“Trapped Under the Chopper: 40 Adults Reveal the Dark Truths of Growing Up with Helicopter Parents”
Everything I do as a mom and wife are apparently terrible. We moved 1000 miles away to have freedom from her and my controlling ex and I now have the time to homeschool my children and we can go to a really popular amusement park that we have annual passes to and when she visits for half the year, I’m apparently obligated to spend all my time with her. Im the worst daughter ever because I still go to the fun things we do as a family weekly. But, God forbid I need her to babysit our 2 kids…”we’re busy, we’re not here ALL the time, y’know. Ohhh well how long will it be for? I have plans” So, I figured I was able to send my kids to see family back home for a bit bc of homeschool… they can still do school while they’re away and the extended family was happy to have them a few weeks here and there. Well, now I’m breaking her heart and I’m the worst parent ever because they should always be with me no matter what.
No- contact is the way to go, we moved from where she knew we lived before to a place about 90 miles away and they’re back for their 6 month visit and have no idea, they have tried calling, emailing and finally, giving a letter to my oldest daughter because they knew she’d see me over break that’s trying to guilt me into talking again. I really can’t do it anymore.
#28
I’m not, but my ex was. (Both 21f and dating for 4 years) Her mother constantly would call and demand her daughter still pay her bills for her even though she lived 300 miles away with me. She also had to call and make complaints for her mother, order things, etc. I finally was contemplating breaking up with her. She visited her mother who told her she would pay her and buy her whatever she wanted if she broke up with me and became straight again. She did, and 3 months later was engaged and pregnant with a 40 year old man because her mother was so uncomfortable with her being gay.
