Anime & Manga
Vinsmoke Judge: My son.
Sanji: Don't talk to me! I have a father, but it's not you!
Sanji: Don't talk to me! I have a father, but it's not you!
— One Piece, "Chapter 833"
"I thank you for bringing me into this world. However. I have no other feelings toward you. My mentor thought that I needed a mother...and she went to find you. But a mother is not what I required. What I needed was someone to love. You may be my birth-mother, but if I do not love you, I do not need you. She may not be related by blood, she may be a machine. But if I love her, then she is the one I need. It was Valkyrie... She is the one I love, and the one I need. Therefore, as I bear you no anger, no resentment, and no sympathy...I would prefer it if you depart without delay. And...I humbly request, with all my heart, that you stay out of my life. Forever."
— Homura Kōgetsu, EDENS ZERO
Comic Books
Supergirl: No, listen to me. I have to say: I know you love me, and that's why you feel a need to act like my big brother or my dad — But you're neither one! I'm capable of recognizing my own mistakes, Kal! I don't need my nose rubbed in them! Maybe I'm not perfect like you —
Superman: Hey, I'm not —
Supergirl: Maybe I need to learn things the hard way. But I am learning! I want to be a family with you and Uncle Jon and Aunt Martha, but I don't need your... validation!
Superman: Hey, I'm not —
Supergirl: Maybe I need to learn things the hard way. But I am learning! I want to be a family with you and Uncle Jon and Aunt Martha, but I don't need your... validation!
— Supergirl (2005) issue #22
"You're not my parent, Guy Gardner, and from what I understand, you don't even lead this team."
Fanfiction
Toji snorted. "Oh, I doubt your dad did it on—"
Rei's coffee cup landed on the table with some force. "The Commander is not my father," she said harshly. "Not genetically or by his actions." She forced her anger back under control. "Forgive me. It is a... sensitive subject."
Rei's coffee cup landed on the table with some force. "The Commander is not my father," she said harshly. "Not genetically or by his actions." She forced her anger back under control. "Forgive me. It is a... sensitive subject."
— Doing It Right This Time, chapter 2
He placed the camera down momentarily. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out his wallet, opening it with dread washing down his shoulders. His expression turned sour when he laid eyes on the polaroid sitting inside.
His knuckles began turning white as he gripped the material, eyes stuck on Dio's back and the star birthmark, hating how this one picture didn't depict the horrible scar that separated Dio's head and his padre's body.
Without a second thought, he pulled Dio's picture out and pocketed his wallet once more. He then began walking towards one of the lit torches, photo in hand.
"You were never my father." He started speaking to himself, glaring at the object in question. "You will never again be regarded as my father, for as long as I live. My father, my padre, is Jonathan Joestar, and the only thing I'm sorry for is not knowing the truth about you sooner." Then, in a flash, he ripped the photo in half, and without a care in the world, tossed them into the torch. "How my idiotic mother fell for you, I'll never know, but watching padre punch the life out of you was quite satisfying, and I can't wait to see him do it again."
With a final look at the ashes floating in the air, he went back to where he left the camera, grabbed it, and marched outside.
— Jonathan Joestar, The First JoJo, chapter 10
Takuya Ikari: Shinji... I can understand your anger... but I hope you realize, that if you ever need me, as your Grandfather I will be here for you.
Shinji: I may be your Grandson Mister Ikari... but you are not my Grandfather. Goodbye.
Shinji: I may be your Grandson Mister Ikari... but you are not my Grandfather. Goodbye.
Teddy Glossy: I want what's good for my momma and me.
Benjamin Hares: So do I.
Teddy Glossy: No. You don't. That's why I'm not your son. Momma always said I was a gift from God. I'm gonna believe that instead.
Benjamin Hares: So do I.
Teddy Glossy: No. You don't. That's why I'm not your son. Momma always said I was a gift from God. I'm gonna believe that instead.
— Old West, chapter 26
"I don't care about your battles. I don't care about your wars, and I don't care about you. All I care about is keeping the family that I have left safe. So whatever it is, you deal with it...and then I don't ever want to see you again. You're not my father, and I'm not your son."
— Takeo to Akame, The Chronicles of Ohu
Film — Animated
Film — Live-Action
"He might have been your father, boy, but he wasn't your daddy."
—Yondu Udonta, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
"He's not my dad. He's my step-dad."
—Shaun, Shaun of the Dead
Lucy: ...Daddy?
Connor: [to Lucy] You don't have to call him 'daddy'. [to Sam] She said you're not her real father anyway! She said she was adopted!
Live-Action TV
Rachel: Chandler! You're smoking, what are you doing!?
Chandler: Hey, shut up, you're not my real mom!note
Chandler: Hey, shut up, you're not my real mom!note
— Friends, "The One Without the Ski Trip"
Phil: Wake up, Will! This is the same guy who didn't think enough of you to pick up the damn phone!
Will: He made a mistake! I'm sorry that everybody can't be as perfect as you, Uncle Phil. But if I can forgive him, how come you can't?
Phil: Because he's not doing this for you, he's doing this for himself! And if you think any differently, then you're a fool!
