Line #9 Quotes/ParentsAsPeople


1	[[AC:FanWorks]]
2	->Now Mar believed that she never cared for her parents. She despised them for constantly arguing and yet pretending everything was all right in her presence. She had been counting the days until she could turn eighteen and leave home.\
3	And yet now, when she was alone, clinging on to the flotsam that had survived her sunken house, she would have given almost anything to have them back. Her beautiful but admittedly naggy mother, who always sighed in disappointment at her for not living up to her potential. Her workaholic father who never spent time home if he could help it. As parents, they were horrible at their job, but they were there.
4	-->-- ''Fanfic/MarieDSuesseAndTheMysteryNewPirateAge''
5
6	->"For five years, and more," he said, "I was father to all of you."\
7	"And you did a good job," Scott continued. "I can't say you were perfect, but no dad is. And I needed that. I'm the only orphan here, Prof."
8	-->-- ''Fanfic/XMen1970''
9
10	->'''Joe Danvers:''' Does that suit have to be that small?\
11	'''ComicBook/CarolDanvers:''' All the fashion these days, Dad. I hope you understand.\
12	'''Joe:''' I'm not sure. But I guess we'll have to live with it.
13	-->-- ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires''
14
15	->'''Naomi Kent:''' "Why is he doing this, Jerome? Why can't we...can't we control the situation? For cripes' sake, we're the parents here. He is our foster son."\
16	'''Jerome Kent:''': "Yes. But every son, every daughter, starts breaking the cord to the family sooner or later. It's our job to make sure he doesn't break it too soon, too completely, or in the wrong way. Nonetheless, Nay...I think our boy’s started to break it."\
17	'''Naomi Kent:''' "And there's nothing we can do about it?"\
18	'''Jerome Kent:''' "Oh, there's certainly something we can do about it. We just have to do it in the right way, Nay. In the right way."\
19	'''Naomi Kent:''' "And what if he doesn't accept it?"\
20	'''Jerome Kent:''' "Make your own answer, Naomi. Because I'm not sure I'm up to making one myself."
21	-->-- ''Fanfic/TheDayAfterYouSavedTheMultiverse''
22
23	[[AC:Film -- Live-Action]]
24	->''"I'm sorry I didn't do none of it right, but [[SoProudOfYou I'm damn lucky you was my boy]]."''
25	-->-- '''[[spoiler:Yondu]]''', ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''
26
27	->''"Luke, we are [[SurpassedTheTeacher what they move beyond]]. That is the true burden of all masters."''
28	-->-- '''Yoda''', ''Film/TheLastJedi''
29
30	[[AC:Literature]]
31	->There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man - [[HumansAreFlawed with human flesh]].
32	-->--From "Collected Sayings of Muad'Dib" by '''the Princess Irulan,''' ''Literature/{{Dune}}''
33
34	[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
35	->Why can't parents just stay parents, you know? Why do they have to become people?
36	-->-- '''Rachel''', ''Series/{{Friends}}''
37
38	->''"Your first child is like your first car. You love, you can't believe it's yours and you swear you'll take the best care of it ever! And much like your first car...you're going to put some dents into it."''
39	-->-- '''Christopher Titus''', ''Series/{{Titus}}''
40
41	->''You may hate him now, but one day, God willing, you will be a father yourself. And you will fall short, as all parents do. And be hated. And you will know what it is to pray for the forgiveness of your own son.''
42	-->-- '''Louis Mountbatten''', ''Series/TheCrown2016''
43
44	->''"I have a blind spot where Sam is concerned. And a whole lot of coulda, woulda, shoulda's. And I'm left with a deeply flawed way of showing him love, but it's what I know."''
45	-->-- '''Garrett Moore''', ''Series/BlueBloods'', "In the Box"
46
47	->'''Alex:''' Okay, I'm just gonna say it. Our parents are totally irresponsible, and I'm not just talking about us [[InterruptedIntimacy walking in]] on their little freak show earlier.\
48	'''Haley:''' Just let it go.\
49	'''Alex:''' No, we're luck to be alive. How often do they let Luke go to school in shorts in the winter? And they let me ride in the front seat before I was sixty pounds. And they never shut the gate at the top of the stairs when we were babies. ''(to Luke)'' Do you know how many times you [[ChildhoodBrainDamage fell on your head]]? Do you?\
50	'''Luke:''' No.\
51	'''Haley:''' We get it, it was bad. But, y'know, I guess it's better than having parents who fight all the time... maybe?
