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'''Nala''': She's just like you were when you were young.
'''Simba''': Exactly. Do you remember the dangers we put ourselves in?
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{{quote|''"Do as I say, not as I do."''}}
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On the other hand, the unsympathetic side of this is when the parent disciplines the child for doing something that they ''still do'' as a parent, rather than something they ''did'' as a kid, learned a lesson from, and don't do anymore.
Possibly a subtrope of [[Generation Xerox]]. The parent or guardian involved is often a [[Former Teen Rebel]].
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==[[Advertising]]==
* The classic 1987 PSA where the teen son is being blasted by his dad for taking drugs, asks him where he learned to do that from, and the son starts screaming "It was from YOU, alright?! I learned it from watching YOU!"
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* A teacher example: [[Sensei-chan|Kuroi Sensei]] from ''[[Lucky Star]]'' plays the same online game as [[Gamer Chick|Konata]], and has been into MMORPG's since before she was Konata's age, but she tells Konata off for doing that very thing, and ''uses in-game chat to remind her to do her homework''. When Konata calls her out on this, she remarks that, as a teacher, she has a duty to uphold, which Konata accepts as understandable, but still...
* Played for laughs in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Vi Vid]]''. Attempts by Fate to complain about Vivio's [[First Episode Spoiler|newly revealed]] [[Older Alter Ego|adult form]] out of worry were eventually short-circuited when Vivio reminded her that, based on Nanoha's stories...
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* Misae from [[Crayon Shin-chan]] beats bother her [[Domestic Abuse|husband]] and [[Abusive Parents|Shin]] if they flirt with women. However, she is [[Not So Above It All]] when it comes to handsome men.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In ''[[Spider Girl]],'' this is an issue early on—Peter is horrified that teenage May would try to be a superhero, despite doing the same thing at her age. (Though to be fair, that cost him a leg in this universe.) This is latter averted, where Peter notes he understands her not being {{spoiler|with her younger brother in critical condition}}, due to having been busy smashing up crime lords, and that he wasn't there to hear her first words or see her first steps.
== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[The Notebook]]'', Allie's mother scoffs at Allie falling in love a day-laborer in the first act. In the third act, however, she shows Allie that she once loved a day-laborer as well, but instead married Allie's father. She still has feelings for the working man as well.
* In ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to The Future]]'', Marty's mother scoffs at Marty for his behavior with Jennifer. "In my day, we never parked and made out." It's quite the shock to Marty when he travels back in time to find his mother willing to "park for a while".
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'''Mr. Howard:''' ''[mortified]'' I hope so! }}
* ''[[The Lion King|The Lion King 2]]'' has Simba very over-protective of Kiara. At one point, Nala points out to Simba that Kiara's just like they were when they were cubs, and Simba explains that this is what worries him.
* In
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|A Civil Campaign]]'' by [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], two parents get upset about their daughter having premarital sex. A family friend shuts them up by quietly bringing the couch where they first had
* In one of the [[Berenstain Bears]] books, there's a mild version involving a school dress code. The kids adopt obnoxious new fashions, and due to an escalating power struggle between the acting principal who keeps making new rules and the kids using [[Loophole Abuse]], it looks like the school will be going to uniforms... until Grandma Bear defuses the situation by hauling out photos of Papa and Mama Bear in their ludicrous Seventies attire.
* The ''[[Sweet Valley High|Sweet Valley Saga]]'' novel ''The Wakefield Legacy'' featured Theodore Wakefield, the great-great-great grandfather of the Sweet Valley twins, running away from home to avoid an arranged marriage. When Theodore's daughter Sarah was old enough to marry, however, he insisted that she marry the man of his choice rather than the man she loved. Sarah immediately calls him out on his hypocrisy. He doesn't even bother to justify himself, continuing to insist on his right to veto Sarah's choice. This leads to a [[I Have No Son|split between the two that is never healed.]]
* In [[David Weber]]'s ''[[War God]]'' series, Baroness Hanatha Bowmaster is forced to forbid her daughter Leeana from doing many of the things that Hanatha enjoyed doing at Leeana's age. In an unusual twist for this trope, ''Hanatha'' is the one who brings up the fact that she and Leeana's father were guilty of the same and worse, and Hanatha is well aware that she's being hypocritical and unfair. She [[Justified Trope|justifies]] herself, however, by pointing out that (a) She's learned from her experiences and doesn't want Leeana to have to go through the same thing, and (b) Leeana's situation is far more precarious than Hanatha's was - Hanatha had siblings but Leeana is an only child, and thus makes for a much more complicated heir situation.
* In ''Eyes of a Child'' by Richard North Patterson, Chris Paget finds his son Carlo smoking marijuana and [[
== [[Live
* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'': Lane's mom, a strict Christian, eventually found out that she was hiding her life away from her. How she found out was a mystery to us for a long while (how did she know to look under the floorboards?). Then, on Lane's wedding day, we find out that Mrs. Kim hid her life away from her mother (a strict ''Buddhist'') under the floorboards, and still does to this day! And she needs to hide her lifestyle fast before her mother arrives for the wedding!
* The ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "Band Candy" has all the adults regress to teenagerdom; all this, as well as [[Hilarity Ensues|Hilarity]], ensues.
