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* ''VideoGame/LoveOfMagic'': Erec is adamant that Emily must have a political ArrangedMarriage, when he ignored the political issues to marry for love.
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* The David Kitchen poem "Dress Sense" is a monologue by a father scolding his daughter at some length for the immodest dress she wants to go out wearing, finally demanding to know where she got it and being thrown for a loop by the answer:

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* The David Kitchen poem "Dress Sense" is a monologue by a father scolding his daughter at some length for the immodest scandalously revealing dress she wants to go out wearing, finally demanding to know where she got it and being thrown for a loop by the answer:
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* The David Kitchen poem "Dress Sense" is a monologue by a father scolding his daughter at some length for the immodest dress she wants to go out wearing, finally demanding to know where she got it and being thrown for a loop by the answer:
-->Well, it probably looked different on her
-->And, anyway, you shouldn't be going through
-->Your mother's old clothes.
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* ''ComicBook/DCeased'': PlayedForLaughs when Lois [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend decks Lex Luthor for making a crude joke to Superman about losing another home world]], before realizing her son Jon saw the whole thing.
-->'''Lois''': Um... violence is never the answer, Jon.\\
'''Jon''': [[ActuallyPrettyFunny It looked like a pretty good answer just then]].
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* ''WebAnimation/JaidenAnimations'': Lynn would often scold Jaiden for responding with "What?" instead of "Pardon?". However, as Jaiden points out in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFr0dk6Ca7o Things that Happened While I Grew up]]", she doesn't exactly practice what she preaches, as Lynn herself often responds with "HUH?". Though to her credit, she would gradually stop bothering Jaiden about this after being mocked for doing so.
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* The Music/BeastieBoys' [[Music/LicensedToIll "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)"]] has this line:

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* The Music/BeastieBoys' [[Music/LicensedToIll "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)"]] has this line:
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' story, ''Fanfic/ASmallButStubbornFire,'' Sabine is worried she is becoming like her own mother who was very controlling over her, something she has tried to avoid. She feels guilty when she starts to wonder if she needs to be more controlling over Marinette to get whatever her daughter is hiding out of her.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'': In Kiryu's backstory, it is shown how he and his [[BloodBrothers sworn brother]] Nishiki got seven shades of crap beaten out of them when they explained to [[ParentalSubstitute Kazama]] that they wanted to join the yakuza... In spite of the fact that they only wanted to be yakuza to ''emulate him''. EvilParentsWantGoodKids was definitely in play here.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'': In Kiryu's backstory, it is shown how he and his [[BloodBrothers [[SwornBrothers sworn brother]] Nishiki got seven shades of crap beaten out of them when they explained to [[ParentalSubstitute Kazama]] that they wanted to join the yakuza... In spite of the fact that they only wanted to be yakuza to ''emulate him''. EvilParentsWantGoodKids was definitely in play here.
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* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', Marty's mother scoffs at Marty for his behavior with Jennifer. "In my day, we never parked and made out." It's quite the shock to Marty when he travels back in time to find his mother willing to "park for a while" (not to mention drinking and smoking). Of course, this probably wouldn't be so bad if she wasn't trying to do it with ''[[ParentalIncest him]]''.

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* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', Marty's mother scoffs at Marty for his behavior with Jennifer. "In my day, we Jennifer, saying "When I was your age, I never chased a boy, or called a boy, or sat in a parked and made out." car with a boy.". It's quite the shock to Marty when he travels back in time to find his mother willing to "park for a while" (not to mention drinking and smoking). Of course, this probably wouldn't be so bad if she wasn't trying to do it with ''[[ParentalIncest him]]''.
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* ''Series/FellowTravelers'': Hawkins Fuller ''lies all the time'', yet he rebukes his son Jackson for being dishonest. Jackson is aware that his father keeps secrets from the family.

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* ''Series/FellowTravelers'': Hawkins Fuller ''lies ''[[ConsummateLiar lies all the time'', time]]'', yet he rebukes his son Jackson for being dishonest. Jackson is aware that his father keeps secrets from the family.
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* ''Series/FellowTravelers'': Hawkins Fuller ''lies all the time'', yet he rebukes his son Jackson for being dishonest. Jackson is aware that his father keeps secrets from the family.
-->'''Hawk''': I don't like being lied to.\\
'''Jackson''': That's funny.
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'''Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease''' While this trope is indeed TruthInTelevision, it would be filed with [[NoRealLife/TooControversial natter and complaining]] about celebrity parents who engage in hypocrisy.

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'''Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease''' While this trope is indeed TruthInTelevision, it would be filed with [[NoRealLife/TooControversial natter [[Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage natter]] and complaining]] Administrivia/{{complaining|AboutShowsYouDontLike}} about celebrity parents who engage in hypocrisy.

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* In ''Film/TheNotebook'', Allie's mother scoffs at Allie falling in love with a day-laborer in the first act. In the third act, however, she shows Allie that she once loved a day-laborer as well, but instead married Allie's father. She still has feelings for the working man as well.

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* In ''Film/TheNotebook'', Allie's mother scoffs at Allie falling in love with a day-laborer in ''Film/BabyBoy'', Juanita criticized Jody for not wanting to leave the first act. In nest, but the third act, however, she shows Allie house that she once loved a day-laborer as well, but instead married Allie's father. She still has feelings for owned throughout the working man as well.film originally belonged to HER mother (and she never moved of the house). Even Jody lampshades this.



* Minor example occurs in ''Film/AChristmasStory''. When the protagonist uses a cuss word, and his mother demands to know where he heard it, the voice-over narrator (which is the protagonist as an adult) claims that he had heard his father say it a lot. (And to be honest, [[TruthInTelevision that's often the case with kids and bad language.]]) Still, he doesn't have the nerve to tell his mother that, and says that she wouldn't believe him, despite presumably hearing the word out of her husband's mouth numerous times.
* Odin in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. In ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', he accuses Loki of bringing war, ruin, and death wherever the latter goes. As revealed in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', [[spoiler:this is exactly what Odin himself was doing in the past when he conquered the Nine Realms with Hela at his side.]]
* In ''Film/MatchstickMen'', Roy the ConMan is strongly opposed to teaching Angela his tricks of the trade, and makes her return the takings of her first scam.
-->'''Roy:''' I told you I'd teach you a con. I didn't say I'd let you get away with it.
* In ''Film/TheNotebook'', Allie's mother scoffs at Allie falling in love with a day-laborer in the first act. In the third act, however, she shows Allie that she once loved a day-laborer as well, but instead married Allie's father. She still has feelings for the working man as well.



* Minor example occurs in ''Film/AChristmasStory''. When the protagonist uses a cuss word, and his mother demands to know where he heard it, the voice-over narrator (which is the protagonist as an adult) claims that he had heard his father say it a lot. (And to be honest, [[TruthInTelevision that's often the case with kids and bad language.]]) Still, he doesn't have the nerve to tell his mother that, and says that she wouldn't believe him, despite presumably hearing the word out of her husband's mouth numerous times.
* In ''Film/MatchstickMen'', Roy the ConMan is strongly opposed to teaching Angela his tricks of the trade, and makes her return the takings of her first scam.
-->'''Roy:''' I told you I'd teach you a con. I didn't say I'd let you get away with it.
* Odin in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. In ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', he accuses Loki of bringing war, ruin, and death wherever the latter goes. As revealed in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', [[spoiler:this is exactly what Odin himself was doing in the past when he conquered the Nine Realms with Hela at his side.]]

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