Quote Originally Posted by 2cuteboys View Post
I agree. I've never had a full-copter type parent, but I have one attachment-y type who will point out any little scratch or red mark her child has at the end of the day. She's never accusatory, in fact she'll say "oh I never even know how he gets these at home" or "these things happen." But she feels the need to mention it every.damn.time.

I think it's ok to get annoyed with certain things families do. We wouldn't like every single thing about everyone we worked with out of the house right? We can be professional despite our differences, right?
Totally agree!! I am very professional even when I disagree with a parent. I had one family leave and even though they were good about it, I have a feeling it was partly due to our differences. The dad always thanked me for being professional and working with them to solve conflicts with their child. I think dad much preferred the way I handled their child but mom did not and therefore dad followed mom's steps (which is totally understandable but I just wanted to shake the dad and tell him to be more of an advocate for his child and stand up to mom and change the way they parented or they were in for one hell of a ride when she gets older). Oh well, not my child and not my out of control teen that they are going to have