52	-->--''Series/ModernFamily'', "Caught In The Act"
53
54	->'''Hercules:''' I consider myself to be pretty perceptive, Iolaus. You know, at least, I like to think I am. Usually, I can tell when I'm being lied to, but it's like I've got this blind spot when it comes to Zeus.\
55	'''Iolaus:''' Of course, you do. Every son wants to believe his father.\
56	'''Hercules:''' Hmm, [[HatesTheirParent I stopped seeing him as my father a long time ago]].\
57	'''Iolaus:''' Yeah, well, maybe that's your problem. Look, Hercules, it was years before I could stop thinking of my father as this great general and realize he's just like us: he's an imperfect person tryin' to make his way in an imperfect world.\
58	'''Hercules:''' Are-are you defending Zeus? Because I-I can't just look at him as some lonely old man who's tryin' to make amends with his wife, Iolaus.\
59	'''Iolaus:''' But that's what he is, Hercules. He is lonely.
60	-->--''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'', "Full Circle"
61
62	->''"You know when you're drawing a cat or a house and you picture that cat or that house in your mind, and it looks so perfect, but you can't get your hand to live up to that picture in your head? That's what it's like to be a parent. You picture how you wanna be, and it's so wonderful and flawless; but you can't ever live up to that picture you imagined."
63	-->-- '''Lee Harris''', ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryRoanoke'', "Episode 10"
64
65	->'''Britta:''' My friends, they all think my parents are adorable and they think I'm the bad guy for hating them. But I have a right to hate them because I had to be there [[AbusiveParents when they sucked.]]\
66	'''Frankie:''' Yeah, [[TakeThat Jimmy Fallon Syndrome.]] I get it. [[DarkAndTroubledPast I had that with my parents too.]]\
67	'''Britta:''' You did?\
68	'''Frankie:''' Yeah. You know, [[HardTruthAesop one of the most unfair lessons we're forced to learn.]] Is that are parents are human beings. We wanna think of them as Gods or demons, because then that would make us heroes but, Ugh. Gimme a break. [[HumansAreFlawed We all suck.]]
69	-->-- ''Series/{{Community}}'', "Lawnmower Maintenance & Postnatal Care"
70
71	->'''[[Franchise/{{Frozen}} Elsa]]:''' Is what [[Literature/TheSnowQueen Ingrid]] said true? That our parents went to [[EnchantedForest Misthaven]] to find something to take away my magic?\
72	'''Ana:''' ... It is. Sorry Elsa, I should have told you the second I got back home, I just, I didn't know how.\
73	'''Elsa:''' I [[PowerIncontinence don't blame]] them.\
74	'''Ana:''' When people look at this painting, they see a king and a queen. But the only thing I see is Mama and Papa. They were only human, they made mistakes. If they could see you today, I bet they would never ask you to give up a part of yourself.\
75	'''Elsa:''' But they're not here, and we'll never know.
76	-->-- ''Series/OnceUponATime'', "Smash the Mirror"
77
78	[[AC:Newspaper Comics]]
79	->''"It's funny... when I was a kid, I thought grown-ups never worried about anything. I trusted my parents to take care of everything, and it never occurred to me that they might not know how. I figured that once you grew up, you automatically knew what to do in any given scenario.\
80	I don't think I'd have been in such a hurry to reach adulthood if I'd known the whole thing was going to be ad-libbed."''
81	-->-- '''Dad''' after coming back from vacation to find the house burgled, ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''
82
83	[[AC:Theatre]]
84	->'''Charlotte:''' I may have been a lousy mother but I am the best damn mother-in-law in existence.\
85	'''Parker:''' I don't imagine you were a lousy mother, Charlie.\
86	'''Charlotte:''' Believe me, Parker, I was. The proof is in the puddingheads. In my fever to be mother ''and'' father to those poor girls I stifled all three of them, not just Angela. My deadly efficiency; I didn't even let them lick their own postage stamps! And look at them today.
87	-->-- ''Critic's Choice'' by Creator/IraLevin
88
89	[[AC:Video Games]]
90	->(Did I ever once even consider what [Sheila] wanted? Or did I merely adopt the visage of a good and caring father even as I pushed the burden of my own arrogance onto her?)
