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** Similarly, Alice had a miscarriage/stillbirth/etc
** Alice's children have grown up and she's suffering from EmptyNestSyndrome.
** On a LighterAndSofter note, Alice is practicing for actually becoming a parent.

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** Similarly, Alice had a miscarriage/stillbirth/etc
** Alice's children have grown up and she's suffering from EmptyNestSyndrome.
Empty Nest Syndrome.
** On a LighterAndSofter note, Alice is practicing for actually becoming a parent.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone who treats an object (often a baby doll) as if it were their actual baby.
* '''Straight''': Alice often carries around a doll and pretends that it is her own child.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has a whole bunch of objects that she pretends are her children.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice's doll is mostly a generic CompanionCube, but on occasion she treats it like it were her child.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice is undergoing SanitySlippage of some sort.
** Alice's children [[DeathOfAChild died]] and she's trying to cope with the loss.
** Similarly, Alice had a miscarriage/stillbirth/etc
** Alice's children have grown up and she's suffering from EmptyNestSyndrome.
** On a LighterAndSofter note, Alice is practicing for actually becoming a parent.
* '''Inverted''': Alice treats her own baby as if it were an object.
* '''Subverted''': People believe that Alice carries around a doll for this reason, but in reality, it's actually one of her favorite toys from when she was younger that she just likes to have with her.
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason she has it around with her is because she's planning on having children soon, and is practicing with it.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Whether or not Alice treats her doll like it is her child depends on the episode.
* '''Averted''': Nobody treats an object like their child.
* '''Enforced''': "Alice doesn't have any young kids, but we should give her a substitute. How about a doll that she treats as her child?"
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Alice is frequently seen carrying around a doll, but it's not entirely clear as to why.
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