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* '''Downplayed''': Kyle and Karen's mother are on unfriendly terms, and while she tolerates his presence, [[MeddlingParents she connives at every turn to find an opportunity to get him out of her life]].
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* '''Downplayed''': Kyle and Karen's mother are on unfriendly terms, and while she tolerates his presence, [[MeddlingParents she connives at every turn to find an opportunity to get him out of her life]].life.
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* '''Justified''': Kyle is [[BastardBoyfriend less than ideal]], and Karen [[LoveHungry won't listen to reason]]. Karen's mother doesn't want her daughter to go down a bad road, and if desperate measures are needed to fix the problem, [[MamaBear so be it]].
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* '''Justified''': Kyle is [[BastardBoyfriend [[DomesticAbuser less than ideal]], and Karen [[LoveHungry won't listen to reason]]. Karen's mother doesn't want her daughter to go down a bad road, and if desperate measures are needed to fix the problem, [[MamaBear so be it]].
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'''Basic Trope''': Questionable or immoral actions are justified using concern for someone's wellbeing as the basis.
* '''Straight''': Out of concern for her daughter, [[KnightTemplarParent Karen's mother]] lies to her about her boyfriend, [[TroubledButCute Kyle]], "ditching" her for another girl.
* '''Exaggerated''': Karen's mother has Kyle [[DeadlyEuphemism "disappeared"]], passing it off as him skipping town. She tells her distraught daughter that [[TheyWereHoldingYouBack "he wasn't good enough for you anyway."]]
* '''Downplayed''': Kyle and Karen's mother are on unfriendly terms, and while she tolerates his presence, [[MeddlingParents she connives at every turn to find an opportunity to get him out of her life]].
* '''Justified''': Kyle is [[BastardBoyfriend less than ideal]], and Karen [[LoveHungry won't listen to reason]]. Karen's mother doesn't want her daughter to go down a bad road, and if desperate measures are needed to fix the problem, [[MamaBear so be it]].
** Karen's mother believes [[CruelToBeKind "tough love"]] will help her daughter be a better person.
** A string of bad relationships in her youth have left Karen's mother [[YoungLoveVersusOldHate with a skewed view of dating]] and a desire to protect her daughter from similar heartbreak.
* '''Inverted''': After an honest heart-to-heart regarding dating, Karen's mother [[GoodParents decides to let her daughter make her own choices in that arena]].
* '''Subverted''': Karen's mother almost has Kyle [[FrameUp arrested on trumped-up charges]], but reneges [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone after realizing she's gone too far]].
* '''Parodied''': Karen notes her mother's meddling always seems to come into play [[SelectiveEnforcement whenever the outcome is advantageous for her]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Karen's mother is okay with her dating, until [[DateRape a serious incident with Kyle]] turns her by degrees into a more guarded and paranoid parent. Eventually, she cuts off Karen's contact with members of the opposite sex by [[OffToBoardingSchool sending her to an all-girls school]], [[WellIntentionedExtremist claiming that it's necessary for her safety]].
* '''Averted''': Karen's mother [[HandsOffParenting stays out of her daughter's love life]].
* '''Enforced''': Karen's mother has a domineering personality, complete with [[OpinionMyopia boundary]] and [[NeverMyFault selective perception]] issues, making clashes with her daughter inevitable.
* '''Lampshaded''': [[DirtyBusiness Even while admitting what she's doing is wrong]], Karen's mother is adamant that it's the right thing to do.
* '''Invoked''': Karen has made [[GoodBadGirl some dicey choices]] in the past, which are construed by her mother to serve as justification for her intervention.
* '''Exploited''': Karen is aware that Kyle is bad news, but is too afraid to confront him herself. Using her mother as a proxy, she can distance herself from him while acting as if her hands have been tied.
* '''Defied''': Karen [[NiceGirl politely]] asks her mother to mind her own business, and when her mother forbids her to date who she likes [[RebelliousSpirit she brushes it off]].
* '''Discussed''': Karen's mother and father privately try to work through why she feels the need to do what she's doing.
* '''Conversed''': Karen's mother [[JustJokingJustification jokingly]] warns her daughter of the consequences if she strays from the straight and narrow.
* '''Implied''': Karen's mother considers her daughter's rights to privacy and her own opinion as "indulgences" to be managed at her leisure.
* '''Deconstructed''': When Karen finds out what her mother has done, she feels infantilized and betrayed. Their relationship collapses.
