I will struggle with this from here on out, and I will constantly be looking for ways to correct my behavior. I mean yeah, we’ve been to birthday parties, but I know every kid and parent there usually, so it’s not the same. Why am I just now noticing my helicopter mom signs? Honestly… I stay at home with the kiddos, and my oldest is just now getting to be the age where I can take him to places like this, that involves being around a lot of other children. He may turn in to a whiny, fearful, tattle-tale, and I don’t want that either! My over-protectiveness will never allow my son the freedom to learn some things on his own. But there were 2 and 3-year-olds running around without a parent.Īnyhoo… I can totally see the damaging effects my “helicopter mom,” tendencies can and probably will hurt my son. Why are some moms like this, and then there are other moms who can completely rest assured that their kid won’t get hurt in the bounce house, while they sit over in the corner working on their laptop? Now, older kids… I totally get that. What is wrong with me?!! Is it because he’s my first born? Or that he’s only 2 1/2 and that 80% of the other kids there were between the ages of 8-10, and I was afraid of him getting hurt? Or is it that I just can’t let go? How in the world am I going to be able to let go of his little hand on the first day of school? (pit in stomach) Nope, I had to follow his every move, finding the lowest wall of each bounce house, so I could stand there and lean over, making sure he didn’t get trapped in a maze, or that another kid didn’t push/shove him. I wish I could say that I was done being “helicopter mom,” when we moved on to other bounce houses. and I made sure that there wasn’t going to be even a CHANCE that we left there with a bruise, scratch or hurt toe.
Copter mommy full#
Mommy starts having heart palpitations, letting go of toddlers hand, while he joins TONS of other kids all on his own, to go down this massive plastic thing full of air.Toddler climbs biggest ladder to the biggest slide in the whole place.Mommy is so excited to see toddler excited.Finish with potty break and toddler is off like a rocket, ready to tear the place up.Quick potty break for toddler (absolute torture for a toddler, because seriously… who needs to pee when there are 10 bounce houses that are calling your name).Mommy holds toddler’s hand as he stretches like “Stretch Armstrong,” trying to get to each inflatable bounce house to jump, while I’m trying to pay for his entrance in.Why do I KNOW this? Last week I took my 2 1/2-year-old to an inflatable play center (aka: “indoor mad house) and it’s safe to say my asthma that disappeared over 5 years ago, wanted to make a return.
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