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* AllegoricalCharacter: Tommy can be seen as a metaphor for generational trauma and how children see their abusive parents. An abusive parent can appear sweet and kind to their child at moments, before suddenly changing their behavior to the point of being unrecognizable.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Cover for the ebook and paperback version of the first book]]
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* DepravedBisexual: Not only does Tommy rape women and little girls, but he also gets a kick out of acting sexually inappropriate with little boys.
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* TheSociopath: Tommy's got all the makings of one. He ''tries'' to be charming and likable, flies into violent rages when angered, has no respect for people's personal boundaries, and enjoys playing sick mind games with the parents of the families he's forced himself into.
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* MindRape: If parents attempt to get rid of Tommy in some way, either by trying to kill him or just demanding that he leave, he will begin to act in a sexually aggressive manner towards their children. It's implied that he does this because he knows he's pushed the parents to their limit and now just wants to see how far he can take things.
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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:After spending the entire series brutalizing and torturing people, Tommy finally receives a beatdown of his own at the hands of one of his former victims before being killed with a snapped neck.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Tommy is dead, possibly for good, but so are Stephanie's husband and two children. Matt has to live forever with the knowledge that he killed the children, and the entire family (and countless other families) are scarred mentally and physically because of Tommy.]]
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* CreepySmile: Again, Tommy.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Tommy rarely ever drops his friendly demeanor, even when threatening or hurting people. When he shows up to houses of people he'd previously "helped" as children, he will greet them as old friends.
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* SlasherSmile: This seems to be Tommy's default expression.
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* CreepyBlueEyes: Tommy's eyes are an unnaturally bright blue.
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* CreepyBlueEyes: Tommy's eyes are an unnaturally bright blue. Special attention is often drawn to them in the story.
* CreepySmile: Again, Tommy.
* CreepySmile: Again, Tommy.
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* DomesticAbuse: Tommy's specialty. He represents the dark shadow that physical and sexual abuse casts over families unfortunate enough to experience them.
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* CreepyBlueEyes: Tommy's eyes are an unnaturally bright blue.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Children are not safe from Tommy. He often behaves inappropriately towards them, such as by making siblings bathe together and touching them inappropriately. It's heavily implied that he raped Stephanie as a five-year-old, and years later he threatens to grind up her newborn son in a garbage disposal. One little girl who called the police on him got a mouthful of thumbtacks for her troubles, and Tommy also apparently mutilated her privates in some way, [[NothingIsScarier the details of which are not described]].
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* EatingOptional: While he joins families for dinner, Tommy is stated to never actually eat anything.
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* TheAgeless: From 1969 to the present day, Tommy always looks exactly the same.
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* TheOmnipresent: Tommy can be in multiple places at once. On one occasion during one of Tommy's lectures, Spence looks out the window and sees an identical Tommy giving a lecture at a neighbor's house.
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Tommy is a non-comedic example. He barges into homes and declares himself to be part of the family. Put up any resistance to this? He'll kick your ass. Try to get rid of him? He'll kill you. Involve the cops? He'll ''burn down the entire neighborhood''. Tommy isn't going anywhere. He's staying whether you like it or not. The only ways to get rid of him are either to just put up with him for five years, after which he'll just leave on his own, or [[spoiler:to kill the family's children, which will allow you to hurt and kill him]].
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Tommy is a non-comedic example. He barges into homes and declares himself to be part of the family. Put up any resistance to this? He'll kick your ass. Try to get rid of him? He'll kill you. Involve the cops? He'll ''burn down the entire neighborhood''. Tommy isn't going anywhere. He's staying whether you like it or not. The only ways to get rid of him are either to just put up with him for five years, after which he'll just leave on his own, or [[spoiler:to kill the family's children, which will allow you to hurt and kill him]].
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Tommy is a non-comedic example. He barges into homes and declares himself to be part of the family. Put up any resistance to this? He'll kick your ass. Try to get rid of him? He'll kill you. Involve the cops? He'll ''burn down the entire neighborhood''. Tommy isn't going anywhere. He's staying whether you like it or not. The only ways to get rid of him are either to just put up with him for five years, after which he'll just leave on his own, or [[spoiler:to kill the family's children, which will allow you to hurt and kill him]].
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* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: As it turns out, [[spoiler:Tommy needs the children in the families he inserts himself into. It isn't clear what purpose they serve for him, but if anything were to happen to them, Tommy will be able to be harmed]].
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* BerserkButton: Tommy has a few. Not listening to him will cause him to deliver a savage beating. Trying to get rid of him, either by involving the police or killing him, results in him murdering people, often in extremely gruesome ways.
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* KillItWithFire: Averted. In 1969, the townspeople try to get rid of Tommy this way, but it doesn't work. He comes back completely unscathed, but even more violent.
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* AlienBlood: [[spoiler:When Tommy is finally on the receiving end of a beatdown, he bleeds yellow]].
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The first installment, ''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/51bnu3/third_parent/ Third Parent]]'', was posted to Reddit in 2016. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/53kgyr/his_name_was_tommy_taffy/ Two]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/5ozie0/the_night_i_met_tommy_taffy/ prequels]] followed, as well as [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/55qjdf/tommy_taffys_twins/ a sequel]]. Witherow has also released [[https://www.amazon.com/Third-Parent-Elias-Witherow-ebook/dp/B07662JN9C a novel]] featuring the character, also entitled ''The Third Parent'', which is available in both paperback and ebook editions.
