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* DeathGlare: Bella gives her father one of these in response to his joke about her putting her complaining and crying skills to use as a professional movie reviewer. She also glares at him while reporting that [[spoiler:Edward broke up with her]].
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: In a variant, when Bella defends her moping around after breaking up with Edward before by insisting "I was depressed!", Charlie agrees that she ''was'' -- but that doesn't apply '''now''':
-->'''Charlie:''' In other words, 'second verse, same as the first'?\\
'''Bella:''' I don't--\\
'''Charlie:''' I mean that you're planning on pulling the same shit that you pulled from September to March, right? Sitting and staring, wailing, not talking to anyone, trying to find ways of almost killing youself?\\
'''Bella:''' I was depressed!\\
'''Charlie:''' Yes, you were. But you're not now. You're just angry that you didn't get something you wanted. And you think that Edward will feel guiltier about making you unhappy than he will about not giving you something that you won't talk to me about and that he doesn't like. Do what you want in your own place, Bella. But not here. I'm not prepared to live through the emotional Siege of Leningrad a second time.
-->'''Charlie:''' In other words, 'second verse, same as the first'?\\
'''Bella:''' I don't--\\
'''Charlie:''' I mean that you're planning on pulling the same shit that you pulled from September to March, right? Sitting and staring, wailing, not talking to anyone, trying to find ways of almost killing youself?\\
'''Bella:''' I was depressed!\\
'''Charlie:''' Yes, you were. But you're not now. You're just angry that you didn't get something you wanted. And you think that Edward will feel guiltier about making you unhappy than he will about not giving you something that you won't talk to me about and that he doesn't like. Do what you want in your own place, Bella. But not here. I'm not prepared to live through the emotional Siege of Leningrad a second time.
* PrettyFreeloaders: {{Discussed|Trope}} when Charlie asks Bella just what she's going to bring to the table if she moves in with Edward:
-->'''Charlie:''' Assuming that you move in with the Cullens... what is your contribution going to be? Aside from becoming Wardo's fucktoy and punching bag 24/7.\\
'''Bella:''' That's disgusting!\\
'''Charlie:''' I call 'em as I see 'em. That's all I can think of that you've got and Wardo wants. I've got independent confirmation that you're a lazy employee and an indifferent student. I know for a fact you can't cook to save your life--\\
'''Bella:''' You always ate everything I put in front of you.\\
'''Charlie:''' ''(rolling his eyes)'' Bella, I learned how to cook after your mother and I divorced. Took courses in cooking at Port Angeles and everything. And I'm really not that crazy about spaghetti. I mean, I like pasta in some things--seafood fettucini alfredo and tomato-basil pasta salad--but if I want it, I can cook it and the sauce myself. It's not that hard. I know you try...but trust me. The Cullens won't want you for your cooking. And you act like a martyr if I ask you to wash clothes or empty the wastebaskets. And I don't remember you ever doing yardwork. So what are you going to contribute, Bella? Because I don't think that just sitting in the Cullens' living room and staring at Edward as adoringly as a cocker spaniel will inspire Carlisle to adopt another useless teenager into his 'family' and cause his eventual bankruptcy to happen a few years sooner.
-->'''Charlie:''' Assuming that you move in with the Cullens... what is your contribution going to be? Aside from becoming Wardo's fucktoy and punching bag 24/7.\\
'''Bella:''' That's disgusting!\\
'''Charlie:''' I call 'em as I see 'em. That's all I can think of that you've got and Wardo wants. I've got independent confirmation that you're a lazy employee and an indifferent student. I know for a fact you can't cook to save your life--\\
'''Bella:''' You always ate everything I put in front of you.\\
'''Charlie:''' ''(rolling his eyes)'' Bella, I learned how to cook after your mother and I divorced. Took courses in cooking at Port Angeles and everything. And I'm really not that crazy about spaghetti. I mean, I like pasta in some things--seafood fettucini alfredo and tomato-basil pasta salad--but if I want it, I can cook it and the sauce myself. It's not that hard. I know you try...but trust me. The Cullens won't want you for your cooking. And you act like a martyr if I ask you to wash clothes or empty the wastebaskets. And I don't remember you ever doing yardwork. So what are you going to contribute, Bella? Because I don't think that just sitting in the Cullens' living room and staring at Edward as adoringly as a cocker spaniel will inspire Carlisle to adopt another useless teenager into his 'family' and cause his eventual bankruptcy to happen a few years sooner.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: [[{{Discussed}} [[DiscussedTrope Brought up]] and {{Averted}} {{Averted|Trope}} in regards to the Cullens. While weighing the potential of suing the family, Charlie looked into their finances and learned that they're already under heavy investigation.
