The Strategic Air Command Parent

Then And Now

Aug 01, 2021

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Dateline 2012
I'm not a helicopter parent, I'm a Strategic Air Command Parent. I basically have five levels of engagement which are roughly equivalent to DEFCON. I have never had to go to DEFCON 1, and have only been once to DEFCON 2.

As a reminder, DEFCON stands for defense condition, and I think it is appropriate to consider parenting to be an exercise …

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