91	-->-- '''Gatov''', ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'', Chapter 24
92
93	->''"The term is 'complicated grief'. But it's simple, isn't it? A young girl... Her parents don't get along. She blames herself, as all children do. Then Daddy dies. What's a girl to do? Deny that Daddy died. Deny who Daddy was. What seven-year-old actually knows who their parents are anyway? So, she obsesses and obsesses over this fantasy dad, propping up her make-believe with scraps... Scraps of a happy life that never was. Scraps of a father who never existed... Wake up! (''Smashes his glass then sighs'') Your dad wasn't a hero. Wasn't your knight in shining armor. He was a human being. You never knew him...and you never will."''
94	-->-- '''Dr. Kaufmann''', ''VideoGame/SilentHillShatteredMemories''
95
96	[[AC:Visual Novels]]
97	->'''Yujin Mikotoba:''' Naruhodo... ...I hope you'll keep an eye on Susato for me. Keep looking after her as you obviously have been.\
98	'''Ryunosuke Naruhodo:''' Oh no! I, I mean, if anyone's looking after anyone, it's her looking after me!\
99	'''Mikotoba:''' Well I do appreciate you being there for her. After all... ...I've been a miserable father to her. I've thoroughly let her down.\
100	'''Ryunosuke:''' Sorry? What do you mean?\
101	'''Mikotoba:''' ......... Well, it was sixteen years ago that I started my long study tour here in Britain, as you know. The very year Susato was born.\
102	'''Ryunosuke:''' ...Yes, I heard.\
103	'''Mikotoba:''' The birth of my daughter was the most joyous event of my life, but... Well, sadly it was accompanied by the most tragic event of my life, too.\
104	'''Ryunosuke:''' ''(thinking)'' Oh... yes... Susato-san hinted at something like that...\
105	[…]\
106	'''Mikotoba:''' ...Anyway, I won't bore you with the details. The point is, I became rather less dependable than befits a grown man. […] So... that's what happened in a nutshell. And that's also the reason why I now feel compelled to give my daughter as many opportunities as I dare. Though the world does not readily afford young women such things, I must say.\
107	'''Ryunosuke:''' I... completely understand, Professor.
108	-->-- ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney: Resolve'', Case G2-4: "Twisted Karma and His Last Bow"
109
110	[[AC:Web Animation]]
111	->''"This kind of shit gets messy. And everybody's got issues, especially dads. And sometimes, they fuck up. Well, all the time. That doesn't mean they don't care. [...] Try to cut your dad some slack. He may not always get it right, but... He's trying. That's more important than you think."''
112	-->-- '''Loona''', ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'', "Seeing Stars"
113
114	[[AC:Web Original]]
115	->''"It seems like a common theme in'' ''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender both]]'' ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra series]]'' ''are'' parents are not perfect. ''I mean, yeah, but even GoodParents. And that's not something you see in a lot of young fiction, especially when two of them are characters you've known since they were children. But as in reality, it is nigh-impossible to be a perfect parent, and equally as likely to keep your own personal baggage away from your parenting."''
116	-->--'''[=CellSpex=]''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ph7cegK0VE Celly Reviews Legend of Korra Book 3 Episodes 6 & 7]]
117
118	[[AC:Webcomics]]
119	->'''Emily:''' How is this going to work now?\
120	'''[[UnnamedParent Emily's mother]]:''' What do you mean?\
121	'''Emily:''' I mean my whole life you've been my supposed voice of reason. Now it turns out you're another... Flawed person. Maybe that's something I should have realised years ago...\
122	'''Emily's mother:''' We're all flawed people, Emily. Being a parent doesn't change any of that. Just because I didn't always follow my own advice doesn't mean it wasn't the right advice. I'm sure you didn't always follow it either. I'm no better than you. I just have more experience with mistakes. That's what being an adult really is. It's not being smarter. It's just having made a lot of the mistakes that children haven't made yet and being frustrated that no matter what we say you'll probably still make them and knowing deep down that we'll keep making some of them too.
