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* SingleParentsAreUndesirable: Single parents have difficulties dating.
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* VillainousMotherSonDuo

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* VillainousMotherSonDuoVillainousMotherSonDuo: A villainess is assisted by her son.



* WorldOfNoGrandparents
* YourSonAllAlong

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* WorldOfNoGrandparents
WorldOfNoGrandparents: None of the characters have grandparents.
* YourSonAllAlongYourSonAllAlong: A character finds out they're actually the parent of a child they know, but were unaware they were related to.
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* MysteriousParent
* NewChildLeftBehind

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* MysteriousParent
MysteriousParent: When the reason for ParentalAbandonment is revealed and the parent is an important character.
* NewChildLeftBehindNewChildLeftBehind: A male character gets a female character pregnant before he leaves for a long period of time.



* NotActuallyHisChild
* NotoriousParent

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* NotActuallyHisChild
NotActuallyHisChild: One character is believed the biological parent of another. Turns out they were wrong.
* NotoriousParentNotoriousParent: A parent runs away from their offspring because they are a fugitive criminal wanted by law enforcement.



* OrphansOrdeal
* OverEnthusiasticParents

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* OrphansOrdeal
OrphansOrdeal: Highlighting the unpleasant side of losing one's parents to [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest death]] or [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment]].
* OverEnthusiasticParentsOverEnthusiasticParents: Parents who love their kids to embarrassing extremes.



* ParentalBetrayal

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* ParentalBetrayalParentalBetrayal: Someone betrays their child.



* ParentalTitleCharacterization
* ParentsAreWrong

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* ParentalTitleCharacterization
ParentalTitleCharacterization: What you call your parents indicates your relationship with them.
* ParentsAreWrongParentsAreWrong: Parents need to let go of tradition so their kids can be free.



* RemarriedToTheMistress

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* RemarriedToTheMistressRemarriedToTheMistress: A character gets remarried to someone they were having an affair with.



* SafetyWorst

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* SafetyWorstSafetyWorst: Parents who take safety precautions to such an extent that they're impractical and/or no fun.



* SinsOfOurFathers

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* SinsOfOurFathersSinsOfOurFathers: Children who are punished for what their parents have done.



* TeenageWasteland

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* TeenageWastelandTeenageWasteland: Kids now have adult power and responsibility and rule over society.



* VicariouslyAmbitious

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* VicariouslyAmbitiousVicariouslyAmbitious: A parent pushes their child be what they think is best.
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* VillainousMotherSonDuo
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* NoFathersAllowed: Cultures where having fathers present in their kid's lives is discouraged.
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* HatesTheirParent: A character outright despises at least one of their parents.
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* MyBelovedSmother

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* MyBelovedSmotherMyBelovedSmother: A bossy, overprotective, clingy mother.



* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Parents compares their children unfavorably to their friends, with with the implications that they would have preferred the friend to be their child instead of their biological offspring.

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* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Parents compares compare their children unfavorably to their friends, with with the implications that they would have preferred the friend to be their child instead of their biological offspring.
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* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Parents express disappointment when their child didn't turn out the way they wanted.

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* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Parents express disappointment when compares their children unfavorably to their friends, with with the implications that they would have preferred the friend to be their child didn't turn out the way they wanted.instead of their biological offspring.
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* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: A parent uses violence against their child, and then makes their child feel their responsible about it.

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* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: A parent uses violence against their child, and then makes their child feel their they're responsible about it.
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* RaisedByTheCommunity: A child's parents are so incompetent or in over their heads, their community helps raise them instead.
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* FinalFirstHug
* FinancialAbuse

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* FinalFirstHug
FinalFirstHug: A parent only expresses their true feeling when they are dying.
* FinancialAbuseFinancialAbuse: A parent abuses their child by using money to control them.



* GeneHunting
** WhosYourDaddy

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* GeneHunting
GeneHunting: An adopted child searches for their biological parents.
** WhosYourDaddyWhosYourDaddy: A character is unsure who their real father is.



* GlorifiedSpermDonor
* HalfSiblingAngst

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* GlorifiedSpermDonor
GlorifiedSpermDonor: A character has a father who left after impregnating the mother.
* HalfSiblingAngstHalfSiblingAngst: Two siblings can't get along because they only share one biological parent.



