History Main / LikeASonToMe

* ''Film/KingArthur'': Saxon war chief Cerdic makes a comment like this to one of his soldiers after he cut and demoted the former [[TheDragon Dragon]], who was his ''actual'' son.

** Eda comes to view her apprentice Luz as if she was her own daughter over the course of the first season, even referring to her as "my kid" on multiple occasions. While Luz actually does have a fairly good relationship with her biological mother, it's clear that the feeling is mutual.

* In ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxTheDevilsPlayhouse'', a [[TastesLikeDiabetes talking baby cockroach]] hatches in front of Sam's eyes and thinks he is his "papa". Sam's response:

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic}},'' it's implied Ronin might be growing to see Nod this way, but their mutual stubbornness gets in the way. It's reinforced by the fact that Nod's father was good friends with Ronin.

** Eda comes to view her apprentice Luz as if she was her own daughter over the coures of the first season, even referring to her as "my kid" on multiple occasions. While Luz actually does have a fairly good relationship with her biological mother, it's clear that the feeling is mutual.

* ''Fanfic/WhatYouAlreadyKnow'';
** Bra'tac explicitly states "a man can owe no greater debt than to the one who saves his son's life" when thanking Daniel for saving Teal'c from an almost-certainly fatal head wound using his new healing abilities.
** In her capacity as the closest thing Daniel has to a living parental figure on Earth, Catherine Langford expresses mock anger that Daniel didn’t tell her about his new relationship with Sam when she’s invited to [[spoiler:the ceremony for him to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom]].
** Selmak admits [[spoiler:as he’s dying]] that he has come to consider Sam to be like a daughter to him as well as her being the daughter of his host; Selmak explicitly tells Sam that, if he had been human and had children, he can’t think of anyone he’d rather have had as a daughter than her, and [[spoiler:notes to Daniel that one of the regrets he has about dying now is that he won’t have the chance to see the grandchildren Daniel and Sam will give Jacob]].

* [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] considers Kid Flash and later the third Flash Wally West as his own son. The two are quite open about this, with Barry referring to Wally as his son frequently, to the point that his own kids were somewhat jealous of Wally. Barry even gave Wally his father's family watch as a high school graduation present to signify this. It became a key point in ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', where thanks to their strong bond bypassing even [[CosmicRetcon reality-altering powers]], Barry was able to bring Wally back into the world from the Speed Force. Unfortunately, their bond becomes increasingly muddled due to the fact that everything that's gone wrong in Wally's life, including being trapped in the Speed Force, was all thanks to Barry's selfishness and his ignorantly causing ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}''. And Barry only proceeds to make things worse for Wally since his return. Even though the two eventually patch things up, it's disturbing to note Wally's forgiveness doesn't match up to the sheer depth of Barry's betrayal of his trust.

-->'''"Nicky"''': I've always treated you like a Father would!
-->'''"Rockhead"''': [[FlatWhat What]]? You t'row my stuff in the street... you yell at me in front of everyone... you make me feel like a stupid useless little kid!
-->'''"Nicky"''': See! I told you I treat you like a Father would!

-->'''Molly:''' ...and speaking as someone who has got Harry's best interests at heart--\\

* In Creator/Jasper Forde's ''[[Literature/ThursdayNext Well of Lost Plots]]'', Bradshaw is surprised by the news about [[spoiler:Vern]] because he was -- this trope.

* UsefulNotes/JoeBiden developed a paternalistic relationship with Pete Buttigieg who was Biden's rival in the 2020 Democratic primaries and later became Biden's Secretary of Transportation. Biden found Buttigieg youth and military service to be reminiscent of his late son Beau Biden who died in 2015.

* The Islamic warlord UsefulNotes/TimurTheLame had friendly relationships with [[OddFriendship the Catholic monarch Henry III of Castile]] and its reported by one of his ambassadors that he regarded him as one of his own sons.

