Would you consider being called "helicopter parent" something as offensive as "you are more stupid than I thought"?
We had this conversation last night with my husband, and this is always touchy subject. But that's not the point. I told him (without any mean intent, it was matter of fact for me) "You are a helicopter parent". He got up and left the area saying "and you are even more stupid than I thought". When I told him there is no need for name calling, he said I started first by calling him "helicopter" parent.
I do not believe that these two are equally offensive. "helicopter parent" is just a parenting attitude that i do not share, and that's it for me. Would you consider it offensive? As offensive as calling someone 'stupid"?
(as a background info - aggressive arguments and name calling by my husband are the biggest issue in my long term marriage. It is improving now, after I said last December that I want divorce, but there are still hic cups now and then).
We had this conversation last night with my husband, and this is always touchy subject. But that's not the point. I told him (without any mean intent, it was matter of fact for me) "You are a helicopter parent". He got up and left the area saying "and you are even more stupid than I thought". When I told him there is no need for name calling, he said I started first by calling him "helicopter" parent.
I do not believe that these two are equally offensive. "helicopter parent" is just a parenting attitude that i do not share, and that's it for me. Would you consider it offensive? As offensive as calling someone 'stupid"?
(as a background info - aggressive arguments and name calling by my husband are the biggest issue in my long term marriage. It is improving now, after I said last December that I want divorce, but there are still hic cups now and then).
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