They (parents who are way too attached to their kids) are there in the play ground observing their babies every last move… the baby is a pre-teen. Why do parents have to be glued to their kids? Once upon a time kids could play without mommy watching and so insanely involved in their child’s life. (Yes being involved in your child’s life is not a bad thing… the problem is the extreme it has reached! Remember ANYTHING in excess is a BAD thing!).

Ok yes there is a fear of kids being snatched, but this is not new… this has not changed since I was a kid. Why is it more magnified now? MEDIA… ah thank you media. The same number of incidents can happen but when you blow one incident up 10 fold you get parents who freak out.

Now years go by, and the attachment has not lessened… mommy still tends to her child’s every need. She is painfully involved in school (the kid cannot fight any battle for themselves… how will this turn out in the future). As they become an adult, parents continue to intervene in the child’s employment, doctor’s appointments… and every facet of life (I have a horrifying thought of mom assisting during sex with the child’s new spouse!). Seriously this needs to stop… the cord needs to be cut!

Why? Well I have a great example just from today (but this is not isolated!). I work in a Doctor’s office, and the following I have seen more times then I like to recall or bear!

The patient is 19 years old, his mother came with him. While this would not bother me if she was just his ride (we were doing a procedure on him today), but mommy came into the examination room with him. Now it actually progresses to further insanity as the mother is freaking out, the son follows mother’s behavior, this was just checking his vision prior to surgery… yes no needle or blade yet.. Just checking his vision! I explained this is a simple procedure, (we have only done it thousands of times, and that is being conservative!), I explained the worst part is the anesthetizing the area (which will be nothing more than the feel of a bee sting, not a horrific experience). Oh let me add, the mother was gasping as the child” was doing the vision test… seriously, she was gasping!

Now the doc, who has been in practice over 3 decades was so irked he came to get me to likely keep him from smacking the mother… the mother was freaking out, the boy was shaking.. No needle was given yet, apparently this was from the SIGHT of the needle (this is an extremely small needle, seriously). Ok it gets more entertaining, you would think we pulled out a 44magnum and was holding it to the boy’s head the way mom was freaking out!

Next up, I am taking the child” to the surgery room… mother asks to come. I explained no (oh for so many reasons, but I left it at the room is too small for observers… of course imagining her gasping and groaning would be extremely counter-productive to the procedure (again a SIMPLE procedure)). Mommy did not leave it at one demand, she kept on and on… and I kept saying no and no!

Now the boy is alone for this procedure and he did ok… I walked him out, mom was gone at this point (she apparently went to her car). The doc was talking to the boy about the care between now and his follow up tomorrow morning, mother walks in and breaks into hysterics and tears. Yes the mother did this… why? Her baby had a patch over the eye we worked on (this is protective for overnight until we see him in the morning), but mommy freaks out!

I am sorry but now I fear the morning… what kind of freak out mommy will do when we (gasp) remove the patch (exposing perhaps an oooh horrors some bruising!). Oh good gravy!

Another instance mommy is in the exam room with her 18 year old daughter for the daughter’s eye examination. The mother is freaking out, the daughter in tears… um this was just read what is on the wall… no pain, I was not poking her with anything, threatening her, no not even drops were involved yet. But the baby was freaking and crying… during a simple routine eye examination!

This blew my mind, what is happening? What will happen down the road? Some of these damaged kids are adults (we are already seeing the impact… the lawyer with tb is a great example!) the lack of care and consideration for others, the mommy will take care of anything I do or any mistake I make, I do not have to think or read anything cause mommy will look it all over, I don’t have to pass that test mommy will call and complain, I do not have to follow the rules mommy will fight that battle for me.

This is a painful side effect of the boomers, they had kids and coddled them and still cannot let go. The boomers (Please note NOT all boomer suffer from being self-centered, and pamper people!)Too many have been known for being self-centered, and they have extended that behavior to their kids… so we have a more refined version of spoiled!

Boomers Babies: These were the tethered kids (remember kid leashes from the 1980s).kids for why we have to bubble wrap kids to play outside, when did bicycles become a sport” that requires them to pretty much be as protected as a football player? The reason for homes that have been baby proofed to death! The insanity goes on.

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