<p>I guess we will agree to disagree. As a long time Longhorn Foundation Donor, I can assure you the parent culture is alive and well. The number one topic at the Touchdown Club this fall was a tie between our children and how long Davis would last. Frankly, I find it a bit odd, during the most challenging period of young adult life, that parents just throw up their hands and yell sink or swim. I guess we just have never encountered a parent in our section that is not pretty involved. And being involved does not mean being a helicopter. It means guiding children through a process that can be confusing at best and stepping back enough to allow mistakes to happen. Every kid that leaves this nest has the appropriate life skills…shopping for groceries, paying bills, independently obtaining a driver’s license, independently opening bank accounts, making appointments, asking proper questions, the art of compromise, ironing a shirt, proper laundry technique but most importantly, education in proper etiquette, social writing skills and politeness. No one ever complains that a child has manners. It certainly is lost on a good percentage of the population.</p>