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Discussed here. Meddling Parents is now a disambiguation page separate from Overprotective Dad, so removing mother-related tropes. (Maybe redundancy could be reduced in other ways as well.)


* MamaBear: A mom who responds to threats to her children with [[ActionMom active force]].
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* ParentInducedExtendedChildhood: Parents imposing NeverGrewUp on their children to keep them young, controllable, etc.
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* 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.
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* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: A parent (often a father) who threatens their child's lover to keep them unharmed and happy, else there will be repercussions.
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* AntiSmotherLoveTalk: An overprotective or overbearing parent is persuaded to allow their child greater freedom and risk.


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* MamaBear: A mom who responds to threats to her children with [[ActionMom active force]].
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* 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.
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* DotingParent: A father who is excessively proud of and affectionate towards their children, especially their daughter.
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* LoveObstructingParents: Parents (usually fathers) who interfere with their children's (usually daughters) love life.

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* LoveObstructingParents: Parents (usually fathers) who interfere with their children's (usually daughters) daughters') love life.
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* LetHerGrowUpDear: A wife tells her husband to stop being such a BoyfriendBlockingDad and/or HelicopterParents to their daughter.
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* LoveObstructingParents: Parents (usually fathers) who interferes with their children's (usually daughters) love life.

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* LoveObstructingParents: Parents (usually fathers) who interferes interfere with their children's (usually daughters) love life.

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* HelicopterParents: Parents who hover over their children and get excessively involved in their personal lives, ostensibly for their own good.



* HelicopterParents: Parents who hover over their children and get excessively involved in their personal lives, ostensibly for their own good.

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* HelicopterParents: LoveObstructingParents: Parents (usually fathers) who hover over interferes with their children and get excessively involved in their personal lives, ostensibly for their own good.children's (usually daughters) love life.
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Dads who protect their children very much is not a trope on its own. "Overprotective Dad" may refer to one of the following:

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Dads who protect their children very much is [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs not a trope on its own.own]]. "Overprotective Dad" may refer to one of the following:
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"Overprotective Dad" may refer to one of the following:

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Dads who protect their children very much is not a trope on its own. "Overprotective Dad" may refer to one of the following:
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* TwerpSweating: A father intimidates his daughter's boyfriend to not mess with her.
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* MamaBear: An ActionMom who tries to get revenge against people who mess with her kids.
* MyBelovedSmother: A controlling, clingy and overly-protective mother.
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* HelicopterParents: Parents who hover over their children and get excessively involved in their personal lives, ostensibly for their own good.
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* ParentsAsPeople: A well-meaning but flawed parent who tries to raise and protect their children in less than ideal methods.

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* ParentsAsPeople: A well-meaning but flawed parent who tries to raise and protect their children in less than ideal methods.
methods, such as by coddling them, or restricting their activities to protect them from unhappiness and harm.
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* ParentsAsPeople: A well-meaning but flawed parent who often tries to ensure their children's happiness and/or safety through less-than-ideal means.

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* ParentsAsPeople: A well-meaning but flawed parent who often tries to ensure raise and protect their children's happiness and/or safety through less-than-ideal means.
children in less than ideal methods.
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* ParentsAsPeople: A well-meaning but flawed parent who tries to ensure their children's safety through less-than-ideal means.

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* ParentsAsPeople: A well-meaning but flawed parent who who often tries to ensure their children's happiness and/or safety through less-than-ideal means.

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* ControlFreak: When the parent (tries to) micromanage their children's lives, ostensibly to "protect" them from disappointment, failure, etc.



* MeddlingParents: Older adults who are far too eager to be involved in their grown children's lives.




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* ParentsAsPeople: A well-meaning but flawed parent who tries to ensure their children's safety through less-than-ideal means.
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* MamaBear: An ActionMom who tries to get revenge against people who mess with his kids.

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* MamaBear: An ActionMom who tries to get revenge against people who mess with his her kids.
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* MamaBear: An ActionMom who tries to get revenge against people who mess with his kids.
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* KnightTemplarParent: A parent who does questionable things to [[SafetyWorst ensure their child's safety]]

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* KnightTemplarParent: A parent who does questionable things to [[SafetyWorst ensure their child's safety]]safety]].
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* FantasyForbiddingFather: A father who disapproves of his child's dreams, often out of overprotectiveness.
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"Overprotective Dad" may refer to one of the following:

* BoyfriendBlockingDad: A father who strictly keeps boys from dating his daughter. Previously called "Overprotective Dad".
* KnightTemplarParent: A parent who does questionable things to [[SafetyWorst ensure their child's safety]]
* MeddlingParents: Older adults who are far too eager to be involved in their grown children's lives.
* MyBelovedSmother: A controlling, clingy and overly-protective mother.
* PapaWolf: An ActionDad who tries to get revenge against people who mess with his kids.

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