If This Is You...

They're out there.

That's for sure.

Talk to any youth pastor, coach, teacher, or anyone else who works with young people. Yet, I've never had a parent say that they were one, and when told that they might be one, well, they ramped up their game to become even more of one.

But, now, it's ramped up to college deans...

...and the new term, an upgrade (or, rather, downgrade) from "helicopter parents" is "Black Hawk Down parents." Not even kidding.

Don't be afraid to pick up Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow's November 3 column entitled "Helicopter Parents, Return To Base.

And, take heed.