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1	It's considered a given that parents love their kids, but there are those that take it to embarrassing extremes. They constantly talk about their offspring (whether or not anyone's actually listening), shove baby pictures under everyone's noses, treat each of their kids' fingerpaintings like they've recreated the Mona Lisa, get excessively worked up and upset if said kids are annoyed with them for some reason, and make a spectacle of themselves. The kids' responses to this vary according to age, personality and level of embarrassment.
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3	May occasionally overlap with BoyfriendBlockingDad, MyBelovedSmother, DotingParent and AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents.
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6	!!Examples:
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8	[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
9	* Maes Hughes in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is practically the definition of this trope. Constantly talks about his daughter, check. Treats everything she does like the "best thing since sliced bread", check. Makes a spectacle of himself, check. Shows everyone photos of her whether they want to see them or not, check doesn't begin to cover it. He practically kidnaps people to get them to visit his daughter! All part of the usual humorously exaggerated characterization, of course.
10	* After she accepts to take part in the radio show, Ichigo from ''Manga/SeiyusLife'' realizes that not only has her father started following her on Website/{{Twitter}}, he's sharing it with the entire family ''and'' posting pictures of when she was in kindergarten.
11	* ''Manga/SoulEater'': Spirit Albarn. No baby pictures, but he's got everything else covered (especially the 'making a spectacle of himself' part). His daughter is embarrased and exasperated by his foolishness... but the love is nonetheless appreciated.
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13	[[AC:{{Film}}]]
14	* In ''Film/MeetTheParents'', the parents of Gaylord "Greg" Focker are totally supportive of his love life, and his mother is a sexual therapist so this sort of thing is right up her professional alley. The term "fruit of your loins" comes up often, to Greg's embarrassment.
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16	[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
17	* Creator/RoaldDahl mentioned this kind of parents (who think their stupid child is the best in the world) as being the second-worst ones in ''Literature/{{Matilda}}''. The worst ones, however, are those like Matilda's parents, who treat a smart child like shit.
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19	[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
20	* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'':
21	** Jerry's parents are eager to be involved in his life that he is terrified by them moving into New York, where their phone calls will be considered "local".
22	** There's also his Uncle Leo, who constantly gushing about his [[TheGhost unseen]] son Jeffrey who works for the Parks Department.
23	* ''Series/{{Monk}}'': [[spoiler:Monk]] immediately transforms into one of these upon meeting his dead wife's daughter, taking hundreds of pictures to show off, and marveling about every little detail of her life ("You know the Internet? She's on it!")
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25	[[AC:{{Music}}]]
26	* The song "Talent is an Asset" by Music/{{Sparks}} imagines UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein's parents as being overenthusiastic and overprotective.
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28	[[AC:Webcomics]]
29	* [[DotingParent Ha]] [[AFatherToHisMen Jinsung]] from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' really dotes on his student Viole, always defending him, constantly praising him, even [[TalkingInYourSleep when he's sleeping]]. Whenever he starts rambling, [[TheQuietOne Viole]] just prefers to leave the room. It could be that Jinsung is trying to make Viole feel a bit better, since he fits various tropes that usually aren't good for your mental health: AntiVillain, BrokenBird, BreakTheCutie, FallenHero, HeartbrokenBadass, JadeColoredGlasses. This makes Jinsung one of the most likable members of the terrorist organization FUG.
30	* ''Webcomic/VirtualPetPlanet'': Dee's owner is pretty much the definition of this trope, and can sometimes even go into DotingParent.
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32	[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
33	* The parents of SpoiledBrat Angelica on ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' are like this when they're not comitting ParentalObliviousness like most of the other parents on that show.
34	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Rainbow Dash's parents are her biggest fans, up to and including having her image on t-shirts, that they actually wear. They go out of their way to cheer her on for everything, up to and including hanging up a towel. Now we know why Dash's ego is so over-inflated. She does get sick of them after a while, though.

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