<p>ok, JustaMom, it looks like I am NOT a helo parent. Just a parent. I have never called my kids’ teachers,haven’t done their laundry since they were 12, don’t even fix 'em breakfast, and, except for the check, am essentially uninvolved in the college. I did call my son’s roommate “honey” once when I called and S wasn’t in! I am so relieved! </p>
<p>Is there, perhaps, a difference between a keenly interested parent in the admissions process, and a keenly overbearing parent in the college student’s life?</p>