* '''Reconstructed''': As Karen grows older, [[ParentsAsPeople she recognizes her mother was at a loss for how to handle the situation]], and forgives her.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Karen's mother brushes off her daughter's accusations of meddling, claiming that even if she's wrong, [[MiseryBuildsCharacter the experience will be good for her]].
* '''Played For Drama''': Karen's mother comes to the slow realization that her paternalism [[ItsAllAboutMe is a cloak for her own selfishness]], and that she's unwilling to let her daughter grow up because it would mean relinquishing [[ControlFreak control]]. By the time she figures this out, it's too late to stop her involvement, [[FromBadToWorse and things escalate from there]].
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* '''Straight''': Out of concern for her daughter, [[KnightTemplarParent Karen's mother]] lies to her about her boyfriend, [[TroubledButCute Kyle]], "ditching" her for another girl.
* '''Exaggerated''': Karen's mother has Kyle [[DeadlyEuphemism "disappeared"]], passing it off as him skipping town. She tells her distraught daughter that [[TheyWereHoldingYouBack "he wasn't good enough for you anyway."]]
* '''Downplayed''': Kyle and Karen's mother are on unfriendly terms, and while she tolerates his presence, [[MeddlingParents she connives at every turn to find an opportunity to get him out of her life]].
* '''Justified''': Kyle is [[BastardBoyfriend less than ideal]], and Karen [[LoveHungry won't listen to reason]]. Karen's mother doesn't want her daughter to go down a bad road, and if desperate measures are needed to fix the problem, [[MamaBear so be it]].
** Karen's mother believes [[CruelToBeKind "tough love"]] will help her daughter be a better person.
** A string of bad relationships in her youth have left Karen's mother [[YoungLoveVersusOldHate with a skewed view of dating]] and a desire to protect her daughter from similar heartbreak.
* '''Inverted''': After an honest heart-to-heart regarding dating, Karen's mother [[GoodParents decides to let her daughter make her own choices in that arena]].
* '''Subverted''': Karen's mother almost has Kyle [[FrameUp arrested on trumped-up charges]], but reneges [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone after realizing she's gone too far]].
* '''Parodied''': Karen notes her mother's meddling always seems to come into play [[SelectiveEnforcement whenever the outcome is advantageous for her]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Karen's mother is okay with her dating, until [[DateRape a serious incident with Kyle]] turns her by degrees into a more guarded and paranoid parent. Eventually, she cuts off Karen's contact with members of the opposite sex by [[OffToBoardingSchool sending her to an all-girls school]], [[WellIntentionedExtremist claiming that it's necessary for her safety]].
* '''Averted''': Karen's mother [[HandsOffParenting stays out of her daughter's love life]].
* '''Enforced''': Karen's mother has a domineering personality, complete with [[OpinionMyopia boundary]] and [[NeverMyFault selective perception]] issues, making clashes with her daughter inevitable.
* '''Lampshaded''': [[DirtyBusiness Even while admitting what she's doing is wrong]], Karen's mother is adamant that it's the right thing to do.
* '''Invoked''': Karen has made [[GoodBadGirl some dicey choices]] in the past, which are construed by her mother to serve as justification for her intervention.
* '''Exploited''': Karen is aware that Kyle is bad news, but is too afraid to confront him herself. Using her mother as a proxy, she can distance herself from him while acting as if her hands have been tied.
* '''Defied''': Karen [[NiceGirl politely]] asks her mother to mind her own business, and when her mother forbids her to date who she likes [[RebelliousSpirit she brushes it off]].
* '''Discussed''': Karen's mother and father privately try to work through why she feels the need to do what she's doing.
* '''Conversed''': Karen's mother [[JustJokingJustification jokingly]] warns her daughter of the consequences if she strays from the straight and narrow.
* '''Implied''': Karen's mother considers her daughter's rights to privacy and her own opinion as "indulgences" to be managed at her leisure.
* '''Deconstructed''': When Karen finds out what her mother has done, she feels infantilized and betrayed. Their relationship collapses.
* '''Reconstructed''': As Karen grows older, [[ParentsAsPeople she recognizes her mother was at a loss for how to handle the situation]], and forgives her.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Karen's mother brushes off her daughter's accusations of meddling, claiming that even if she's wrong, [[MiseryBuildsCharacter the experience will be good for her]].
* '''Played For Drama''': Karen's mother comes to the slow realization that her paternalism [[ItsAllAboutMe is a cloak for her own selfishness]], and that she's unwilling to let her daughter grow up because it would mean relinquishing [[ControlFreak control]]. By the time she figures this out, it's too late to stop her involvement, [[FromBadToWorse and things escalate from there]].
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