"From Helicopter Parenting to Hands-Off: How One Millennial Mother Breaks the Cycle"

Michelle Curtis, a millennial, felt abandoned when her boomer mom, whom she expected to help raise her children, asked to be paid for babysitting and later quit to spend more time with her husband. Curtis attributes her challenges as a parent to her mom's helicopter parenting, which made her less self-reliant. She is consciously raising her kids to be more independent and accountable, in contrast to her own upbringing, and believes that boomer grandparents should commit to helping with grandkids and be less focused on their own interests.