* JockDadNerdSon

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* JockDadNerdSonJockDadNerdSon: The father is very athletic. The son is nerdy but not athletic.



* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal

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* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminalMamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal: The mother of a criminal denies that her child could ever be such a thing.



* MeddlingParents

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* MeddlingParentsMeddlingParents: Parents who are too involved in their children's lives.



* PromotionToParent: A character who has to raise their younger sibling because their parents have died.

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* PromotionToParent: A character who has to raise their younger sibling because their parents have died.are absent.
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* HonorRelatedAbuse

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* HonorRelatedAbuseHonorRelatedAbuse: A character is mistreated or killed by their family for the sake of preserving the family's honor.



* IHateYouVampireDad

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* IHateYouVampireDadIHateYouVampireDad: An [[TragicMonster angsty vampire]] hates the person who turned them into one (who may be a parental figure, or even their actual parent).



* IMissMom
* ImaginaryFriend
* InadequateInheritor
* ItRunsInTheFamily

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* IMissMom
IMissMom: Character misses their dead/missing parent(s).
* ImaginaryFriend
ImaginaryFriend: A child treats a figment of their imagination as their best friend to compensate for their loner reputation.
* InadequateInheritor
InadequateInheritor: A child's or heir's worthiness of an inheritance is questioned by their elders.
* ItRunsInTheFamilyItRunsInTheFamily: Family members tend to have similar personalities.



** GrandparentalObliviousness

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** GrandparentalObliviousnessGrandparentalObliviousness: A grandparent left in charge of their grandchildren is too senile to keep a proper eye on them.



* ParentsAsPeople

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* ParentsAsPeopleParentsAsPeople: Parents with proper character traits besides their parenthood.



* SecretOtherFamily
* ShedTheFamilyName

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* SecretOtherFamily
SecretOtherFamily: A character has another family that's unbeknownst to their other one.
* ShedTheFamilyNameShedTheFamilyName: A character changes their family name in order to disassociate themselves from a hated family member.



* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids

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* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKidsStrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Super strict parenting causes the children to become good at hiding things from their parents.



* ThatThingIsNotMyChild
* ThinkOfTheChildren

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* ThatThingIsNotMyChild
ThatThingIsNotMyChild: A character refuses to consider a clone or artificially created person made from their DNA to be their child.
* ThinkOfTheChildrenThinkOfTheChildren: A MoralGuardian who selfishly [[MediaWatchdog blames media]] for being a poor parent rather than their own mistakes.



* TrophyChild
* TurnOutLikeHisFather
* UnpleasantParentReveal

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* TrophyChild
TrophyChild: A child who is treated as a status symbol by their parents more so than a person.
* TurnOutLikeHisFather
TurnOutLikeHisFather: A character ends up becoming like their parent.
* UnpleasantParentRevealUnpleasantParentReveal: A character meets their missing parent, only to find out that they're not anything like the child had hoped they would be.
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* JealousParent

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* JealousParentJealousParent: A mom or dad compete with their child for their spouse's affection.



* LetHerGrowUpDear

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* LetHerGrowUpDearLetHerGrowUpDear: The father doesn't want the child (often a girl) to have romance, but the mother doesn't mind.

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* AffairBlameTheBastard: Taking out your anger from your spouse's infidelity on the bastard child born of said infidelity.


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** AffairBlameTheBastard: Taking out your anger from your spouse's infidelity on the bastard child born of said infidelity.
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* AffairBlameTheBastard: Taking out your anger from your spouse's infidelity on the bastard child born of said infidelity.
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** ArchnemesisDad
** EvilMatriarch

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** ArchnemesisDad
ArchnemesisDad: The villain is the protagonist's father.
** EvilMatriarchEvilMatriarch: A villainous mother.



* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent

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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParentAmbiguouslyAbsentParent: A character has a parental figure missing from their life without any explanation as to why.



* BabyFactory
* BastardAngst

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* BabyFactory
BabyFactory: Women are used to make babies for profit.
* BastardAngstBastardAngst: Being the child of unwed parents causes a character grief.



** ChocolateBaby

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** ChocolateBabyChocolateBaby: A supposed father is obviously not the biological father, because the baby looks ''very'' different.



