What Would Dad Say » helicopter parents http://whatwoulddadsay.com Just another Diggings site Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:28:53 +0000 en hourly 1 A Memo for Your Mom: Basically, S T O P… http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2010/04/a-memo-for-your-mom-basically-s-t-o-p/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-memo-for-your-mom-basically-s-t-o-p http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2010/04/a-memo-for-your-mom-basically-s-t-o-p/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:33:57 +0000 admin http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=4517 If you are new in the workforce, chances are good that your parents are offering you advice, some of it wanted and most of it, not so. After decade or two of attending games and recitals, it is only natural for ‘us’ to be involved in your worklife. Some of us even call your bosses, you know, just to see what we can do for you. Ishit kid you not. We live to embarrass you so you have to be more direct with us.

I am offering you these suggestions-resolutions for your Mom. Maybe this short list will get her to realize that you are in charge of your own life now. Cut and paste these five resolutions on a new piece of paper and scotch tape it to the fridge, right next to the “My 8th Grader is a Bright Star” certificate from 1996.

“Mom, I need you to—

1. Chill a bit. I am not completely sure what I want to do with the rest of my life quite yet. I will figure it out. Just not by Friday. And tell Grandpa I am not going to med school.

2. Not call the HR department. I was only asking you for advice, there is no reason for you to call HR, ferchrissake. I can do it, really.

3. Not visit the office, every single week. Really, I love you and yes, I am proud of you, too. But one visit to my office is enough, really. My co-workers think you are a stalker.

4. Quit forwarding me all these self-help blog articles. Most are pure BS, and they don’t understand what I am going through anyway. I know you think they are clever. They aren’t. Plus, my cubicle partner reads my emails over my shoulder and gives me grief.

5. Not attend the company softball games. Mostly, I am playing just to drink beer and hang out (pick up girls). This is not high school, you don’t have to come watch me play co-ed softball.”

]]> http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2010/04/a-memo-for-your-mom-basically-s-t-o-p/feed/ 4 “Do you think John Elway Mowed Lawns in the Summer?” http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2008/05/do-you-think-john-elway-mowed-lawns-in-the-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-think-john-elway-mowed-lawns-in-the-summer http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2008/05/do-you-think-john-elway-mowed-lawns-in-the-summer/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 18:43:11 +0000 admin http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=1347 Let’s all agree that teenagers can come up with great reasons why they shouldn’t work this summer.  I did it, you did it and they are doing too; in fact, only one-third of American teenagers are working anywhere this summer.

Over at US News and World Report today I offered up some unsolicited advice and permission for helicopter parents to get involved in their kids’ job search this summer.

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