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The first installment, ''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/51bnu3/third_parent/ Third Parent]]'', was posted to Reddit in 2016. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/53kgyr/his_name_was_tommy_taffy/ Two]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/5ozie0/the_night_i_met_tommy_taffy/ prequels]] followed, as well as [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/55qjdf/tommy_taffys_twins/ a sequel]]. Witherow has also released [[https://www.amazon.com/Third-Parent-Elias-Witherow-ebook/dp/B07662JN9C a novel]] featuring the character, also entitled ''The Third Parent'', which is available in both paperback and ebook editions.editions.
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!!The series contains examples of these tropes:
* FauxAffablyEvil: Tommy rarely ever drops his friendly demeanor, even when threatening or hurting people.
* HumanoidAbomination: It's never made clear exactly ''what'' Tommy is. He vaguely resembles a man, but is stated to have impossibly smooth skin, a seamless white strip where his teeth should be, and a small bump for a nose.
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!!The series contains examples of these tropes:
* FauxAffablyEvil: Tommy rarely ever drops his friendly demeanor, even when threatening or hurting people.
* HumanoidAbomination: It's never made clear exactly ''what'' Tommy is. He vaguely resembles a man, but is stated to have impossibly smooth skin, a seamless white strip where his teeth should be, and a small bump for a nose.
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The first installment, ''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/51bnu3/third_parent/ Third Parent]]'', was posted to Reddit in 2016. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/53kgyr/his_name_was_tommy_taffy/ Two]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/5ozie0/the_night_i_met_tommy_taffy/ prequels]] followed, as well as [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/55qjdf/tommy_taffys_twins/ a sequel]]. Witherow has also released [[https://www.amazon.com/Third-Parent-Elias-Witherow-ebook/dp/B07662JN9C a novel]] featuring the character which is available in both paperback and ebook editions.
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The first installment, ''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/51bnu3/third_parent/ Third Parent]]'', was posted to Reddit in 2016. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/53kgyr/his_name_was_tommy_taffy/ Two]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/5ozie0/the_night_i_met_tommy_taffy/ prequels]] followed, as well as [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/55qjdf/tommy_taffys_twins/ a sequel]]. Witherow has also released [[https://www.amazon.com/Third-Parent-Elias-Witherow-ebook/dp/B07662JN9C a novel]] featuring the character character, also entitled ''The Third Parent'', which is available in both paperback and ebook editions.
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The first installment, ''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/51bnu3/third_parent/ Third Parent]]'', was posted to Reddit in 2016. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/53kgyr/his_name_was_tommy_taffy/ Two]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/5ozie0/the_night_i_met_tommy_taffy/ prequels]] followed, as well as [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/55qjdf/tommy_taffys_twins/ a sequel]]. Witherow has also released [[https://www.amazon.com/Third-Parent-Elias-Witherow-ebook/dp/B07662JN9C a novel]] featuring the character which is available in both paperback and ebook editions.
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'''''Tommy Taffy''''' is a series of stories originally posted on the [[Website/{{Reddit}} nosleep subreddit]]. The series follows the title character, a strange [[HumanoidAbomination doll-like being]] as he shows up to family homes and declares himself a part of the family. Claiming to be there to teach people to be better, Tommy is a very strict disciplinarian. You better follow his rules. ''Or else''.
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'''''Tommy Taffy''''' is a series of stories originally posted on the [[Website/{{Reddit}} nosleep subreddit]].subreddit]] by author Elias Witherow. The series follows the title character, a strange [[HumanoidAbomination doll-like being]] as he shows up to family homes and declares himself a part of the family. Claiming to be there to teach people to be better, Tommy is a very strict disciplinarian. You better follow his rules. ''Or else''.
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'''''Tommy Taffy''''' is a series of stories originally posted on the [[Website/{{Reddit}} nosleep subreddit]]. The series follows the title character, a strange [[HumanoidAbomination doll-like being]] as he shows up to family homes and declares himself a part of the family. Claiming to be there to teach people to be better, Tommy is a very strict disciplinarian. You better follow his rules. ''Or else's.
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'''''Tommy Taffy''''' is a series of stories originally posted on the [[Website/{{Reddit}} nosleep subreddit]]. The series follows the title character, a strange [[HumanoidAbomination doll-like being]] as he shows up to family homes and declares himself a part of the family. Claiming to be there to teach people to be better, Tommy is a very strict disciplinarian. You better follow his rules. ''Or else's.
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'''''Tommy Taffy''''' is a series of stories originally posted on the [[Website/{{Reddit}} nosleep subreddit]]. The series follows the title character, a strange [[HumanoidAbomination doll-like being]] as he shows up to family homes and declares himself a part of the family. Claiming to be there to teach people to be better, Tommy is a very strict disciplinarian. You better follow his rules. ''Or else's.
The first installment, ''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/51bnu3/third_parent/ Third Parent]]'', was posted to Reddit in 2016.
The first installment, ''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/51bnu3/third_parent/ Third Parent]]'', was posted to Reddit in 2016.
