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* ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob:'' Bob and Jean love their adoptive daughter Molly the Monster very much and try their best to do right by her. She's a generally happy and well-adjusted one-year-old 5'8" fuzzy pink lab accident. Her clone sister, Galatea, meanwhile stands as living testimony to [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds what a mess]] Molly might have become ''without'' good parents.

In fiction and RealLife, parents are either [[BumblingDad dorky]], [[WhenYouComingHomeDad busy]], {{abusive|Parents}}, [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing]], {{evil|Matriarch}}, [[MyBelovedSmother overbearing, overprotective]], [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]], [[ParentsAsPeople only human]], [[ParentalAbandonment absent]] or [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest dead]], [[ParentalIncest squicky]], [[ParentalObliviousness lost]], [[PushoverParents too submissive]], [[FantasyForbiddingFather forbidding]], [[HelicopterParents too involved in their kids lives]], [[HandsOffParenting too hands-off]], or just plain [[AdultsAreUseless useless]], but what about parents who get things right? The parents who are always there. The ones who support their children no matter what they do and attend all their events. They tell them how [[SoProudOfYou proud they are of them]]. They give out useful [[{{AnAesop}} advice]] and help them on their homework. They keep their children safe without being overprotective. They punish them when they're bad and award them when they're good, but they will always love them. Through good times and bad, these parents are always there for their kids. They will sacrifice just about anything for their children, even their own lives.

When the Good Parents aren't the actual parents of the character, it's ParentalSubstitute. When the Good Parents are the adoptive parents, it's HappilyAdopted. If they were good parents at one time, but [[NeverSayDie forcefully removed from this realm of existence]], then they are DeceasedParentsAreTheBest. When the Good Parents aren't against doing illegal or morally questionable acts to protect their children, they are the {{Knight Templar Parent}}s.

* ''Webcomic/{{Transcendent}}'' has this for most of the parents, but special note goes to Olive and Owen's parents, who take their daughter's transition in stride and advocate for her heavily, support her getting a griffin [[OurGriffonsAreDifferent(in this universe a cat/songbird hybrid)]], dote on their kids, and do everything in their power to give their kids the best life possible.

In fiction and RealLife, parents are either [[BumblingDad dorky]], [[WhenYouComingHomeDad busy]], {{abusive|Parents}}, [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing]], {{evil|Matriarch}}, [[MyBelovedSmother overbearing, overprotective]], [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]], [[ParentsAsPeople only human]], [[ParentalAbandonment absent]] or [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest dead]], [[ParentalIncest squicky]], [[ParentalObliviousness lost]], [[PushoverParents too submissive]], [[FantasyForbiddingFather forbidding]], [[HelicopterParents too involved in their kids lives]], or just plain [[AdultsAreUseless useless]], but what about parents who get things right? The parents who are always there. The ones who support their children no matter what they do and attend all their events. They tell them how [[SoProudOfYou proud they are of them]]. They give out useful [[{{AnAesop}} advice]] and help them on their homework. They keep their children safe without being overprotective. They punish them when they're bad and award them when they're good, but they will always love them. Through good times and bad, these parents are always there for their kids. They will sacrifice just about anything for their children, even their own lives.

* Phoebe's parents in ''ComicStrip/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn.'' WordOfGod is that they were deliberately written this way in contrast to usual bickering ParentsAsPeople in other comic strips. They're involved in their daughter's life, support her in her unusual magical adventures, but do also set limits... and force her to take piano lessons.

In fiction and RealLife, parents are either [[BumblingDad dorky]], [[WhenYouComingHomeDad busy]], {{abusive|Parents}}, [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing]], {{evil|Matriarch}}, [[MyBelovedSmother overbearing, overprotective]], [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]], [[ParentsAsPeople only human]], [[ParentalAbandonment absent]] or [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest dead]], [[ParentalIncest squicky]], [[ParentalObliviousness lost]], [[PushoverParents too submissive]], or just plain [[AdultsAreUseless useless]], but what about parents who get things right? The parents who are always there. The ones who support their children no matter what they do and attend all their events. They tell them how [[SoProudOfYou proud they are of them]]. They give out useful [[{{AnAesop}} advice]] and help them on their homework. They keep their children safe without being overprotective. They punish them when they're bad and award them when they're good, but they will always love them. Through good times and bad, these parents are always there for their kids. They will sacrifice just about anything for their children, even their own lives.

In fiction and RealLife, parents are either [[BumblingDad dorky]], [[WhenYouComingHomeDad busy]], {{abusive|Parents}}, [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing]], {{evil|Matriarch}}, [[MyBelovedSmother overbearing]], {{overprotective|Dad}}, [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]], [[ParentsAsPeople only human]], [[ParentalAbandonment absent]] or [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest dead]], [[ParentalIncest squicky]], [[ParentalObliviousness lost]], [[PushoverParents too submissive]], or just plain [[AdultsAreUseless useless]], but what about parents who get things right? The parents who are always there. The ones who support their children no matter what they do and attend all their events. They tell them how [[SoProudOfYou proud they are of them]]. They give out useful [[{{AnAesop}} advice]] and help them on their homework. They keep their children safe without being overprotective. They punish them when they're bad and award them when they're good, but they will always love them. Through good times and bad, these parents are always there for their kids. They will sacrifice just about anything for their children, even their own lives.

* Music/RobbieWilliams portrays himself this way in his song 'Go Gentle', which is a song to his daughter warning her about the kind of guys she'll probably meet in her life. He noticeably manages to avert the OverprotectiveDad trope, in that he does encourage her to find love; just to be careful about who it is she picks.

** With regards to Blake, her mother Kali is a sweet woman who greets her daughter with a cuddle after not seeing her for many years and also supports her friendship with Sun, much to Blake's embarrassment. Her father Ghira meanwhile, though he is an OverprotectiveDad, he also very clearly cares about his daughter a lot.

This trope does ''not'' mean that good parents are perfect. As a trope it's by no means mutually exclusive with ParentsAsPeople, especially in stories where well-meaning parents learn to do better.

These parents can be the MamaBear or the PapaWolf, and can even be the ActionDad, ActionMom or BattleCouple, although there is no need for this. [[PranksterParent Sometimes they may play good-natured jokes on their children, but would never hurt them]]. They are often found in a NuclearFamily so will often consist of a HappilyMarried couple. They can even be a part of a BadassFamily. They are also not against using ToughLove when necessary. They can also turn out to be an OpenMindedParent.

These parents can be the MamaBear or the PapaWolf, and can even be the ActionDad, ActionMom or BattleCouple, although there is no need for this. They are often found in a NuclearFamily so will often consist of a HappilyMarried couple. They can even be a part of a BadassFamily. They are also not against using ToughLove when necessary. They can also turn out to be an OpenMindedParent.

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