#2: Jan 7th 2018 at 10:58:11 AM
Locking per New Year Purge.
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The Miriam-Webster definition of "dote" is: to be lavish or excessive in one's attention, fondness, or affection —usually used with on doted on her only grandchild.
To quote the trope: "Note that it does not have to do with "a grandparent who spoils the children" but with a grandparent who treats the children as equals and has their friendship".
It's using "doting" incorrectly. A doting grandparent does "dote" on their grandkids. To make it more confusing, sister-trope Doting Parent is explicitly about parents who spoil their children.
Looking at the examples, most seem to fit the "spoil the grandchild" route which isn't what the trope is about. For example:
They all use the "this grandparent spoils or coddles their grandkid" concept.
edited 29th Oct '17 5:14:47 PM by Pichu-kun