As a mom, I have been given many titles over the years: the quirky mom, the dependable mom, the strangely embarrassing mom, the annoying mom, the room mom, the blunt and unfiltered mom and even the recovering helicopter mom. However, the one thing I may never be called is the…
Category: Parenting
Goodbye Helicopter Parenting, Hello Mothership Parenting
“Mothership, I have returned!” Those were the words my 17 year-old wise-cracking son uttered as he strode through the door after returning from an outing with his friends. “Mothership”? Seriously? I wasn’t quite sure what to think about Matt’s new nickname or why he bestowed yet another endearing term…