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* TakeThat: Charlie says that, since Bella isn't good at much else besides complaining and crying, maybe she could become a movie critic, because they do that a lot.
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* TakeThat: Charlie says suggests that, since Bella isn't good at much else besides other than complaining and crying, maybe she could become a movie critic, because they since "they seem to do that both a lot. lot."
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* WithCatlikeTread: Edward isn't very good at sneaking around when he breaks into the Swans' house, because Charlie can hear his heavy footsteps pacing around Bella's bedroom.
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* WithCatlikeTread: Edward isn't very good at sneaking around when he breaks into the Swans' house, because Charlie can hear his heavy footsteps pacing around Bella's bedroom.
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* CallingTheYoungManOut: Effectively the whole point of the story; Charlie confronts his daughter, shuts down all of her attempts to emotionally manipulate him, and kicks her out of ''his'' house while making clear that she's got nobody to blame for this but herself.
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* AmbitiousButLazy: Bella doesn't want to invest any time or effort into achieving the lifestyle she desires for herself. She isn't even willing to treat the Cullens well, despite how her plans primarily hinge upon leeching off of them and convincing Edward to make her a vampire.
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* TheAllegedCar: Among the many, many other things she's been neglecting, Bella hasn't been bothering to do regular maintenance on her truck. The result is that several parts are badly damaged, which will require thousands in repairs--money she doesn't have and that her father isn't willing to pay for her.
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* TheAllegedCar: Among the many, many other things she's been neglecting, Bella hasn't been bothering to do regular maintenance on her truck. The result is that several parts are badly damaged, which will require thousands in repairs--money she doesn't have and that her father isn't willing to pay for her.cough up.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: According to WordOfGod, after being thrown out of her father's house and being dumped by Edward, Bella is left with no choice but to make a life for herself. It takes her seven or eight years, but she does change and learn to stand on her own two feet.
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For other ''Twilight'' DeconstructionFic[=s=], see ''Fanfic/ForYouIWill'' and ''Fanfic/TheWeddingCrashers''.
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For other ''Twilight'' DeconstructionFic[=s=], {{Deconstruction Fic}}s, see ''Fanfic/ForYouIWill'' and ''Fanfic/TheWeddingCrashers''.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Bella has an over-inflated opinion of her own intelligence, even though she hasn't been doing any of her homework for months and her grades have dropped so low that her GPA is sitting at 1.3. When Charlie tells her that she's not going to graduate from high school and won't be accepted by any college, she protests, "But I'm ''smart!'' This can't be happening!"
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Bella has an over-inflated opinion of her own intelligence, even though she hasn't been doing any of her homework for months and her grades have dropped so low that her GPA is sitting at a dismal 1.3. When Charlie tells her that she's not going to graduate from high school and won't be accepted by any college, she protests, "But I'm ''smart!'' This can't be happening!"
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* TheAllegedCar: Because of her depression, Bella hasn't been bothering to maintain her truck. The result is that several parts are badly damaged, which will require thousands in repairs--money she doesn't have and that her father isn't willing to pay for her.
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* TheAllegedCar: Because of her depression, Among the many, many other things she's been neglecting, Bella hasn't been bothering to maintain do regular maintenance on her truck. The result is that several parts are badly damaged, which will require thousands in repairs--money she doesn't have and that her father isn't willing to pay for her.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Bella has an over-inflated opinion of her own intelligence, even though she hasn't been doing any of her homework and her grades have dropped so low that her GPA is sitting at 1.3. When Charlie tells her that she's not going to graduate from high school and no college will admit her, she protests, "But I'm ''smart!'' This can't be happening!"
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Bella has an over-inflated opinion of her own intelligence, even though she hasn't been doing any of her homework for months and her grades have dropped so low that her GPA is sitting at 1.3. When Charlie tells her that she's not going to graduate from high school and no college will admit her, won't be accepted by any college, she protests, "But I'm ''smart!'' This can't be happening!"
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* GoldDigger: It is implied that this is one of Bella's reasons for wanting to go live with the Cullens. Charlie bluntly reveals that the Cullens are on the verge of going broke because they keep buying luxury items they can't actually afford--their Aston Martin alone cost $35,000 more than what Carlisle makes in a ''year''.