Viv: Hey! Hey! Just cool it! Just cool down, we can talk about this another time.
Will: You know what, Aunt Viv? Ain't even nothing to talk about. I've been waiting for this for a long time, my whole life, and ain't nobody gonna stop me! Come tomorrow, I'm outta here!
Phil: Oh, yeah? I don't think so!
Will: Who cares what you think?! YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!
Thea: How could you make me kill a friend?
Malcolm: He should not have told you that.
Thea: I trusted you. I let you into my life. How could you have done this to me?
Malcolm: Because you are my daughter, Thea, and I care about you.
Thea: Oh, God, that's sick. And not even remotely true!
Malcolm: You do not understand the danger we face from Ra's al Ghul!
Thea: Just stop! Stop using him as an excuse. The only person that I'm afraid of right now is you.
Malcolm: Please, do not do this—
Thea: Oh, just stop. I will work with you to stop Ra’s. Because that's what my brother says we need to do. So I will be your student. I'll be your partner. Even if I have to, I will be your soldier. But never again will I be your daughter.
— Arrow, "The Return"
Theatre
Hamilton: Well, I don’t have your name, I don’t have your titles, I don’t have your land. But, if you—
Washington: No.
Hamilton: If you gave me command of a battalion, a group of men to lead, I could fly above my station after the war!
Washington: Or you could die, and we need you alive!
Hamilton: I am more than willing to die—
Washington: Your wife needs you alive, son, I need you alive—
Hamilton: CALL ME SON ONE MORE TIME!
(A heartbroken beat)
Washington: Go home, Alexander. That’s an order from your commander.
Hamilton: But...
Washington: Go home!
Washington: No.
Hamilton: If you gave me command of a battalion, a group of men to lead, I could fly above my station after the war!
Washington: Or you could die, and we need you alive!
Hamilton: I am more than willing to die—
Washington: Your wife needs you alive, son, I need you alive—
Hamilton: CALL ME SON ONE MORE TIME!
(A heartbroken beat)
Washington: Go home, Alexander. That’s an order from your commander.
Hamilton: But...
Washington: Go home!
— Hamilton
Video Games
"You're right... You're not my daughter. And I sure as hell ain't your dad."
— Joel, The Last of Us
Wheel of Fate/Dr. Roy Curien: *has just been defeated in an epic battle and is letting off random electric bolts, apparently unstable* This is the world you humans wanted... The world is overpopulated... even you must realize that! Daniel, you need me...
Lisa Rogan: This is our future, we'll handle it ourselves! You have bigger problems to worry about!
Daniel Curien: You're not my father! *shoots the Wheel of Fate along with Lisa*
Wheel of Fate/Dr. Roy Curien: *groans in pain and explodes*
— House of the Dead III (and, yes, It Makes Sense in Context)
"I'm not sure what I expected my father to be, but I remember a time when I hoped he was someone like you. Not any more."
"I always thought I had been abandoned. It was not until just now that I knew for certain. If I am dead to you, then you are dead to me."
Web Animation
[Sean McVay comes across Zac Taylor passed out on the floor in his house, to his surprise]
Sean McVay: Is that... Zac? How the hell did you get here?
[Zac Taylor is jolted awake]
Zac Taylor: What? Huh? Just a little Zac Nap! So what I had loose and had a little fun! You're not my dad anymore!
Sean McVay...Zac, you're two years older than me.
Loona: Fuck, Blitzo! Why can't you stay out of my face for like five minutes?!
Blitzo: Because I adopted you! And that should mean something!
Loona: Oh, what does it matter?! You're not my real dad! I was almost eighteen!
Blitzo: It still counts!
Loona: Well it shouldn't! I didn't need you then, asshole! I don't now!
Blitzo: Because I adopted you! And that should mean something!
Loona: Oh, what does it matter?! You're not my real dad! I was almost eighteen!
Blitzo: It still counts!
Loona: Well it shouldn't! I didn't need you then, asshole! I don't now!
— Helluva Boss, "Spring Broken"
Dr. Sheridan: You think I can't regain control of this place?! This is my Server, my world. I BUILT ALL OF THIS!
Sofia: And you're proud of that? You blew up my sister, shot Lucks, brainwashed my friends, and your hack is going to kill a bunch of innocent people!
Dr. Sheridan: What about Tari? You like her, right? I made her. I'm like her dad.
Tari: No you're not!
Dr. Sheridan: ...Daddy?
Tari/Sofia: WORSE!
Sofia: Tari is good, despite you! Everything she does is because she wants to help people, not to feed her psychotic ego!
Sofia: And you're proud of that? You blew up my sister, shot Lucks, brainwashed my friends, and your hack is going to kill a bunch of innocent people!
Dr. Sheridan: What about Tari? You like her, right? I made her. I'm like her dad.
Tari: No you're not!
Dr. Sheridan: ...Daddy?
Tari/Sofia: WORSE!
Sofia: Tari is good, despite you! Everything she does is because she wants to help people, not to feed her psychotic ego!
Western Animation
"You're not my dad! You're just a rugged older man who provided me with a strong masculine presence during my formative years!"
— Sarah Lynn, BoJack Horseman, "Prickly Muffin"
