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WATCH: Alan Thicke Wants To Talk To You About Your Parents' Divorce

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YOU AND ALAN THICKE NEED TO TALK... from Everything Is Terrible! on Vimeo.

Still grappling with your parents' divorce after all these years? "Growing Pains" star (and Robin Thicke's dad) Alan Thicke is here to help.

The video above was posted by the website Everything Is Terrible about a year ago, but it resurfaced on Reddit Monday. Watching it reminds us that just because someone plays a beloved dad on TV doesn't necessarily mean they're a pro at dolling out fatherly advice to the masses.

Kids, you heard it from Alan Thicke first: Don't call 911 over your parents' divorce -- the police can't help you with this one.

H/T Redditor antdude

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Courtney Love (08 of29)

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Old Destiny's Child(09 of29)

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Ace of Base(25 of29)

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Scrunchies(26 of29)

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Eyes Wide Shut(27 of29)

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The Aladdin Cartoon(28 of29)

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