* BetrayalByOffspring

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* BetrayalByOffspringBetrayalByOffspring: A child betrays their parents.



* ConvenientlyAnOrphan

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* ConvenientlyAnOrphanConvenientlyAnOrphan: A character is an orphan so the plot can move along more easily.



* DadTheVeteran
* DeceptiveLegacy

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* DadTheVeteran
DadTheVeteran: A parent who is a retired military person.
* DeceptiveLegacyDeceptiveLegacy: A child is told lies about their absent parents.



* ElderAbuse
* FatherIDontWantToFight
* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo

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* ElderAbuse
ElderAbuse: When the now-old parent is abused.
* FatherIDontWantToFight
FatherIDontWantToFight: The ProudWarriorRaceGuy is upset that his son doesn't want to embrace his warrior culture.
* FamilyRelationshipSwitcherooFamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: A lie about a family relationship is revealed.



* FollowInMyFootsteps

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* FollowInMyFootstepsFollowInMyFootsteps: Parents want what's best for their children and so they are forced into their shoes.
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* TheTrapParents

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* TheTrapParentsTheTrapParents: An orphan gains some parents that don't want them to hang around their friends.



* WhenYouComingHomeDad
* WhereDidWeGoWrong

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* WhenYouComingHomeDad
WhenYouComingHomeDad: Someone's dad is almost too busy for them.
* WhereDidWeGoWrongWhereDidWeGoWrong: When a kid turns out different than the parents hoped, the parents wonder where they went wrong.



* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou

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* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent
WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: When parents are disappointed that their kids failed to live up to their expectations of them.
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYouWhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: A parent uses violence against their child, and then makes their child feel their responsible about it.
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* DaddyDidntShow
* DaddyDNATest

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* DaddyDidntShow
DaddyDidntShow: A parent fails to show up for their child's special event.
* DaddyDNATestDaddyDNATest: Trying to find out who the dad of a baby is by giving the baby a DNA test.



* DaddysLittleVillain
* DadsOffFightingInTheWar

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* DaddysLittleVillain
DaddysLittleVillain: A villain's equally evil daughter.
* DadsOffFightingInTheWarDadsOffFightingInTheWar: A dad who's absent because he's serving in the military.



* LikeParentLikeSpouse

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* LikeParentLikeSpouseLikeParentLikeSpouse: A character's LoveInterest is similar to one of their parents, be it in looks or personality.



* NewParentNomenclatureProblem

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* NewParentNomenclatureProblemNewParentNomenclatureProblem: A character debates whether to call their non-biological parent "Mom" or "Dad".
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* DisneylandDad: A divorced parents wins their child's affection by taking them to expensive places.

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* DisneylandDad: A divorced parents parent wins their child's affection by taking them to expensive places.



* JunkieParent
** AlcoholicParent

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* JunkieParent
JunkieParent: A parent who is a drug addict.
** AlcoholicParentAlcoholicParent: A parent who is an alcoholic.



* MaternallyChallenged

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* MaternallyChallengedMaternallyChallenged: A woman who has no idea how to raise a child.



* MeetTheInLaws

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* MeetTheInLawsMeetTheInLaws: A character meets the parents of their new spouse.



* ParentalNeglect

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* ParentalNeglectParentalNeglect: Parents who don't care for their kids.



* ParentNeverCameBackFromTheStore
* ParentWithNewParamour

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* ParentNeverCameBackFromTheStore
ParentNeverCameBackFromTheStore: A parent leaves to run a casual errand and never comes back.
* ParentWithNewParamourParentWithNewParamour: A character reacts to their parent receiving a new LoveInterest.



* TakingTheKids

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* TakingTheKidsTakingTheKids: When parents split up, one of them takes the kids when they leave.



* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead

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* YouShouldHaveDiedInsteadYouShouldHaveDiedInstead: A parent expresses disappointment that their child survived instead of the person who died.
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* AlwaysAChildToParent
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents

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* AlwaysAChildToParent
AlwaysAChildToParent: A parent has trouble treating their children like adults as they mature over the course of the series.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParentsAmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: A child's parents embarrass them in public.



* CinderellaCircumstances

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* CinderellaCircumstancesCinderellaCircumstances: A child is treated like a servant by their parents.



