Helicopter parents are such an interesting breed and far more common than you'd think! I'm not talking about parents who want their kids to call every day or share their location, although those are admittedly early markers of helicopter parenting. I'm talking about the moms who have to call their adult sons every morning to ensure they've woken up and gone to class. These moms regularly check their adult children's grades on the university portal throughout the school year as if they were middle schoolers on academic probation. For some reason, they just can't let their children be independent adults and want to baby them through University. If you've ever been in a "Parents of Freshman at Whatever University" Facebook group, you've seen these moms and felt relief that you aren't as bad as they are. They're literally out here asking if other parents can help their adult kids make friends at their University. Sorry, Mommy, little Jimmy is not a baby anymore, and you can't just guilt his classmates' parents into inviting him to their kids' birthday parties!
Some adult children really resent their parents for being so overbearing. Others want their parents to treat them like children, even into their 20s. They want their parents to house them, feed them, entertain them, and help them with every problem that comes their way. That is pretty bad for their long-term development. If you can't make decisions or manage your life on your own by the time you're 30, it's going to get harder and harder to learn how to do that. There are adult "children" who are still relying on their parents into their 50s, and unless there's a developmental reason for that, it's not sustainable for their entire lives.
The recruiter in this story is fed up with helicopter parents and their kids who are happy to be monitored at every turn. She has seen multiple instances of young adults bringing their parents to job interviews, and she can't take it anymore.