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* MamaBear:
** In the restroom scene at the courthouse, Khaila comes across as this accusing Margaret of trying to "take" Isaiah from her:

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* JunkieParent: Khaila is this to Isaiah, even though she goes through rehab to quit crack cold turkey. As a result, Isaiah was born addicted to crack.



** In the restroom scene at the courthouse, Khaila accuses Margaret of trying to "take" Isaiah from her:

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** In the restroom scene at the courthouse, Khaila accuses comes across as this accusing Margaret of trying to "take" Isaiah from her:



* UngratefulBastard: Khaila evidently never thanked Margaret for saving Isaiah's life and raising him up until this point.

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* UngratefulBastard: Never once did Khaila evidently never thanked thank Margaret for saving Isaiah's life and raising him up until this point.

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-->'''Khaila Richards''': Oh, so you're calling me an animal? If you think you're going to just take my baby from me like some puppy from a pound, you got
another thing coming, lady!

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-->'''Khaila Richards''': Oh, so you're calling me an animal? If you think you're going to just take my baby from me like some puppy from a pound, you got
got another thing coming, lady!

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-->'''Khaila Richards''': Oh, so you're calling me an animal? If you think you're going to just take my baby from me like some puppy from a pound, you got another thing coming, lady!

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-->'''Khaila Richards''': Oh, so you're calling me an animal? If you think you're going to just take my baby from me like some puppy from a pound, you got got
another thing coming, lady!

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* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: This makes Margaret want to take Isaiah home and eventually adopt him.

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* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: This is what makes Margaret want to take Isaiah home and eventually adopt him.


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* MamaBear:
** In the restroom scene at the courthouse, Khaila accuses Margaret of trying to "take" Isaiah from her:
-->'''Margaret Lewin''': Any animal can give birth. That doesn't make it a mother.
-->'''Khaila Richards''': Oh, so you're calling me an animal? If you think you're going to just take my baby from me like some puppy from a pound, you got another thing coming, lady!
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* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: This makes Margaret want to take Isaiah home and eventually adopt him.



* SlutShaming: Implied when the Lewins' lawyer notes that Khaila, as she'd been a prostitute to buy drugs, had slept with many men and thus has no idea who her son's birth father was.

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* SlutShaming: Implied when the Lewins' lawyer notes that Khaila, as she'd been a prostitute to buy drugs, had slept with many men and thus has no idea who her son's birth father was.was.
* UngratefulBastard: Khaila evidently never thanked Margaret for saving Isaiah's life and raising him up until this point.
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* FellAsleepCrying: Isaiah cries so hard while being taken away from the Lewins' house en route to Khaila's where he eventually wakes up and finds himself.

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* AdoptionConflict: The main conflict of the movie is Khaila fighting the Lewins for custody of Isaiah.



* IWantMyMommy: Well, his adoptive one...Isaiah was running around the restaurant screaming it knocking over chairs while trying to evade Khaila, leaving all of the other restaurant patrons in a state of confusion.

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* IWantMyMommy: Well, his adoptive one... Isaiah was running around the restaurant screaming it knocking over chairs while trying to evade Khaila, leaving all of the other restaurant patrons in a state of confusion.

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* CustodyBattle: After learning Isaiah is alive, Khaila brings one against the Lewins over who gets to raise Isaiah,

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* CustodyBattle: After learning Isaiah is alive, Khaila brings one against the Lewins over who gets to raise Isaiah,Isaiah; essentially NatureVersusNurture


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* SheCleansUpNicely: As noted by Margaret in regards to Khaila's appearance during the courtroom scenes.

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* CustodyBattle: After learning Isaiah is alive, Khaila brings one against the Lewins over who gets to raise Isaiah,



* IWantMyMommy: Well, his adoptive one...Isaiah was running around the restaurant screaming it knocking over tables and chairs while trying to evade Khaila, leaving all of the other restaurant patrons in a state of confusion.

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* IWantMyMommy: Well, his adoptive one...Isaiah was running around the restaurant screaming it knocking over tables and chairs while trying to evade Khaila, leaving all of the other restaurant patrons in a state of confusion.
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* IWantMyMommy: Well, his adoptive one...Isaiah was running around the restaurant screaming it knocking over tables and chairs while trying to evade Khaila, leaving all of the other restaurant patrons in a state of confusion.
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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Hannah Lewin starts out as one. She outgrows it as the film progresses.

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* ChewbaccaDefense: How Khaila was able to win the case against Isaiah's adoption with the Lewins.

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%% * ChewbaccaDefense: How Khaila was able to win the case against Isaiah's adoption with the Lewins.



* NatureVersusNurture: Pretty much what this movie is all about...

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%% * NatureVersusNurture: Pretty much what this movie is all about...



* ParentalAbandonment: Khaila did this to Isaiah by dumping him in a trash can, just so she could get high. The {{obstructive bureaucrat}} lawyers never call her out on this.

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* ParentalAbandonment: Khaila did this to Isaiah by dumping him in a trash can, just so she could get high. The {{obstructive bureaucrat}} ObstructiveBureaucrat lawyers never call her out on this.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: The court scenes invoke this.
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->''"[[LikeGoesWithLike Black babies belong to black mothers.]]"''
-->-- '''Kadar Lewis'''
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* DisappearedDad: Khaila admits she has no idea who Isaiah's biological father was, since she'd been a prostitute who slept with men to get money for drugs.



** Said lawyer also asks Margaret if she ever read any books to Isaiah such as "Fathers and Sons" and "Uncle Jed's Barbershop", as they center around Afro-American characters and culture.

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** Said lawyer also asks Margaret if she ever read any books to Isaiah such as "Fathers and Sons" and "Uncle Jed's Barbershop", as they center around Afro-American characters and culture.culture.
* SlutShaming: Implied when the Lewins' lawyer notes that Khaila, as she'd been a prostitute to buy drugs, had slept with many men and thus has no idea who her son's birth father was.
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* ObliviousAdoption: Isaiah with the Lewins. He's still too young to realize they aren't his birth parents.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Khaila Richards. She starts out as a junkie "going to get high" and pursues rehab quitting crack cold turkey. Just this is enough to please the judge to rule in favor of her.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Khaila Richards. She starts out as a junkie "going to get high" and later pursues rehab rehab, quitting crack cold turkey. Just this is enough to please persuade the judge to rule in favor of her.



* ShoutOut: When Khaila's lawyer interrogates Margaret if any of the dolls Isaiah plays with are black, She responds "Yes, and some of them are green and some of them are orange..." He later asks "Who do you think he identifies with? The [[Franchise/SesameStreet orange-faced muppet?]]"
** Said lawyer also asks Margaret if she ever read any books to Isaiah such as "Fathers and Sons" and "Uncle Jed's Barbershop" as they center around Afro-American characters and culture.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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When Khaila's lawyer interrogates Margaret if any of the dolls Isaiah plays with are black, She responds "Yes, and some of them are green and some of them are orange..." He later asks "Who do you think he identifies with? The [[Franchise/SesameStreet orange-faced muppet?]]"
** Said lawyer also asks Margaret if she ever read any books to Isaiah such as "Fathers and Sons" and "Uncle Jed's Barbershop" Barbershop", as they center around Afro-American characters and culture.

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