PHOTOS: Violet Lends Jen Garner a Helping Hand

What's the point of having kids if you can't get them to help you with menial chores, right?

We're joking (sort of), but Jennifer Garner's daughter Violet Affleck volunteered to help her mom feed the meter on Saturday so the pair wouldn't get a parking ticket while shopping together in L.A.

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