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'''Basic Trope''': An absentee parent tries to buy their children's love.
* '''Straight''': Bob is divorced from Alice and he only gets visitation rights with their children, Adam and Betty, once a month, so when he can visit he spends a lot of money to make up for lost time.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he does visit, he throws around his money.
* '''Straight''': Bob is divorced from Alice and he only gets visitation rights with their children, Adam and Betty, once a month, so when he can visit he spends a lot of money to make up for lost time.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he does visit, he throws around his money.
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'''Basic Trope''': An absentee parent tries to buy get their children's love.
love with expensive gifts and/or a laxer parenting style.
* '''Straight''': Bob is divorced from Alice andhe only gets visitation rights with their children, Adam and Betty, once a month, so month. So when he can visit visits, he spends a lot lots of money to make up for lost time.
and lets them run amok.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he does visit,he throws around his money.Adam and Betty get to live like Jeff Bezos' kids.
* '''Straight''': Bob is divorced from Alice and
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he does visit,
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** Bob is in special forces and his job forces him to spend long periods of time away, pays well, but he has little that he can spend it on so he spends big on his children.
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** Bob is in special forces and his Bob's job forces him to spend long periods of time away, away from home, pays well, but he has there's little that he can spend it on due to the aforementioned long periods away, so he spends big on his children.children when he does get to visit.
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** Even though Alice is the affluent one, Bob wins over the kids through less expensive but more meaningful activities.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out Alice is also rich, so his lavish gifts are par for the course with Adam and Betty anyway.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out Alice is also rich, so his lavish gifts are par for the course with Adam and Betty anyway.
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** Even though Alice is the affluent richer one, Bob wins over the kids through less expensive but more meaningful activities.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out Aliceis also rich, got rich since her divorce, so his Bob's lavish gifts are just par for the course with in Adam and Betty anyway.Betty's lives.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out Alice
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** Bob's gifts for Adam and Betty are what even many working-class viewers would consider MundaneLuxury, but in-universe they are luxurious because Alice is even poorer.
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** Bob's gifts for Adam and Betty his kids are what even many working-class viewers would consider MundaneLuxury, but in-universe they are luxurious because Alice is even poorer.
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-->'''Chuck''': Disneyland this time?
-->'''Alice''': Well, they asked for somewhere other than Disneyland this time.
-->'''Chuck''': Still, he's got no other tricks up his sleeve.
* '''Invoked''': Bob didn't plan to go to Disneyland the first time he got to see Adam and Betty after he and Alice divorced, but he had some spare cash and some spare time, and based on their reactions they appreciated it. He drew arguably the wrong lesson from it, though.
* '''Exploited''': ???
-->'''Alice''': Well, they asked for somewhere other than Disneyland this time.
-->'''Chuck''': Still, he's got no other tricks up his sleeve.
* '''Invoked''': Bob didn't plan to go to Disneyland the first time he got to see Adam and Betty after he and Alice divorced, but he had some spare cash and some spare time, and based on their reactions they appreciated it. He drew arguably the wrong lesson from it, though.
* '''Exploited''': ???
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-->'''Chuck''': Disneyland this time?
again?
-->'''Alice''': Well,they asked for somewhere other than Disneyland this time.
Universal Studios, but practically the same thing.
-->'''Chuck''':Still, Yeah, he's got no other tricks up his sleeve.
* '''Invoked''': Bob didn't plan to go to Disneyland the first time he got to seeAdam and Betty his kids after he and Alice divorced, the divorce, but he had some spare cash and some spare time, and based on their reactions they appreciated it. He drew arguably the wrong lesson from it, though.
* '''Exploited''':???Adam and Betty manipulate Bob into spending even more by acting unimpressed at his gifts and always talking about how well Mom treats them.
-->'''Alice''': Well,
-->'''Chuck''':
* '''Invoked''': Bob didn't plan to go to Disneyland the first time he got to see
* '''Exploited''':
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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice angrily gives Bob a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for making her look boring or mean by comparison because she's left with enforcing the rules. Bob replies with one in turn, revealing he wouldn't feel the need to impress their children with lavish gifts and trips if Alice agreed to split custody and that he thinks she's trying to push him out of their life. He points out that the law is on his side here and that he deserves to be more than a stranger to his children.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice angrily gives complains that Bob a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for making makes her look boring or and mean by comparison because she's left with enforcing the rules. one who has to do the everyday work of parenting while he just swoops in and throws around cash. Bob replies with one in turn, revealing retorts he wouldn't feel the need to impress their children with lavish gifts and trips so much if Alice agreed to split custody more fairly and that he thinks she's trying to push him out of their life. lives. He points out that the law is on his side here and that he deserves to be more than a stranger to his children.children.
