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1Dads who protect their children very much is [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs not a trope on its own]]. "Overprotective Dad" may refer to one of the following:
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3* AntiSmotherLoveTalk: An overprotective or overbearing parent is persuaded to allow their child greater freedom and risk.
4* BoyfriendBlockingDad: A father who strictly keeps boys from dating his daughter. Previously called "Overprotective Dad".
5* ControlFreak: When the parent (tries to) micromanage their children's lives, ostensibly to "protect" them from disappointment, failure, etc.
6* DotingParent: A father who is excessively proud of and affectionate towards their children, especially their daughter.
7* FantasyForbiddingFather: A father who disapproves of his child's dreams, often out of overprotectiveness.
8* HelicopterParents: Parents who hover over their children and get excessively involved in their personal lives, ostensibly for their own good.
9* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: A parent (often a father) who threatens their child's lover to keep them unharmed and happy, else there will be repercussions.
10* KnightTemplarParent: A parent who does questionable things to [[SafetyWorst ensure their child's safety]].
11* LetHerGrowUpDear: A wife tells her husband to stop being such a BoyfriendBlockingDad and/or HelicopterParents to their daughter.
12* LoveObstructingParents: Parents (usually fathers) who interfere with their children's (usually daughters') love life.
13* PapaWolf: An ActionDad who tries to get revenge against people who mess with his kids.
14* ParentalFashionVeto: When the parent disapproves of their children's clothing choices, especially daughters who wear too-revealing clothes, out of fear that they might attract harm.
15* ParentsAsPeople: A well-meaning but flawed parent who tries to raise their children in less than ideal methods, such as by coddling them, or restricting their activities to protect them from unhappiness and harm.
16* ParentInducedExtendedChildhood: Parents imposing NeverGrewUp on their children to keep them young, controllable, etc.
17* SafetyWorst: A parent becomes so intent on keeping their child as safe as possible that they try to remove all possibility of risk (and fun) from their life.
18* TwerpSweating: A father intimidates his daughter's boyfriend to not mess with her.
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