how not to write about parents

I've spent some time recently wondering WHY feature article writers CONSTANTLY write stories about BONEHEAD PARENTS and ALL THE BONEHEAD THINGS they do.

e.g. helicopter parents

Who writes feature articles about helicopter parents?

The answer is simple.

Parents.

Parents write feature articles about helicopter parents.

Why?

It crossed my mind this afternoon, as I was skimming this otherwise sensible article in New York Magazine, that of course feature writers write articles about bonehead parents.

They have to write articles about bonehead parents because they have kids in school and it's driving them crazy.

If they didn't write articles about bonehead parents they'd have to write articles about bonehead teachers, bonehead administrators, and bonehead members of the school board.

Nobody wants that.

Kick the dog.

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disclaimer

Many, many, many teachers, administrators, and school board members are worth their weight in gold.

I mean it.

All I'm saying is that the phenomenon of parents writing feature articles about parents is complicated.

Well....maybe not complicated.

But not always to be taken at face value.