** When Bob goes through sudden hard times, he can no longer afford lavish gifts and his children quickly lose interest in him.
** When Bob goes through sudden hard times, he can no longer afford lavish gifts and his children quickly lose interest in him.
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'''Basic Trope''': An absentee parent tries to buy his children's love.
* '''Straight''': Bob only got visitation rights for once a month, so when he can visit he spends a lot of money to make up for lost time.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he does visit he throws around his money.
* '''Downplayed''': When Bob visits he takes his children to high end local restaurants his ex-wife Alice can't afford to go to, but he still makes sure they do their homework and behave themselves.
* '''Justified''':
* '''Straight''': Bob only got visitation rights for once a month, so when he can visit he spends a lot of money to make up for lost time.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he does visit he throws around his money.
* '''Downplayed''': When Bob visits he takes his children to high end local restaurants his ex-wife Alice can't afford to go to, but he still makes sure they do their homework and behave themselves.
* '''Justified''':
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'''Basic Trope''': An absentee parent tries to buy his their children's love.
* '''Straight''': Bob is divorced from Alice and he onlygot gets visitation rights for with their children, Adam and Betty, once a month, so when he can visit he spends a lot of money to make up for lost time.
time.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he doesvisit visit, he throws around his money.
* '''Downplayed''': When Bobvisits visits, he takes his children Betty and Adam to high end high-end local restaurants his ex-wife Alice can't afford to go to, but he still makes sure they do their homework and behave themselves.
*'''Justified''': '''Justified''':
* '''Straight''': Bob is divorced from Alice and he only
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he does
* '''Downplayed''': When Bob
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** Alice is very rich, so when her poor ex-husband visits he can only afford to take the children to inexpensive activities like playing ball in the park or camping in the local woods.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out Alice is also rich so his lavish gifts are par for the course with them anyway.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out Alice is also rich so his lavish gifts are par for the course with them anyway.
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** Alice is very rich, so and when her poor ex-husband visits Bob visits, he can only afford to take the children to inexpensive activities like playing ball in the park or camping in the local woods.
** Even though Alice is the affluent one, Bob wins over the kids through less expensive but more meaningful activities.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out Alice is alsorich rich, so his lavish gifts are par for the course with them Adam and Betty anyway.
** Even though Alice is the affluent one, Bob wins over the kids through less expensive but more meaningful activities.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out Alice is also
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* '''Parodied''': Bob literally works at Disneyland.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Bob literally works atDisneyland.Disneyland.
** Bob's gifts for Adam and Betty are what even many working-class viewers would consider MundaneLuxury, but in-universe they are luxurious because Alice is even poorer.
** Bob literally works at
** Bob's gifts for Adam and Betty are what even many working-class viewers would consider MundaneLuxury, but in-universe they are luxurious because Alice is even poorer.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
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-->'''Alice''': Bob's got the kids today.
-->'''Chuck''': Disneyland this time?
-->'''Alice''': Well, they asked for somewhere other than Disneyland this time.
-->'''Chuck''': Still, he's got no other tricks up his sleeve.
* '''Invoked''':???Bob didn't plan to go to Disneyland the first time he got to see Adam and Betty after he and Alice divorced, but he had some spare cash and some spare time, and based on their reactions they appreciated it. He drew arguably the wrong lesson from it, though.
-->'''Alice''': Bob's got the kids today.
-->'''Chuck''': Disneyland this time?
-->'''Alice''': Well, they asked for somewhere other than Disneyland this time.
-->'''Chuck''': Still, he's got no other tricks up his sleeve.
* '''Invoked''':
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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice angrily gives Bob a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for making her look boring or mean by comparison because she's left with enforcing the rules. Bob replies with one in turn, revealing he wouldn't feel the need to impress their children with lavish gifts and trips if Alice agreed to split custody and that he thinks she's trying to push him out of their life. He points out that the law is on his side here, and that he should be allowed to be more than a stranger to his children.
* '''Reconstructed''': After the argument Alice calls Bob up again after cooling down and the two of them agree to a compromise - no more expensive gifts or trips outside of special occasions, but in return Bob gets to see his children three days out of the week with alternating weekends (as opposed to the one visit per month he was previously given).
* '''Reconstructed''': After the argument Alice calls Bob up again after cooling down and the two of them agree to a compromise - no more expensive gifts or trips outside of special occasions, but in return Bob gets to see his children three days out of the week with alternating weekends (as opposed to the one visit per month he was previously given).
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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice angrily gives Bob a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for making her look boring or mean by comparison because she's left with enforcing the rules. Bob replies with one in turn, revealing he wouldn't feel the need to impress their children with lavish gifts and trips if Alice agreed to split custody and that he thinks she's trying to push him out of their life. He points out that the law is on his side here, here and that he should be allowed deserves to be more than a stranger to his children.
children.
* '''Reconstructed''': After theargument argument, Alice calls Bob up again after cooling down and the two of them agree to a compromise - compromise: no more expensive gifts or trips outside of special occasions, but in return Bob gets to see his children three days out of the week with alternating weekends (as opposed to the one visit per month he was previously given).given).
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** Bob only got visitation rights for once a month, so when he can visit he spends a lot of money to make up for lost time.
** Bob only got visitation rights for once a month, so when he can visit he spends a lot of money to make up for lost time.
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* '''Straight''':
**'''Straight''': Bob only got visitation rights for once a month, so when he can visit he spends a lot of money to make up for lost time.
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** Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he does visit he throws around his money.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': An absentee parent tries to buy his children's love.
* '''Straight''':
** Bob only got visitation rights for once a month, so when he can visit he spends a lot of money to make up for lost time.
** Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he does visit he throws around his money.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': When Bob visits he takes his children to high end local restaurants his ex-wife Alice can't afford to go to, but he still makes sure they do their homework and behave themselves.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is afraid of his children forgetting about him, so he wants to be memorable.
** Bob is very rich as it is, and sees no reason why his children should suffer just so his ex-wife or her new husband can save face.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice is very rich, so when her poor ex-husband visits he can only afford to take the children to inexpensive activities like playing ball in the park or camping in the local woods.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out Alice is also rich so his lavish gifts are par for the course with them anyway.
* '''Double Subverted''': Until Bob takes it up a notch by buying them private islands.
* '''Parodied''': Bob literally works at Disneyland.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't act differently than he did before he got divorced.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice puts her foot down and tells Bob that if he doesn't stop the trips to Disneyland she'll cut off his custody entirely.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice angrily gives Bob a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for making her look boring or mean by comparison because she's left with enforcing the rules. Bob replies with one in turn, revealing he wouldn't feel the need to impress their children with lavish gifts and trips if Alice agreed to split custody and that he thinks she's trying to push him out of their life. He points out that the law is on his side here, and that he should be allowed to be more than a stranger to his children.
* '''Reconstructed''': After the argument Alice calls Bob up again after cooling down and the two of them agree to a compromise - no more expensive gifts or trips outside of special occasions, but in return Bob gets to see his children three days out of the week with alternating weekends (as opposed to the one visit per month he was previously given).
* '''Straight''':
** Bob only got visitation rights for once a month, so when he can visit he spends a lot of money to make up for lost time.
** Bob is one step above a GlorifiedSpermDonor, only visiting once a year despite having the ability to visit more. When he does visit he throws around his money.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': When Bob visits he takes his children to high end local restaurants his ex-wife Alice can't afford to go to, but he still makes sure they do their homework and behave themselves.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is afraid of his children forgetting about him, so he wants to be memorable.
** Bob is very rich as it is, and sees no reason why his children should suffer just so his ex-wife or her new husband can save face.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice is very rich, so when her poor ex-husband visits he can only afford to take the children to inexpensive activities like playing ball in the park or camping in the local woods.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out Alice is also rich so his lavish gifts are par for the course with them anyway.
* '''Double Subverted''': Until Bob takes it up a notch by buying them private islands.
* '''Parodied''': Bob literally works at Disneyland.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't act differently than he did before he got divorced.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice puts her foot down and tells Bob that if he doesn't stop the trips to Disneyland she'll cut off his custody entirely.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice angrily gives Bob a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for making her look boring or mean by comparison because she's left with enforcing the rules. Bob replies with one in turn, revealing he wouldn't feel the need to impress their children with lavish gifts and trips if Alice agreed to split custody and that he thinks she's trying to push him out of their life. He points out that the law is on his side here, and that he should be allowed to be more than a stranger to his children.
* '''Reconstructed''': After the argument Alice calls Bob up again after cooling down and the two of them agree to a compromise - no more expensive gifts or trips outside of special occasions, but in return Bob gets to see his children three days out of the week with alternating weekends (as opposed to the one visit per month he was previously given).