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* GoldDigger: It is implied that this is one of Bella's reasons for wanting to go live with the Cullens. Charlie bluntly reveals that the Cullens are on the verge of going broke because they keep buying splurging on luxury items they can't actually afford--their Aston Martin alone cost $35,000 more than what Carlisle makes in a ''year''.
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** Despite Charlie repeatedly [[IWarnedYou warning her]] that he's only giving her a certain amount of time to pack before he's kicking her out, Bella doesn't bother even getting started. As a result, she finds herself turned outside with only a single duffel bag that her father packed ''for her''.
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** Despite Charlie repeatedly [[IWarnedYou warning her]] that he's only giving her a certain amount of time to pack before he's kicking her out, Bella doesn't bother even getting started. As a result, she finds herself turned outside with only a single duffel bag that her father packed ''for her''.her'', containing a handful of clothing items, a blanket and a toothbrush.
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* GoldDigger: It is implied that this is one of Bella's reasons for wanting to go live with the Cullens. Charlie bluntly reveals that the Cullens are on the verge of going broke because they keep buying luxury items they can't actually afford--their Aston Martin cost $35,000 more than what Carlisle makes in a ''year''.
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* GoldDigger: It is implied that this is one of Bella's reasons for wanting to go live with the Cullens. Charlie bluntly reveals that the Cullens are on the verge of going broke because they keep buying luxury items they can't actually afford--their Aston Martin alone cost $35,000 more than what Carlisle makes in a ''year''.
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* TheAllegedCar: Because of her depression, Bella hasn't been bothering to maintain her truck. The result is that several parts are badly damaged, which will require thousands in repairs.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Bella insists to her father that she's smart, but it's made clear that she ''dramatically'' overestimates just how clever she is. For instance, she clearly believed that her ''former'' employer Ms. Newton wouldn't ever figure out that she was artificially inflating her hours and StealingFromTheTill, and that Edward would never realize that she was only stringing him along in hopes that he'd make her a vampire.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Bella assumed that threatening to leave home would force her father to capitulate to her demands. Instead, Charlie calls her bluff, spelling out ''exactly'' what that will entail... and making clear that she doesn't get to take it back.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: DidntThinkThisThrough:
** Bella assumed that threatening to leave home would force her father to capitulate to her demands. Instead, Charlie calls her bluff, spelling out ''exactly'' what that will entail... and making clear that she doesn't get to take itback.back.
** She also assumed that Ms. Newton would never figure out that she'd been StealingFromTheTill, inflating her hours, and being rude to all of her customers, much less that any of this would get back to her father. She's rather unnerved to learn that her ''former'' employer called her dad while she was in Italy and let him know that she was letting her go, along with all of the reasons ''why''.
** Bella assumed that threatening to leave home would force her father to capitulate to her demands. Instead, Charlie calls her bluff, spelling out ''exactly'' what that will entail... and making clear that she doesn't get to take it
** She also assumed that Ms. Newton would never figure out that she'd been StealingFromTheTill, inflating her hours, and being rude to all of her customers, much less that any of this would get back to her father. She's rather unnerved to learn that her ''former'' employer called her dad while she was in Italy and let him know that she was letting her go, along with all of the reasons ''why''.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Bella attempts to emotionally blackmail her father into letting her have her way by threatening to move out if he doesn't bow to her whims. Instead, Charlie calls her bluff -- and when she balks and tries to backtrack, kicks her out entirely.
* JawDrop: Bella's jaw slackens when her father blithely informs her that the Cullens aren't as wealthy as they've always presented themselves to her.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty:
** Bella is bluntly informed that hers is coming to an end when her father kicks her out of his house, as he makes clear that he won't allow his friends to cover for her anymore.
** It's also revealed that the Cullens are in dire financial straits due to living far beyond their means. Charlie started looking into their finances since it "wouldn't make sense to sue people who could hire every single Supreme Court Justice as an attorney", only to learn that they're already under investigation for suspected insider trading and potential involvement with the drug trade.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty:
** Bella is bluntly informed that hers is coming to an end when her father kicks her out of his house, as he makes clear that he won't allow his friends to cover for her anymore.
** It's also revealed that the Cullens are in dire financial straits due to living far beyond their means. Charlie started looking into their finances since it "wouldn't make sense to sue people who could hire every single Supreme Court Justice as an attorney", only to learn that they're already under investigation for suspected insider trading and potential involvement with the drug trade.