* DisneylandDad
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild

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* DisneylandDad
DisneylandDad: A divorced parents wins their child's affection by taking them to expensive places.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChildDoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Parents who don't know any personal information about their child that they should know.



* HandsOffParenting

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* HandsOffParentingHandsOffParenting: Parents who don't actively raise their children.



* PromotionToParent

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* PromotionToParentPromotionToParent: A character who has to raise their younger sibling because their parents have died.



* StageMom

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* StageMomStageMom: A parent who pushes their child into show business.
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* ClosetPunishment: Parent punishes their children by locking them in a closet.
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* ParentalSavingsSplurge: Your parents spend your dedicated college savings for selfish reasons.
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* NotoriousParent
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** BastardBastard: A character who is a bastard in both sense of the word (i.e., a child born out of wedlock and a jerk).

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** BastardBastard: A character who is a bastard in both sense senses of the word (i.e., a child born out of wedlock and a jerk).
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* ParentalFashionVeto

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* ParentalFashionVetoParentalFashionVeto: A parent forbids their child to wear clothes which are deemed "unsuitable".

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* AdoptionDiss

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* AdoptionDissAdoptionDiss: Someone gets insulted for being adopted.



* AntiSmotherLoveTalk

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* AntiSmotherLoveTalkAntiSmotherLoveTalk: It's argued that you can't pamper your children forever and that sooner or later they'll have to figure out how to do things by themselves.



** BastardBastard

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** BastardBastardBastardBastard: A character who is a bastard in both sense of the word (i.e., a child born out of wedlock and a jerk).



* CallingParentsByTheirName

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* CallingParentsByTheirNameCallingParentsByTheirName: A child shows disrespect toward their parents by addressing them by their given names instead of "Mom or "Dad".



* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou

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* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYouDaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: An estranged father gives an excuse for why he abandoned his child.



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* FreudianExcuse

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* FreudianExcuseFreudianExcuse: Many examples of a character being evil or mean because of past misfortune has the past misfortune involve issues with the bad guy's parents.



* GiveHimANormalLife

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* GiveHimANormalLifeGiveHimANormalLife: An unusual character gives up their child for adoption because they don't want their kid to be roped up with the bizarreness or extraordinarity of their life.



* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood

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* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhoodHilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: A character is shown to have a ridiculously rough childhood for BlackComedy.



* IAmNotMyFather

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* IAmNotMyFatherIAmNotMyFather: A character does not like being compared to their parent.



* IWantMyMommy

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* IWantMyMommyIWantMyMommy: A character cries for their mother to come help them. Can be played for comedy by having them yell for mommy once they realize they're in trouble, or played for drama by having them cry for mommy while in inevitable peril.



* LoserSonOfLoserDad
* LukeIAmYourFather
** LukeYouAreMyFather

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* LoserSonOfLoserDad
LoserSonOfLoserDad:A character is derided as being a loser just because their father was pathetic.
* LukeIAmYourFather
LukeIAmYourFather: Someone reveals to another person that they are that person's father.
** LukeYouAreMyFatherLukeYouAreMyFather: Someone reveals to another person that they are that person's child.



* MamasBabyPapasMaybe
* MandatoryMotherhood

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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe
MamasBabyPapasMaybe: A father is unsure if his child is really his.
* MandatoryMotherhoodMandatoryMotherhood: Society essentially forces women to become mothers.



* AMistakeIsBorn

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* AMistakeIsBornAMistakeIsBorn: A child is conceived when the parents didn't intend to have children.



* OedipusComplex
* Theatre/OedipusRex

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* OedipusComplex
* Theatre/OedipusRex
OedipusComplex: A person who has a sexual interest in their mother.



* OpenMindedParent

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* OpenMindedParentOpenMindedParent: A parent who is completely fine with their child being unusual or different.



* OverprotectiveDad
* ParentalAbandonment
** DisappearedDad
** MissingMom

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* OverprotectiveDad
OverprotectiveDad: A father who will be confrontational to anyone he suspects is getting too close to his daughter.
* ParentalAbandonment
ParentalAbandonment: Neither of the character's parents are accounted for.
** DisappearedDad
DisappearedDad: The character's mother is present, but not their father.
** MissingMomMissingMom: A character's father is present, but not their mother.



