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* In ''Literature/WhereAreTheChildren'', [[spoiler:Carl Harmon]] turns out to have been an abusive father whose children lived in terror of him; he was extremely strict and domineering towards his children, demanding their total, unquestioning respect and obedience. He would spank them even over things like accidental bedwetting. He also sexually abused [[spoiler:Lisa]] and potentially [[spoiler:Peter]], too (it's made explicit he molested [[spoiler:Lisa]], while it's more implied with [[spoiler:Peter]]). [[spoiler:Carl eventually committed the ultimate act of abuse by [[OffingTheOffspring murdering his children]] to ensure his abuse wouldn't be exposed, especially as their mother was starting to realise something was wrong and breaking free of his control]].
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* ''Literature/TheCuriousIncidentOfTheDogInTheNightTime'': Although Christopher's parents try to care for their son, their parenting still came across as abusive. In the father's case, he was verbally abusive towards Christopher, even threatening to beat him as far back as when he was a child, and even at one point physically assaulted Christopher to the point where he gets knocked unconscious, [[spoiler:and that's ignoring that he lied to Christopher about his mother's death]]. The mother, while was never outright shown to hurt Christopher, still neglected him and was said to be physically abusive towards him [[spoiler:when Christopher read her letters]].
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* "Literature/TheChimney": Both the narrator's parents are a downplayed version of this. His mother is loving, but she's quite paranoid and prone to fits of fear she projects unto her child, often fueling the narrator's crippling anxiety. His father tries to counter this, but he's so neglectful and short-tempered that he never bothers to actually try and help his son.
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* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'': Many secondary characters had very poor family lives, [[JustifiedTrope courtesy of]] mages tending to view ''everything'' in terms of [[ForScience pushing the envelope of magical research]], including their own children.
** Vera Miligan was the only one of six children to ''survive'' childhood on account of [[spoiler:her parents implanting basilisk eyes in her left socket and left hand]]. [[LoveMartyr She has convinced herself it was an act of love.]]
** Joseph Albright had a non-magical childhood friend, a serving girl ([[NamedByTheAdaptation named Emma in the anime]]) who liked to play chess with him. After she managed to defeat him, his parents tortured him for most of a day for losing, and murdered Emma and her entire family.
** Ophelia Salvadori was made a de facto BreedingSlave for her mother's eugenics experiments the moment she hit puberty and carried multiple pregnancies, and was once ForcedToWatch her mother rape a man. That plus the SlutShaming she endured from other Kimberly students led to her descent into villainy.
** Vera Miligan was the only one of six children to ''survive'' childhood on account of [[spoiler:her parents implanting basilisk eyes in her left socket and left hand]]. [[LoveMartyr She has convinced herself it was an act of love.]]
** Joseph Albright had a non-magical childhood friend, a serving girl ([[NamedByTheAdaptation named Emma in the anime]]) who liked to play chess with him. After she managed to defeat him, his parents tortured him for most of a day for losing, and murdered Emma and her entire family.
** Ophelia Salvadori was made a de facto BreedingSlave for her mother's eugenics experiments the moment she hit puberty and carried multiple pregnancies, and was once ForcedToWatch her mother rape a man. That plus the SlutShaming she endured from other Kimberly students led to her descent into villainy.
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* The ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' movie's {{novelization}} portrays [[Characters/MonsterVerseWalterSimmons Walter Simmons]] as one. Not only does Simmons [[ToughLove make a routine out of constantly testing his daughter and heir Maia's wits]] to ensure that she still meets his standards, he also deliberately left her in the dark about several relevant details of the HollowEarth expedition before sending her off to join them; an expedition which carries a ''serious'' risk of mortal harm for all human parties physically involved. And the darkest thing is, Maia suspects this was merely Simmons' idea of a joke.
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* The ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' movie's {{novelization}} portrays [[Characters/MonsterVerseWalterSimmons [[Characters/MonsterVerseApexCybernetics Apex Cybernetics CEO Walter Simmons]] as one. Not only does Simmons [[ToughLove make a routine out of [[ToughLove constantly testing his daughter and heir Maia's wits]] to ensure that she still meets his standards, he also deliberately left her in the dark about several relevant details of the HollowEarth expedition before sending her off to join them; an expedition which carries a ''serious'' risk of mortal harm for all human parties physically involved. And the darkest thing is, Maia suspects this was merely Simmons' idea of a joke.
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** All over the place in ''Literature/TheCasteelSeries''. Heaven is neglected by her [[spoiler:step]]father Luke since he believes that Heaven was the cause of her mother Leigh's death. Speaking of which, Leigh went through a particularly horrible example of this with her own mother Jillian, who [[spoiler:refused to believe that Leigh was being raped by her stepfather Tony and actually believed that (14-year-old) Leigh had seduced him]]. It gets worse in the prequel ''Web of Dreams'', where Jillian [[spoiler:intentionally used Leigh to 'distract' Tony so that he wouldn't tire Jillian out with his need for sex, which she believed would ruin her youth and beauty]].
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** All over the place in ''Literature/TheCasteelSeries''.the ''Literature/CasteelSeries''. Heaven is neglected by her [[spoiler:step]]father Luke since he believes that Heaven was the cause of her mother Leigh's death. Speaking of which, Leigh went through a particularly horrible example of this with her own mother Jillian, who [[spoiler:refused to believe that Leigh was being raped by her stepfather Tony and actually believed that (14-year-old) Leigh had seduced him]]. It gets worse in the prequel ''Web of Dreams'', where Jillian [[spoiler:intentionally used Leigh to 'distract' Tony so that he wouldn't tire Jillian out with his need for sex, which she believed would ruin her youth and beauty]].