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* ''[[Still Standing]]'': The parents were complete [[Jerkass]]es in high school, so they often run into this trope when disciplining their children.
== [[Music]] ==
* Trisha Yearwood's "She's in Love With the Boy" is about a [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|girl who's in love with a boy]] while her father complains about how stupid and worthless the boy is. After the boy and girl come home late from a date, the father's about to berate the boy, but the mother reminds him that her father used to [[Dual-Meaning Chorus|think the same way]] about him when they were younger.
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* Similar to the above, this is a punchline in ''[[The Buckets]]''. The father complains about how his childrens' music is nothing but noise, prompting ''his'' father to stand there smiling because that's the ''exact same thing'' that he said about ''his'' music when he was younger.
== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==▼
== Theatre ==▼
* Mentioned by [[Dave Barry]] on the subject of marijuana: "'If you take ONE PUFF', they said in between pulls on their king-size cigars, 'you will be HOOKED FOR LIFE'!"▼
* [[George Carlin]] has done a few bits about this subject.▼
{{quote|''These people went from "Do your own thing" to "Just say no!" They went from "Love is all you need" to "Whoever winds up with the most toys, wins", and they went from cocaine to Rogaine.'' }}▼
* [[Bill Engvall]] mentions ones how he smacked his son upside the head because he was hitting another kid, following it up with "We don't hit."▼
▲== [[Theatre]] ==
* [[Discussed Trope]] in a rehearsal scene in ''The Convict's Opera''.
{{quote|'''Director:''' There is a question to consider. Peachum and his wife -- are they both angry with their daughter, I mean, equally angry? Perhaps Mrs Peachum is less angry because she, in her youth, has made the same mistakes that Polly does.
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{{quote|'''Bart:''' Come on, Dad. Didn't you ever do anything wild when you were a kid?
'''Homer:''' Well, when I was ten I got my ear pierced. But this is completely different! }}
* In ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'', Ginger's mom Lois forbids her teen daughter things like using makeup and shaving her legs, but it's immediately shown that Lois
** This is also because Lois believes that Ginger is ''too young'' to be using those things.
* This is parodied on ''[[Family Guy]]'', where Ronald McDonald (you know, a clown) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSmAdDd6q1Q tells his teenage daughter to wash off her excessive makeup.]
▲* In the [[South Park]] [[The Movie|movie]], Kyle's mom is willing to start a war if it means stopping her son from beaving improperly. The episode "It's a Jersey Thing" reveals that she's from [[Joisey]].
* In one episode of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', the girls learn a cuss word from Professor Utonium, and spend the whole day saying it. Later, he scolds them for doing so, and is ''very'' embarrassed when they tell him, in front of ''the whole town'', that they heard it from him. He tries to tell everyone watching [[Bad Liar|that it's probably really]] [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|because of cable]], but he's more honest with the Girls.
* In the sequel to ''[[The Little Mermaid (animation)|The Little Mermaid]]'', Ariel proves no better a parent than her own father was, keeping her daughter sheltered and isolated, despite knowing firsthand how dangerous that could be.
▲== [[Stand Up Comedy]] ==
* In a ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'' episode, Bane is scolding Joshua (his ward) for using the credit card to put a “hit” on Harley, not only because it’s for a petty reason, but because an assassination is always better paid with cash:
▲* Mentioned by [[Dave Barry]] on the subject of marijuana: "'If you take ONE PUFF', they said in between pulls on their king-size cigars, 'you will be HOOKED FOR LIFE'!"
{{quote|'''Joshua:''' Sorry Bane, no, you’re right, you’re right, I shouldn’t have tried to kill Harley. Aw, I guess I was just being… impulsive.
▲* [[George Carlin]] has done a few bits about this subject.
'''Bane:''' Because you are young. The road to maturity is a long one, Joshua.
▲{{quote|''These people went from "Do your own thing" to "Just say no!" They went from "Love is all you need" to "Whoever winds up with the most toys, wins", and they went from cocaine to Rogaine.'' }}
''{Turns to leave, but trips over a chair.}''
▲* [[Bill Engvall]] mentions ones how he smacked his son upside the head because he was hitting another kid, following it up with "We don't hit."
'''Bane:''' ARGH! GODDAM IT! Who put that there! ''(Cut to outside, with the chair being thrown out the window)'' Blow up on the ground, you stupid office chair!}}<ref>Note that Bane's "enmity" with chairs is something of a [[Running Gag]] in this series.</ref>
* Minor example in ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]''. When a suggestion is made to forego Anakin's trials and promote him early, the one arguing the most against it is Jedi Master Oppo Rancisis:
{{quote|'''Rancisis:''' That is what concerns me. To walk the path of the Jedi, one's spirit must be strong. That requires discipline. And he has often disobeyed you, has he not Master Obi-Wan?
'''Yoda:''' Did you not disobey me from time to time in your youth, Master Rancisis?}}
:* Of course, Anakin proves no better in the [[Spiritual Successor]], ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', often scolding [[The Apprentice| Ahsoka Tano]] for reckless acts similar to what he himself did in the prequel trilogy (and we all know how ''that'' turned out). In fact, it is strongly hinted that the reason the Council wanted him to mentor Tano is out of hope it would teach him to be more cautious.
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[[Category:The Parent Trope]]
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