learn to take care of things on their own.
Christcorp, I sorta feel like a heel now. I totally agree with your post above. I thought you were mainly talking about this whole application process and were urging parents not to be involved. I totally agree that parents need to be involved in the application process and should help their kids prepare to leave the nest. I believe that every species on the planet does that. When they say their "90 second goodbye", though, it's basically over (very tough pill to swallow sometimes).
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think every parent knows not to do things like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq94ga_110s (this video is actually pretty funny, because this is "helo mom" to an extreme).
I know there are some active SAF posters who suggest that parents should not be involved in the application process. But if you take a look at their early postings on SAF, the "hands off" suggestion seems to be a newly found one.
You and I are actually much more aligned in our thinking than I originally thought. Please accept my sincerest apologies.
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