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7	->''"[When] you get past the age where you're capable of believing there's something carnivorous and hairy under the bed, you don't then lose your capacity for fear. The monsters go, and in their place, lucky you, you get to start imagining real calamities: losing your parents in a car wreck, becoming destitute, having someone you love turn on you, or doing something so shocking that the community ostracizes you."''
8	-->-- '''Alyx Dellamonica''', ''[[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/11/twilight-vs-flowers-in-the-attic-sick-sex-smackdown-eighties-style Twilight vs. Flowers in the Attic: Sick Sex Smackdown, Eighties Style]]''
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10	Adult Fears are about the things mature, well-adjusted adults generally ''are'' concerned about, as opposed to supernatural, [[FirstWorldProblems petty]], or far-fetched fears: The safety of their children, the safety of their neighborhood, the fidelity of their spouse, the loyalty of their friends and coworkers, the health of themselves and their family, being able to pay their bills, etc. This list comprises tropes related to such fears.
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13	!!Tropes:
14	* AngerBornOfWorry: Someone being relieved that someone is safe while also being angry that they put themselves in danger.
15	* AxesAtSchool: A student brings a weapon into a school, often with the intention of using it to hurt people.
16	* BabyBeMine: Kidnapping someone else's kid because something bad happened to your own.
17	* ChildrenForcedToKill: Circumstances force a child into committing fatal violence.
18	* DeathOfAChild: Stories dealing with child death.
19	* ForcedMiscarriage: Someone conspires to deliberately cause someone else to miscarry a pregnancy.
20	* GrowingUpSucks: Becoming an adult means having to deal with the struggles and worries of adulthood.
21	* HarmfulToMinors: Children experience or witness potentially traumatic events.
22	* IHaveYourWife: A villain kidnaps a character's loved one to coerce them.
23	* ImperiledInPregnancy: A pregnant woman is placed in some sort of danger; there will likely be some emphasis on the expectant mother fearing for her unborn child's wellbeing. Depending upon how far along she is, she may also be incapable of defending herself or escaping easily.
24	* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: Non-human villains whose schtick is abducting children.
25	* JoblessParentDrama: A parent loses their job and worries about how they'll provide for their child(ren).
26	* KidAmidTheChaos: A child trapped in the middle of some massive, chaotic event, common in disaster films.
27	* MaternityCrisis: A woman goes into labor while some kind of calamity is taking place, potentially endangering her and her child.
28	* MinorLivingAlone: A child or underage teen is fending for themselves for some reason.
29	* MissingChild: A child goes missing, with the possibility something horrible happened to them.
30	* {{Mundanger}}: A mundane source of peril in a setting with notably supernatural elements.
31	* NeverARunaway: A supposed "runaway" did not, in fact, run away, and therefore may be in a horrific situation.
32	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: A parent must deal with their child predeceasing them.
33	* PanickyExpectantFather: The father of an unborn baby starts freaking out during the birth; this is usually PlayedForLaughs, but can be presented more seriously, especially if there's legitimate reasons for the father to be worried about his partner and/or their child.
34	* ParanoiaFuel: Something that makes adult audiences worry about if what happened in the work were to happen to them or those they care for.
35	* PregnantHostage: A pregnant woman is taken as a hostage.
36	* RealismInducedHorror: An AudienceReaction where viewers find something especially horrifying because it can happen in RealLife.
37	* TheRunaway: A minor runs away from home, potentially causing worry for their parents; they may also have run away because of a bad home life.
38	* StrugglingSingleMother: A mother who struggles to provide for her child(ren) without support from the child(ren)'s father (who is either unwilling or unable to help).
39	* StrayingBaby: Watch out, unsupervised baby on the loose!
40	* TragicStillbirth: An unborn child dies in the womb, causing distress for the family.
41	* TroubledChild: A child has behavioral or psychological issues, often due to abuse, neglect or other trauma.
42	* TroubledTeen: A teenager has behavioral or psychological issues, often due to abuse, neglect or other trauma.
43	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: A child engages in behavior considered abnormal for their age.
44	* WouldHurtAChild: An adult or teenager -- usually a villain -- who is prepared to harm a child.

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