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Originally Posted by jorgelito
I have odd hours so I frequently am out and about when the housewives are out the most. Their kid disappears for two seconds in the cereal aisle and all hell breaks loose. Women especially are prone to hysterics which makes sense. Protective hen and all that. I would NEVER try to come between a mother and her child (if I want to live that is  ). "American born and bred" parents freak out all the time. Just visit a mall, school, anywhere really and you will see this on a constant basis. |
I think there is a big difference between a helicopter parent and one that freaks out when their child goes missing in a busy shop.
I am a relatively laid back parent. I am a firm believer in developing my child's independence at young age. A few week's ago, I lost sight of my daughter in a busy mall (we were in a shop and I missed that she had left the store and wandered into the mall). I wasn't sure if she was hiding in the clothes racks, wandered off, or been taken. I didn't panic immediately but as the time lengthened from seconds into minutes, my heart and adrenaline were pumping much harder.
A lady could see I was looking for my daughter and mentioned that there was a little girl over by the escalators. And there she was, at the escalators. She was more scared than I was.