22-year-old causes controversy asking her dad to fill out forms for her at car dealership: 'What is wrong with these parents? Stop being pathetic'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jan 9, 2025 1:00 PM EST

It is a question every parent has to ask themselves as their child grows up: how much help are you willing to give them as they navigate adult life? Few moms and dads want to be stuck taking care of an overgrown baby when their kid is fully capable of independence. By the same token, though, most people still need life lessons and support from those more experienced than them even as they get older. It is a necessary part of existence.

Just like every other parenting decision out there, the amount of help that adult children can expect varies wildly depending on their family. Some are expected to leave home and fend for themselves the second they turn 18, others enjoy much the same treatment they got when they were younger. For many families, though, the reality is a mixture of these two extremes—and you can't make everybody happy with them.

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  • This was something one 22-year-old generated controversy with after she revealed that she took her dad along with her to a car dealership to do her paperwork for her. This led some to call out her behavior as learned helplessness and suggest she needed to be more independent.

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    Richard Hanania → @RichardHanania What is wrong with these parents? Are they just doing this because they're lonely and it's the only way their kids will talk to them? Stop being pathetic.
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    Although some agreed to this assessment, many other reactions to the video were more understanding.

    Grit @GRITCULT Replying to @Richard Hanania Nothing pathetic about being a lovely parent. If you ever have kids you'll understand
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    male tradwife @Gingerroot775 Replying to @Richard Hanania I feel like this is fine for a 22 year old who is new to car ownership so they don't get scammed
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    STANG: EVIL INDUST... @hydromerchant Replying to @Richard Hanania I would accompany my daughter to the car place so she doesn't get ripped off.
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    Tommy @tommydragna Replying to @Richard Hanania Honestly, it's a good idea. Car places constantly over charge and upsell women.
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    Chicken Tendieus @ChickenTendieus Replying to @Richard Hanania If you're in the comments supporting this as a healthy thing, don't complain when these kids can't do anything on their own. The enabling of this baby generation is wild.
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    tiz/ @tiznah Replying to @Richard Hanania If I was a woman I would hate going to any car place alone tbh
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    SEKBVLL@SEKBVLL Replying to @Richard Hanania It's perfectly fine actually
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    Nick @teleologyman I will do this for any person I love forever
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    Havoc @gamecubeintroo Helping your daughter be protected from predatory practices is based actually
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    Penny @pennyelizabeths So now we're making fun of women for having good dads?
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    Bianca @smokedgouda5 I'm usually on Team Grow Up And Be An Adult FFS but a car dealership is absolutely going to scam a 22yo woman, so this is just smart.
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    Alyssa @alyssaleann Dads famously like to be useful, and as they age, a lot of daughters play along by "needing" their dads for things they could do for themselves It's part daughterly love, part learned helplessness. An annoying social media trend but mostly benign
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    Ilithiophobic. @Stevies Wonder People make themselves look like liabilities and they think it's cute
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    em @emmacrochets my dad found out i got a flat tire the other night and then took it into the shop before i woke up the next morning and got all my tires replaced for me, some dads just do nice things for their kids idk
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    ISOBEY Zentrification @Zentrification1 What bugs me is people not knowing what POV means.
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    peach ❤ @peachsweet_tea It's called being a parent
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    Ellia Yvonne @sensualfemme1 This is normal father behavior lol
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    illy @ilalovesu This makes me laugh so much. If my dad's not available then my grandad/brother would come to help me with something like this. I'm really lucky that the men in my life have been great role models so far for how a man should act. Grateful I never have to deal with a guy like this.
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