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So daughter is finished with school for the year and wanted to go down to the archery club and get some practice in. So we both packed up our bows and headed down there. It was heaven, the entire range to ourselves. She set up on the large range at 30 meters and I set up on the small range for some short range blank baling.

I took a short break to take care of some coaching items with the one of the owners and a mom entered with her 2 boys who were scheduled to have a private lesson. A few minutes later she comes back out to the front counter waving frantically to the owner,

"Excuse me, there's a girl out there by herself."

"Yeah, that's Maya."

"But she's out there by herself!"

"So?"

"Aren't you worried?"

"No."

"But, it's not safe!"

"Ma'am, let me tell you something about that little girl. She's got more state championships than I can count and a better sense of range safety than 95% of the adults that come in here. She's one of our staff shooters, one of the stars of our Junior Olympic program and it's only a matter of time 'til she brings home a national championship. There's absolutely nothing to worry about with her out there on the range by herself."

"But, there isn't an adult out there."

"Yes there is, she just happens to be 13 years old."

Helicopter mom went back out to the range and absolutely hovered over her 2 sons as they were getting a lesson on the small range. My daughter continued to shoot on the large range. I was flattered by what the owner had to say about our daughter.

I was kind of dumbfounded by the mom. Yes, our daughter used to be a novelty, the little girl that could shoot a bow. But she's a teenager now and I was just surprised at the reaction. Different times I guess. I remember being much younger than my daughter and be turned loose on my own in my uncle's orchard with a bolt action .22, a brick of ammo with my only instructions being shoot only starlings and come running for the dinner bell. I guess now parenting style is to hover rather than letting kids go on their own.




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How about "My daughter can deflate your mom's ego"? Big Grin
I love a good heartwarming story. Smile
Go Maya!



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Helicopter parenting is doing irreparable harm to a generation of children.


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When I was 13, I had spent enough summer camp sessions skipping normal activity rotations to hang around the archery range that they just let me do my own thing and shoot all day with whoever else was there and help out with the little kids.

I ended up doing the same thing the next two summers at the riflery range.
 
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I see them at the golf course. They hover over their kids constantly. Terrible.




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My sister still does it and both of her lazy sons have never had a job and they are 31 and 33 years old I kid you not.
 
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Nice.

Times must be different or something. My wife's sister visited us at Cedar Point and couldn't believe we were letting our 10 yo daughter and 11 yo son stand in line by themselves for the roller coasters. My wife reminded her sister that their parents used to drop them off for the day when they were the same age and no one had cell phones.
 
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"But, there isn't an adult out there."

"Yes there is, she just happens to be 13 years old."
My absolute favorite part of the whole story.


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I love it! This and Clubleaf's MoZ make this a very nice Friday evening. Plus wife and I went for a nice walk.


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I had my own boat with a 15 horse Evinrude at that age and would be gone all day fishing by myself. This time of year I’d be out in it at night running trot lines and yo yo’s as well as frog hunting. No cell phones no gps but I did carry a .22 rifle and was taught to respect the water and the weather. That helicopter lady would crap a kitten if she saw the sloughs and swamps we ran around in.
 
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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
"But, there isn't an adult out there."

"Yes there is, she just happens to be 13 years old."
My absolute favorite part of the whole story.


I’m happy to say that this is how I feel. You have done a great job as a Father. I’m as proud of your daughter as many of us on this forum. Continue on Sir.



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You have done a great job as a Father. I’m as proud of your daughter as many of us on this forum. Continue on Sir.


Nothing I can do but give this a huge AMEN!




 
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I was a pretty good golfer growing up, and during my summers, my parents would often drop me off at the golf club in the morning and pick me up in the evening. The only rules they gave me were to obey any instructions from the staff and don't play for money.

Different times.
 
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Really nice compliment from the range owner.

There are a lot of kids who are facing a difficult transition to adulthood; glad your daughter isn’t among them.


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I see them at the golf course. They hover over their kids constantly. Terrible.


My daughter plays on the school jr high golf team. They got a couple 7th graders together to walk 9 last weekend, and my wife's instructions were to rent a cart and tag along.

I went around to each mom and told them the girls would be on their own, that there were 3 of them and they all had good sense and I'd pick them up in 2-3 hours when they call me. Nobody argued.

I HATE having to monitor a perfectly capable kid.


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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Helicopter parenting is doing irreparable harm to a generation of children.


I agree and it's the media that creates the problem.

My wife and I have a three year old and while we are certainly not 'helicopter' parents, we both have to make a concerted effort to let our kid push the boundaries and fall and skin her knee etc.

It's hard.
 
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This is why parents have to take legal action to evict their 30 year old sons from their homes.

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She's 13 and she's shooting a bow. What wrong thing could possibly happen??? I really can't imagine it.

About the only things I can think of is she shoot herself in the foot or if the boys wanted to cowboy up on her and she can shoot back as an injun.



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Originally posted by Otto Pilot:
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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
"But, there isn't an adult out there."

"Yes there is, she just happens to be 13 years old."
My absolute favorite part of the whole story.


Instant classic!




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