History Main / IMissMom

* ''Film/WishYouWereHere'': In the film, which is set in a small beachside town, the central character of Lynda deeply misses her late mother. The film's title [[DoubleMeaningTitle doubles]] as a reference to living in a scenic area and as a lament to an absent loved one.

* ''Film/WhiteWolvesII: Legend of the Wild'': Beri is in a deep depression about the death of her mother.

* In ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', "Homesickness" is a Standard Status Effect which exclusively affects Ness at random. To get rid of it, you actually have to call your mother on the telephone. Or "use" a newly-hatched chick; it's not clear what this entails, but it removes the baby bird from the character's inventory.

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': While later writers seemed to forget she existed in favor of focusing on [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim]]'s dad Tim was really broken up by his mom's death. In ''Batman #455'':

* In ''The Stand'', Harold says something like this to Fran. She doesn't know how to react.

* ''Film/MyLifeAsADog'': Ingemar's mother dies early in the film. This is however subverted in the fact that Ingemar lost everything at the time. His father was already gone and when his mother died, he was separated from his brother, his pet dog, and everything he knew.

* The musical version of "James and the Giant Peach" addressed this not just with James, but with the other insects once they find out that James's parents are dead.
--> Ladybug: James, I've lost my family as well.
--> Grasshopper: As have I. I miss them terribly.
--> James (on the verge of tears) I miss Mum and Dad every second of every day.
--> Grasshopper: Of course you do.

* ''Film/WildThings'': In one of her few (if only) scenes with genuine emotional depth, AlphaBitch Kelly Van Ryan tearfully declares "I miss dad" this to her mother. (It's revealed in the next handful of lines that he killed himself and heavily implied that this is why she's so screwed up).

* [[PlayedForLaughs Played for very dark laughs]] in an episode of ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' when a father is starting a race between his two children with a starter pistol. One child asks if he remembered to put blanks in the gun this time, then the second child says this.

Distinct from MissingMom or other ParentalAbandonment tropes in that the parent of the character in question was an active force in their life, for good or bad, but is now permanently gone. CharacterDeath, or maybe just certifiably dead from the beginning. Contrast with AmbiguouslyAbsentParent, where Mama's absence isn't acknowledged.

* A rare example where someone says this about ''both'' parents is seen in Episode 25 of ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' ; [[OnlyChildSyndrome Barnaby]] (whose parents were murdered when he was four) [[GraveMarkingScene visits their grave]] and ends up in tears, saying "I miss you... Mum, Dad! I wish... I could've spent more time with the two of you."

'''Bruce:''' Nightmare, I’d say. Want to tell me…?\\
'''Tim:''' No! That is–I’m okay now. It wasn’t anything I can’t handle.\\

'''Tim:''' The funeral. Her funeral. My Mommy’s funeral.

* ''FanFic/ACrownOfStars'': Shinji and Asuka decided to follow Daniel mainly because he promised he would give them their mothers back.
* ''FanFic/AdviceAndTrust'': When Shinji and Asuka open up to each other after their {{first kiss}}, they talk about their mothers' deaths and how much they miss them. Several months later, when they [[spoiler:deduce that Yui and Kyoko are inside their giant robots, Asuka is thrilled and eager to get into her Eva and try to talk to her mother]].

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* Alice Fujii from ''Manga/{{Arachnid}}'' feels guilty about her mother's suicide.

* A bit of a darker version here; ''WesternAnimation/BambiII'' had Bambi yell "I wish Mother were here instead of you!" after he finds out that his father was going to give him to another doe because he didn't know how to take care of him.

* A bit of a darker version here; ''Disney/{{Bambi}} 2'' had Bambi yell "I wish Mother were here instead of you!" after he finds out that his father was going to give him to another doe because he didn't know how to take care of him.

** While avoiding the exact phrase, the series includes a scene of Shinji and Gendo visiting Yui's grave that kind of carries the feel of this trope. Rather than the standard "I miss her too" sentiment though, Gendo instead discusses how he was fortunate to have what time he did with her and how important it is to rise above the loss, which Shinji finds rather inspiring.
*** Then again, [[spoiler:the ultimate goal of the master plan that Gendo is scheming throughout the series, is using an apocalyptic event to reunite his soul with Yui]].

** In the first chapter [[TheHero Jordy]] asks Asbeth about his deceased mother. Asbeth's reply makes clear that Jordy constantly asks about her.

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': While later writers seemed to forget she existed in favor of focusing on [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim]]'s dad Tim was really broken up by his mom's death.

--->''Batman'' #455
* While [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy]]'s history is [[ContinuitySnarl/DonnaTroy subject to change]] her most iconic and oft revisited backstory involves her being adopted at an early age, then losing her adoptive parents and being rescued from a fire by ComicBook/WonderWoman, who took her home with her where her mother adopted Donna. Despite being perfectly happy with her adoptive family she spends a lot of time searching for her bio mom and previous adoptive parents, as she has vague but happy memories of them and misses them.

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* Literature/HarryPotter is pretty stoic about this, having no memories of his parents, but he has a moment like this [[TearJerker when he visits his parents' grave]].
** Also, at the end of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire The Goblet of Fire]]'', when Mrs. Weasley hugs him he reflects that he'd never before been hugged in that way, the way a mother hugs her child.
*** Of course, in the same book [[{{Jerkass}} Rita]] [[IntrepidReporter Skeeter]] [[TwistingTheWords twists words around]] and literally [[MaliciousSlander writes that he cries for his mother every night]].

-->'''Buffy:''' I don't understand. I don't know how to live in this world, if these are the choices, if everything just gets stripped away. I don't see the point. I just wish... [[IWantMyMommy I just wish my mom was here.]]