123	-->-- ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}''
124
125	->''It would be easy, after seeing Haley struggle with her upbringing in the previous books, to label Ian a terrible father — easy, but wrong. Maybe he didn’t know what he was doing all of the time, maybe he did mess her up in a lot of ways, but everything he ever did came from a place of love. He taught her to be secretive and paranoid because he truly believed that would keep her safe, and having seen Greysky society, it’s actually hard to argue the point. That’s why, at the end of the day, Haley doesn’t blame him. Because at a certain point in one’s adult life, one has to realize that their parents were just blundering through and doing the best they could with the imperfect tools their own parents gave them.''
126	-->-- ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' vol. 5 "Blood Runs in the Family" commentary
127
128	[[AC:Western Animation]]
129	->'''Amethyst:''' What's taking [Steven] so long?\
130	'''Pearl:''' I didn't think [my section] was very difficult. Do you think he hurt himself?\
131	'''Garnet:''' There's no way. [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation It's impossible]] [[InvertedTrope for him to fail]].\
132	'''Amethyst:''' Ugggh. So, what's the point?\
133	'''Pearl:''' The point is that he's come so far. He can make Rose's bubble! And he's pulled out Rose's shield twice. But he's lost his healing powers. We have to give him another "success". He can't lose his confidence like that again.\
134	'''Amethyst:''' silence We're bad at this.\
135	'''Pearl:''' What?!\
136	'''Amethyst:''' Yeah. You can't control him, and he shouldn't be taking advice from me, and we don't have [[TheLeader Rose]] to tell us what to do!\
137	'''Pearl:''' But he needs us to show him how to be a Gem!\
138	'''Garnet:''' Steven is not just a Gem. [[HalfHumanHybrid There's never been anything or anyone like Steven]]. We don't know what he needs.
139	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "The Test"
140
141	->''"I bet she drove them crazy all the time,''\
142	''They love her but they're leaving her behind''\
143	''With more important places they should be''\
144	''Than hanging out with someone just like me."''
145	-->-- '''Steven''', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "Familiar"
146
147	->''"You know parents are just kids having kids."''
148	-->-- '''Morty''', ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', "Raising Gazorpazorp"
149
150	->''E.B. now saw her mom as more than her mother. She's a person, with dreams, just like any other.''
151	-->-- '''The LemonyNarrator''', ''WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019'', "There"
152
153	->'''M'gann:''' You were pretty tough on them.\
154	'''M'comm:''' No tougher than they deserve, from me or you.\
155	'''M'gann:''' That's not fair. They love us. You know they do.\
156	'''M'comm:''' Not enough. When only two of [[MassiveNumberedSiblings twenty-nine children]] are [[FantasticCasteSystem A'ashenn]], love is not enough. Our parents [[FantasticRacism failed to teach tolerance and acceptance even in their own home]].\
157	'''M'gann:''' Maybe they... failed, but at least they tried.\
158	'''M'comm:''' Which is worth what? How many of our G'arrunn siblings plan to attend [[MalignedMixedMarriage your wedding]]?
159	-->--''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', "Needful"
160
161	->''"Messing up is a part of living! You don't think I've ever messed up before? Ha! Okay, once, I scheduled my wisdom tooth surgery the day before my ''wedding''. Then there was that time I got road rage and didn't realize I was cursing out your new principal. And, y'know, I sold energy drinks for a pyramid scheme for ''three years!'' And of course I was ''convinced'' that we should move to Gravesfield to be closer to that fancy hospital... [[DisappearedDad And you know how that ended]]. And worst of all, I didn't stand up for you when you needed me most. [...] I had a hard time growing up. I was afraid you would too. My biggest mistake was trying to protect you, by changing this beautiful good witch into something she wasn’t."''
162	-->-- '''Camila Noceda''', ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', "For the Future"
163
164	->''”Am I doing the right thing...? This isn't the sort of mum I wanted to be, but what am I supposed to do, I... [chokes up] Oh, Johanna just get a grip.”''
165	-->--''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'', “Chapter 8: The Fifty-Year Night”
166	[[AC:Real Life]]
167	->''"Our fathers, we endure them, we're tested by them, and then, as we grow older, we gain a whole new level of respect and admiration for them. That's the nature of the relationship between Franchise/IndianaJones [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade and his father]], and as I stand here before you tonight, OlderAndWiser, it reflects how I feel about you, Sean."''
168	-->-- '''Creator/HarrisonFord''', at the 2006 AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony for Creator/SeanConnery
169
170	->''"Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them."''
171	-->-- '''Creator/OscarWilde'''
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