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Simply put, a [[Stable Time Loop]] where one is his own ancestor. Of course, this implies an [[Identical Grandson]], and an [[Temporal Paradox|Ontological Paradox]] which results in a quarter of one's DNA being created from out of nowhere. |
Simply put, a [[Stable Time Loop]] where one is his own ancestor. Of course, this implies an [[Identical Grandson]], and an [[Temporal Paradox|Ontological Paradox]] which results in a quarter of one's DNA being created from out of nowhere. |
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It should be noted that the song which named this trope, ''I'm My Own Grandpa'', is ''not'' an example of the trope, as it includes no actual time travel. |
It should be noted that the song which named this trope, ''I'm My Own Grandpa'', is ''not'' an example of the trope, as it includes no actual time travel. That song instead involves a pair of [[May-December Romance|intergenerational marriages]].<ref>The protagonist marries a [[Widow Woman]], and his father marries the woman's daughter. Technically, he's his own ''step''-grandfather.</ref> |
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If they're just pretending to be their grandchild, then that's [[My Grandson, Myself]]. See also [[Kid From the Future]], for more time-travel and offspring related hijinks, and [[Time Travel Romance]], which could lead to this trope. |
If they're just pretending to be their grandchild, then that's [[My Grandson, Myself]]. See also [[Kid From the Future]], for more time-travel and offspring related hijinks, and [[Time Travel Romance]], which could lead to this trope. |
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