May 18, 2025 at 2:48 pm

Someone Parked Way Too Close To Her, But She Shared A Clever Trick For Avoiding Body Damage When Opening the Door

by Ben Auxier

Alisha Anisa opening her car door

TikTok/anisaa.diaz

Living in Chicago, I’ve had my car dinged during street parking more times than I can count.

It’d be nice if people were a little more thoughtful, like TikTok user @anisaa.diaz:

Alisha Anisa opening her car door

TikTok/anisaa.diaz

“Am I the only one that does this?” she asks from a parking lot.

“So this car parked really close to me, and I know 100% I’m going to ding their car.”

Alisha Anisa opening her car door

TikTok/anisaa.diaz

“So what I normally do is I put a diaper or a blanket under so that way I don’t cause damage.”

Alisha Anisa opening her car door

TikTok/anisaa.diaz

“Am I the only one that does this?”

@anisaa.diaz

Do you care or do you just open full force? #mom #parking #tooclose #amitheonlyone #fyp

♬ original sound – Alisha Anisa

Of course, there’s a more brutal method.

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But I think we can all appreciate this.

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Even if we don’t rise to the challenge ourselves.

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…or if we just want to watch the world burn.

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To each their own, I suppose.

Some people are just always ready for action.

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