* ParentalFavoritism
** TheUnfavourite
* ParentalIncest

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* ParentalFavoritism
ParentalFavoritism: A child the parents like more than the rest of their offspring.
** TheUnfavourite
TheUnfavourite: The child who is ignored and neglected in favor of the other children.
* ParentalIncestParentalIncest: Sex between a parent and a child.



* ParentalObliviousness

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* ParentalObliviousnessParentalObliviousness: Parents who are unaware of what their child is getting involved with.



* ParentalSubstitute
** MotherlyScientist

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* ParentalSubstitute
ParentalSubstitute: A character who acts as someone's parental figure when their real parents are absent or out of focus.
** MotherlyScientistMotherlyScientist: A scientist who regards their creations as being their children.



* PervertDad

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* PervertDadPervertDad: A father with an incestuous interest in his daughter.



* SolomonDivorce

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* SolomonDivorceSolomonDivorce: Divorced parents divide which children they retain custody of.



* YoureNotMyFather

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* YoureNotMyFatherYoureNotMyFather: Someone tells another person that they are not their parent, regardless of whether or not it's true.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: When children call their parents for their actions.

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* CallingTheOldManOut: When children call out their parents for their actions.
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* ParentsAreWrong

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* AbusiveParents

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* AbusiveParentsAbusiveParents: When parents treat their children horribly.



* AntagonisticOffspring

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* AntagonisticOffspringAntagonisticOffspring: When a child is antagonistic towards their parents.



* BecauseISaidSo

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* BecauseISaidSoBecauseISaidSo: Parents using vague reasons for why their children shouldn't do certain things.



* CallingTheOldManOut

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* CallingTheOldManOutCallingTheOldManOut: When children call their parents for their actions.



* DeniedFoodAsPunishment

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* DeniedFoodAsPunishmentDeniedFoodAsPunishment: Parents punish their children by denying them of food.



* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff

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* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOffDontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Parents use CorporalPunishment on their children as a method of punishment.



* EducationMama

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* EducationMamaEducationMama: When parents are very pushy with their children's education.



* FantasyForbiddingFather

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* FantasyForbiddingFatherFantasyForbiddingFather: A parent doesn't approve of their child's career choice.



* ForYourOwnGood

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* ForYourOwnGoodForYourOwnGood: A parent's explanation in doing something unpleasant to their children (usually forcing them to do something they don't like).



* GentleTouchVsFirmHand

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* GentleTouchVsFirmHandGentleTouchVsFirmHand: Two parents have different methods in guiding their children - one is through kindness while the other is through strictness.



* IHaveNoSon

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* IHaveNoSonIHaveNoSon: When a parent disowns their child for some reason.



* IWantGrandkids

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* IWantGrandkidsIWantGrandkids: Parents pressure their children to have children of their own.



* KnightTemplarParent

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* KnightTemplarParentKnightTemplarParent: Parents going above and beyond the limit in protecting their children.



* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild

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* MaternalDeathBlameTheChildMaternalDeathBlameTheChild: The father (and by extension the rest of the family) blame the child for the mother's death.



* OffingTheOffspring

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* OffingTheOffspringOffingTheOffspring: Parents killing their children.



* PushoverParents

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* PushoverParentsPushoverParents: Parents who don't control their children's behavior.



* ResentfulGuardian

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* ResentfulGuardianResentfulGuardian: A parent hates their children for putting them in a position as guardian.



* TheUnfavorite



* ToughLove

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* ToughLoveToughLove: Parents treating their children harshly to make them better.



* UselessBystanderParent

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* UselessBystanderParentUselessBystanderParent: A parent does little or nothing to protect their child from abuse.



* WasTooHardOnHim
* WellDoneDadGuy
* WellDoneSonGuy

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* WasTooHardOnHim
WasTooHardOnHim: When parent feels remorseful for scolding or punishing their child, especially too harshly.
* WellDoneDadGuy
WellDoneDadGuy: A parent wants the approval from their child.
* WellDoneSonGuyWellDoneSonGuy: A child wants the approval from their parent.



* WhyAreYouNotMySon

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* WhyAreYouNotMySonWhyAreYouNotMySon: Parents express disappointment when their child didn't turn out the way they wanted.
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