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I don\\\'t think it\\\'s ever a a bad idea to do a wick check, but I wouldn\\\'t call overlap with GoodParents, even a lot of overlap, as misuse. While DotingParent is neutral / slightly negative since it has the connotation of being excessive/too much, because it is still a genuine show of affection for the kid it can and does overlap with being considered a \\\"good\\\" parent because loving your kids, being proud of them, and showing them that you care are all things that can be classified under being \\\"good\\\". The page image of Hughes from Manga/FullMetalAlchemist is a good example. He loves his daughter, can\\\'t shut up about her, will talk to anyone who will listen about her, to the point of being basically the comic relief for most of his on-screen time. He also genuinely is a family man whose love comes from a place of wanting to do right for his kid. I would expect there to be lots of overlap between the two tropes, is my point.

If anything, I\\\'d say GoodParents is the trope with the issue since \\\"good\\\" is broad and imprecise. There\\\'s an [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=16688086420A36183800&page=1 ongoing discussion]] of NiceGuy for similar reasons, i.e. what constitutes \\\"nice\\\" and what are the limitations to it?