Fan Works
Hiruzen: It was inevitable that, after all these yeas of being [Naruto's] legal guardian, you ended up growing fond of the kid.
Tsunade: Mother. I didn't spend so much time changing diapers, cleaning vomits and being unable to sleep at night to be considered his "legal guardian", thank you.
Tsunade: Mother. I didn't spend so much time changing diapers, cleaning vomits and being unable to sleep at night to be considered his "legal guardian", thank you.
Literature
"But by then I had found a truer son than Brokentail ever could have been. I only hope that Fireheart will rise to be the great leader that Brokenstar [same character as Brokentail] never was and that, in some small way, I have helped to set him on that path."
— Yellowfang, Warrior Cats
Molly Weasley: ...and speaking as someone who has got Harry's best interests at heart...
Sirius Black: (quietly) He's not your son.
Molly Weasley: (fiercely) He's as good as! Who else has he got?
Films — Animation
Lightning McQueen: Racing was the best part of [Doc Hudson's] life, and when it ended, he... well, we both know he was never the same after that.
Smokey: ...Is that what you think? C'mon, I wanna show you somethin'. Ya got the first part right. The crash broke Hud's body, and then no more racing broke his heart. He cut himself off, disappeared to Radiator Springs. Son-of-a-gun didn't talk to me for fifty years. But, then one day, the letters started comin' in... and every last one of 'em was about you. Yeah, Hud loved racin'... but coaching you? I'd never seen the old grump so happy. Racing wasn't the best part of Hud's life. You were.
Smokey: ...Is that what you think? C'mon, I wanna show you somethin'. Ya got the first part right. The crash broke Hud's body, and then no more racing broke his heart. He cut himself off, disappeared to Radiator Springs. Son-of-a-gun didn't talk to me for fifty years. But, then one day, the letters started comin' in... and every last one of 'em was about you. Yeah, Hud loved racin'... but coaching you? I'd never seen the old grump so happy. Racing wasn't the best part of Hud's life. You were.
— Cars 3
Films — Live-Action
Baloo: [after Mowgli saves a baby elephant with his tricks] See, what'd I tell ya? He's special.
Bagheera: I know he is. I raised him.
"He may've been your father, boy, but he wasn't your daddy! I'm sorry I didn't do none of it right, but I'm damn lucky you're my boy."
— Yondu to Peter "Star-Lord" Quill, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Live-Action TV
The Master: (to the Doctor) Oh, your dad's still kicking up a fuss.
Wilfred Mott: Well, I'd be proud if I was!
Wilfred Mott: Well, I'd be proud if I was!
— Doctor Who, "The End of Time - Part 2"
The Doctor: I'd be proud.
Wilfred Mott: Of what?
The Doctor: If you were my dad.
Wilfred Mott: Of what?
The Doctor: If you were my dad.
— Doctor Who, "The End of Time - Part 2"
Cunliffe: Why, just yesterday, she said I was like a son to her.
Mrs. Noah: You are like a son to me. You're a pain in the neck!
— Come Back Mrs. Noah, "The Last Chance"
"You may not be my daughter, but until I find Iliana, you're the closest thing I have to family."
— Tekeny Ghemor to Kira Nerys, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Second Skin"
Video Games
Batman: Dick was my son too.
Damian Wayne: I'm your only son, Old Man.
Batman: You stopped being my son when you killed Dick Grayson. He was my son.
Damian: It was an accident!
Batman: But your ego did kill him.
Damian Wayne: I'm your only son, Old Man.
Batman: You stopped being my son when you killed Dick Grayson. He was my son.
Damian: It was an accident!
Batman: But your ego did kill him.
Web Animation
Emerald: Oh, Cinder, you're like the mother figure I may or may not have ever had.
Cinder: Emerald, you are the daughter I possibly always wanted, maybe.
Cinder: Emerald, you are the daughter I possibly always wanted, maybe.
— RWBY Chibi, "Nefarious Dreams"
Western Animation
"When I gaze upon you, do you know what I see? I see a champion, a friend...a son. A magnificent son."
— Blinky to Jim, Trollhunters, "Jimhunters"
"Callum, I know I'm not your birth father. But, in my eyes and in my heart, you are my son. I see myself in you. I'm proud of you. And I love you unconditionally."
— King Harrow in his letter to Callum, The Dragon Prince, "Heart of a Titan"
Mung Daal: Sheesh! What is wrong with that boy?! I'm telling you, he gets it from your side of the family.
Truffles: What're you talking about? Chowder isn't even our son!
Mung: (tears up and sniffles) I know... (sobs)
Truffles: What're you talking about? Chowder isn't even our son!
Mung: (tears up and sniffles) I know... (sobs)
— Chowder, "Paint the Town"
