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| 6 | ->''And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me\ |
| 7 | He'd grown up just like me\ |
| 8 | My boy was just like me'' |
| 9 | -->-- '''Music/HarryChapin''', "[[WhenYouComingHomeDad Cats in the Cradle]]" |
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| 11 | Children tend to take after their parents in one regard or another and stories often drive home this point by saying "Like Father, Like Son", or "Like Mother, Like Daughter", or like any relative like any other younger relative. This causes everything from comedy to {{angst}} to dramatic tension. This trope is TruthInTelevision. |
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| 13 | Obviously, often happens to any character with a TrulySingleParent. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | A SisterTrope to LikeParentLikeSpouse. Contrast LikeFatherUnlikeSon. Not to be confused with LoveFatherLoveSon. |
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| 17 | !!Subtropes include: |
| 18 | |
| 19 | * DaddysLittleVillain |
| 20 | * FollowInMyFootsteps |
| 21 | * GenerationXerox |
| 22 | * HeroicLineage |
| 23 | * InTheBlood |
| 24 | * ItRunsInTheFamily |
| 25 | * LamarckWasRight |
| 26 | * LineageComesFromTheFather |
| 27 | * LoserSonOfLoserDad |
| 28 | * OverlordJr |
| 29 | * PursuingParentalPerils |
| 30 | * SecretLegacy |
| 31 | * SharedFamilyQuirks |
| 32 | * TurningIntoYourParent |
| 33 | * TurnOutLikeHisFather |
| 34 | * VillainousLineage |
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