Another hellish condition allowed by the invention of the cell phone.
Cell phones aren't nearly close enough contact for helicopter parent, about the only thing these parents aren't right there in the room for is trips to the bathroom for opposite gendered kids, and that's only because they'd get arrested.
We're in agreement regarding cellular telephones providing way too much ease-of-contact. When I was in college, twenty-five of us shared a payphone in the hallway and contact with home typically occurred on a weekly basis. People raced to answer the ringing phone because it was such a rare treat.
I'm an adult and I love and cherish my parents. I would run through fire for them. They were similarly wise enough to stay away from my job interviews!
~ Blue Jays ~