* ''ComicStrip/BigNate'': PlayedForLaughs. Mrs. Czerwiki the detention monitor writes in Nate's yearbook that he's just like her son, who's in prison.

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* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' gives us a particularly heartbreaking example in the final chapter. [[spoiler: After Shinohara is left comatose with little hope of recovery, his wife finds Juuzou sitting at his bedside. While talking, she reassures him that her husband loved him like his own child. After she leaves the room, Juuzou promises to work hard for Shinohara's sake and tenderly kisses his forehead, showing that the former PsychopathicManchild has finally learned how to care about others]].

** The title character and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} (at least the pre- and post-crisis Kara Zor El, and Linda Danvers...[[ContinuitySnarl it's confusing..]]) have this kind of relationship, which is fairly reasonable, since he's her much-older cousin.
** When ComicBook/{{Superboy}} died in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', an in-universe newspaper quoted Superman as saying he "felt like he lost a son".
** Perry White on a few occasions has stated Lois Lane was like a daughter to him. He even sat along side her parents at Lois and Clark's wedding.

** Do to shows ambiguity over their relationship, [[HyperCompetentSidekick Spike the Dragon]] is often treated as like a son to Twilight.

** Bruce himself treats the Robins as his sons, most notably in Dick Grayson though it extends ove to Jason Todd and Tim Drake. He adopts Cassandra Cain as his daughter and he does come around to view Stephanie as sorta one. Meanwhile, Damien is his actual blood son, but things are a bit complicated due to him being raised by his mother Talia for the first decade or so of his life without his awareness.
* [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] considers Kid Flash and later the third Flash Wally West as his own son. The two are quite open about this, with Barry referring to Wally as his son frequently, to the point that his own kids were somewhat jealous of Wally. Barry even gave Wally his father's family watch as a high school graduation present to signify this. It became a key point in ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', where thanks to their strong bond bypassing even [[CosmicRetcon reality altering powers]], Barry was able to bring Wally back into world from Speed Force. Unfortunately, their bond becomes increasingly muddled due to the fact that everything that's gone wrong in Wally's life, including being trapped in the Speed Force, was all thanks to Barry's selfishness and his ignorantly causing ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}''. And Barry only proceeds to make things worse for Wally since his return. Even though the two eventually patch things up, it's disturbing to note Wally's forgiveness doesn't match up to the sheer depth of Barry's betrayal of his trust.
** The Golden Age Flash, Jay Garrick, had something like this for the rest of the Flash Family, particularly during Wally's era. He at one point formally adopted Bart Allen, has told Jesse Quick multiple times she's like a daughter to him (and she's remarked on how much of a second father he is to her), and Wally he regularly treated like his son. He was more like a much older brother figure to Barry however, as the two weren't nearly as close so he had less time to spend with them.

* In ''VideoGame/FarCry4'', as the son of his former lover, Pagan Min sees Ajay Ghale in this light, despite the fact that his father was the founder of the local resistance movement [[spoiler:and the man who killed his actual daughter]]. Despite the fact that Ajay ends up tearing through the entirety of Kyrat and dismantling his empire when confronted at the end Pagan is still willing to help him settle his personal affairs [[spoiler:and pronounce him the new ruler of Kyrat]].

** The Champions' Ballad DLC revealed that Lady Urbosa was a close personal friend of Zelda's mother, and came to view Zelda as a daughter after the latter's death (even addressing Zelda with the same "little bird" nickname that the queen used to use).

* In ''VideoGame/BackToNature'', this would happen between Duke and Cliff if the player decides to invite the latter to help out in the Fall Wine Harvest. Duke would be so impressed with Cliff's work, he'd offer a full-time job at the Winery. Duke would eventually say that he considers Cliff a family, and he and Manna would be present at Cliff's wedding.

Frequently a form of SoProudOfYou and may result in a PlatonicDeclarationOfLove. Contrast IHaveNoSon.