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* RageBreakingPoint: Charlie finally reaches his regarding how his daughter Bella has been treating him throughout the first two books in an alternative take at the end of ''New Moon''. In this take, he takes Bella's threat of moving out seriously and [[TranquilFury tells her that she is no longer welcome under his roof]], calling her bluff and giving her a combined TakeThatScrappy, TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, and DidYouThinkICantFeel over how she has been treating him, her mother, and her friends all for the sake of Edward, who he calls an "abusive fucktard." When Bella tries talking her way out of being kicked out of the house, Charlie makes it clear that it is permanent and slams the door in her face in the end.
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* RageBreakingPoint: [[invoked]] Charlie finally reaches his regarding how his daughter Bella has been treating him throughout the first two books in an alternative take at the end of ''New Moon''. In this take, he takes Bella's threat of moving out seriously and [[TranquilFury tells her that she is no longer welcome under his roof]], calling her bluff and giving her a combined TakeThatScrappy, TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, and DidYouThinkICantFeel over how she has been treating him, her mother, and her friends all for the sake of Edward, who he calls an "abusive fucktard." When Bella tries talking her way out of being kicked out of the house, Charlie makes it clear that it is permanent and slams the door in her face in the end.
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* ShoutOut: At the end of the fic, Bella asks her father, "Dad, where am I supposed to go in the middle of the night? What am I supposed to ''do''?" He responds with ''[[Film/GoneWithTheWind Frankly, Bella... I don't give a damn]]."
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''Tough Love'' is a ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'' HateFic / DeconstructionFic HateFic[=/=]DeconstructionFic by gehayi that can be read [[https://twispitefic.livejournal.com/20755.html here]].
* CrocodileTears: Variant; after Charlie notes that his daughter isn't very good at cooking, Bella makes a show of sobbing as she protests that he always ate everything she put in front of him. However, Charlie silently notes that her cheeks remain perfectly dry.
* CrossingTheBurntBridge: After her father informs her of all the expenses she'll have to cover herself now that she's no longer living under his roof, as well as the fact that the Cullens have been living well beyond their means and won't be able to support her, Bella shakily declares that she was wrong and doesn't want to move out anymore. She's not happy to hear that her assertion comes too little, too late, and that Charlie isn't going to support her any longer.
* CrossingTheBurntBridge: After her father informs her of all the expenses she'll have to cover herself now that she's no longer living under his roof, as well as the fact that the Cullens have been living well beyond their means and won't be able to support her, Bella shakily declares that she was wrong and doesn't want to move out anymore. She's not happy to hear that her assertion comes too little, too late, and that Charlie isn't going to support her any longer.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Bella assumed that threatening to leave home would force her father to capitulate to her demands. Instead, Charlie calls her bluff, spelling out ''exactly'' what that will entail... and making clear that she doesn't get to take it back.
* FullNameUltimatum: Charlie uses this when he informs his daughter that she's been breaking the law:
-->'''Charlie:''' Did you know that it's illegal to ride a motorcycle without a license or permit, Isabella Marie? Did you know that such operation means that the police ''must'' impound the vehicle and charge the driver? Do you know what I do for a living?
-->'''Charlie:''' Did you know that it's illegal to ride a motorcycle without a license or permit, Isabella Marie? Did you know that such operation means that the police ''must'' impound the vehicle and charge the driver? Do you know what I do for a living?
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: One of the reasons why Bella has gotten away with so many of her antics is because Charlie's friends went out of their way to cover things up as a favor to her father. Charlie makes clear that he's putting a stop to this practice.
* SecretlySelfish: While pretending to be unaware of the fact that Edward is listening to their conversation, Charlie observes how little Bella actually seems to care about the Cullens, remarking that "I wish I knew what they have that you want so damned much." This helps Edward realize that Bella only wants to hook up with him in order to be turned into a vampire herself.
* SecretlySelfish: While pretending to be unaware of the fact that Edward is listening to their conversation, Charlie observes how little Bella actually seems to care about the Cullens, remarking that "I wish I knew what they have that you want so damned much." This helps Edward realize that Bella only wants to hook up with him in order to be turned into a vampire herself.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Regarding the situation in ''New Moon'', Charlie points out that instead of Bella flying all the way to Italy to prevent Edward from killing himself when he thought she was dead, she could have just sent him an e-mail or a text saying, "Hey, asshole, I'm alive!"
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Regarding the situation in ''New Moon'', Charlie points out that instead of Bella flying all the way to Italy to prevent Edward from killing himself when he thought she was dead, she could have just sent him an e-mail or a text saying, "Hey, asshole, I'm alive!"ALIVE."
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