ABC Whoopi Goldbergdoesn't want to raise a generation of wimps, thank you very much. TheViewmoderator and Oscar-winning actress pushed back against growing sentiments about parental involvement in their adult children's lives, after introducing a Hot Topics discussion about recent reports that college students were "sending no-contact orders to deal with disagreements with roommates" to avoid interpersonal conflicts. CohostSara Hainesput it bluntly when she urged people in similar situations to "figure it out," and posed a scenario in which she speculated how her own mother might react if she attempted to bring her parents in on a minor point of tension in her adult years. "If I had called my mom and said, 'Someone's being mean,' [she'd say], 'Ae you okay? Do you have food? Good. Bye," Haines speculated as the audience laughed. ABC Conservative panelistAlyssa Farah Griffinstressed that learning conflict resolution "is a key part of life," while legal expertSunny Hostinbrought up several instances where adult children are "bullied" and might have difficulties in resolving conflict because "people are really cruel in this world." She later advocated for kids to have their parents step in if needed — an assertion Goldberg balked at. "When you had an issue [in the past], your mother said, 'Listen, go down there and tell them you are not doing that,'" theGhoststar said, while Hostin admitted, "My mother came with me" to resolve such issues. "Coddling children? It's not a good thing, because when they get into these conflicts, it's the things you've been talking about. 'We had our kids because we had COVID, the kids didn't get out, they didn't learn how to do this or that,' so, you had to hep them get through all those phases that they missed," Goldberg observed. "It doesn't mean you do it for them. Remember y'all used to say, why does every kid have to win every day? People lose." She continued, "And sometimes, and I know it's terrible, sometimes you get beat up. Sometimes you have to make a decision. You have to say, listen, I didn't like that. And then you gotta grow, you know?" Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Goldberg often scolds those from younger generations from her post onThe View, including in aNovember 2023 segment that saw her take issuewith young people who don't want to work. "You know what, people pick it up, and they do what they do and they raise themselves," Goldberg said. "This is what you've got to do. It's called being a good citizen." The Viewairs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT onABC. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly
