For Your Own Good: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|[[Believing Their Own Lies|We only buy into what we can sell]]<br />

 

All too often, when someone is forced to do something they don't want to do, they will be told, "It's for your own good!" This will usually be said by a parent. Other variations may include "We're doing this because we love you" or "We're doing this because we care". Often [[Truth in Television]].

* A whole lot of abusive parents in manga and anime eventually break down sobbing and explaining that it was all, in some brain-twisty way, [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|for the child's own good]] and they actually care. [[Values Dissonance|They are almost without exception immediately forgiven.]] Even when what they did was hideous and illogical and ineffective and the kid will clearly be dealing with it for the rest of his or her life.

** If they don't cry, the chance of this (forgiveness) is much lower. See {{spoiler|Charles vi Britannia}} for detailed example.

 

== Film ==

== Music ==

* An indirect version in the song ''Sooner or Later'': "We only want what's best for you, that's why we tell you what to do."

 

== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

 

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