abstract class TreeNode {
  parent: this | null = null; // polymorph this
  left: this | null = null;
  right: this | null = null;

  replaceChild(child: this, replacement: this | null = null) { // this - polymorph type
    this.left = child;
    this.right = replacement;
  }

  removeNode() {
    this.parent?.replaceChild(this, null); // ERROR
  }

  removeNode2Way() {
    if (this.parent) {
      this.parent.replaceChild(this, null); // OK
    }
  }
}