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Helen's obsession to be the best described with her relationships with her children and in particular, her relationship with her oldest daughter [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]]. Helen is constantly pushing her daughter to be more involved with school activities, to be more of a conformist, and to make friends (or "network") with the more popular students at [[Lawndale High]]. Often Daria finds herself pressured or bribed with money to go along with her mother's demands.
Daria tends to speak with her mother more often than her sister [[Quinn Morgendorffer]] does, and usually the conversations are of an adult level of maturity. At times Helen will succeed in getting Daria to talk about whatever current trouble she is dealing with. On occasion Helen demonstrates a deeper understanding of her daughter's habits than most of the family gives her credit for, such as in the episodes called "Write Where It Hurts", where she succinctly explains Daria's cynical habits and offers some help and sage
Despite this understanding and her personal history, Helen also develops a profound fear of Daria becoming sexually active. Why she would have this concern when she knows her eldest daughter is not given to impulsive acts is not explained.
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==Feminism==
One of the main aspects of Helen Morgendorffer's character is her feminist beliefs, which are rooted in her involvement in the 1960s counter-culture. A firm believer in gender equality, she has tried to instill the same sort of beliefs in her daughters. This often puts her in conflict with her youngest daughter Quinn, over her daughter's belief that her looks are the most important aspect of her life. However, Helen is not a
==Common Fanfic Stereotypes==
===Evil Helen===
Helen's workaholism affects her ability to be a good mother, a character defect that was explored in the episode "Psycho Therapy" but is visible as early as "Esteemsters" ([''to Daria''] "We tell you over and over again that you're wonderful and you just...don't...get it! What's wrong with you?") Though Helen also shows herself at times to be quite perceptive (e.g., "Is It Fall Yet?"), certain fanfics carry her parental disconnection to the extreme, producing the Evil Helen stereotype. One such example is in "[[Darius]]" by [[The Angst Guy]], when grave marital and family stresses have overwhelmed her motherly instincts.
==Trivia==
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