History PlayingWith / ParentalSexualitySquick

'''Basic Trope''': A character is disgusted and/or upset when he/she finds out his/her parents have a healthy and active sex life.

* '''Enforced''': TruthInTelevision, TheTalk, RuleOfFunny

-->'''Bob's Mom''': Now, Bob, what your father and I are doing isn't all that different from what other married couples do when they love each other.
-->'''Bob''': I still think it's gross to see you and Dad do it! For Christ's sake, you're my ''parents''!

** Bob's dad decides to punish Bob by making him clean the garage...and that Bob won't be able to resist snooping into the box on the shelf where Bob's dad hid the racy love letters.

* '''Played for Drama''':
** Bob learns that his mother used to do porn before he came along, or even does cam shows or [[UsefulNotes/NineHundredNumber answers for an adult phone chat line]] now to supplement the household income. It causes a rift in their relationship, and [[HonorRelatedAbuse treats her poorly over it]].

** Bob learns that his mother used to do porn before he came along, or even does cam shows or [[UsefulNotes/NineHundredNumber answers for an adult phone chat line]] now to supplement the household income. [[HonorRelatedAbuse He has her murdered for it]].
** Or, even if it doesn't go quite ''that'' far, it causes a rift in their relationship.

* '''Subverted''':
** Bob's parents have sex when he isn't home, perhaps giving him money to go to the movies or something.
** Bob is HappilyAdopted.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Bob quickly catches on, and feels like he needs some BrainBleach.
** He still finds the very notion of his parents ''kissing'', let alone doing it, gross.

* '''Averted''':
** Bob no longer lives with or near his parents.
** Bob's parents are in a SexlessMarriage.
** Bob's parents are divorced, and they don't date.
** Bob doesn't care that his parents have sex.

** Bob's parents hear him having sex with [[HighSchoolSweethearts Alice]], or [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbating, or watching porn]]. They are visibly disturbed.

** Bob learns that his mother used to do porn before he came along, or even does [[CamWhore cam shows]] or [[UsefulNotes/NineHundredNumber answers for an adult phone chat line]] now to supplement the household income. [[HonorRelatedAbuse He has her murdered for it]].

* '''Played for Drama''': Bob learns that his mother used to do porn before he came along, or even does [[CamWhore cam shows]] or [[UsefulNotes/NineHundredNumber answers for an adult phone chat line]] now to supplement the household income. [[HonorRelatedAbuse He has her murdered for it]].

* '''Zig Zagged''':

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob's dad, out of spite, tells Bob what he was going to do with Bob's mom for end-of-the-world sex. It involves chocolate pudding. Cue VomitIndiscretionShot.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob learns that his mother used to do porn before he came along, or even does [[CamWhore cam shows]] or [[UsefulNotes/NineHundredNumber answers for an adult phone chat line]] now to supplement the household income. [[HonorRelatedAbuse He has her murdered for it]].

Back to ParentalSexualitySquick

** Bob is disgusted at the idea of his parents kissing/watching porn/thinking sexual thoughts/masturbating/holding hands.

* '''Parodied''': Bob, now an adult living on his own, calls home, and his mom answers the phone during sex. Bob immediately hangs up, and chugs a bottle of whiskey.

** Bob's parents had a ToiletSeatDivorce.

** Bob's mom brings home a new boyfriend, and Bob is disgusted.

** Bob's parents are typically a ChasteCouple, so their public displays of affection look like they're trying to pass themselves off as a "normal" sexual couple in public. Him picking up on this provides the basis for his disgust.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is DrivenToSuicide over it.

** Bob's parents aren't exactly ''discreet'' about where, when, and how they do it.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Invoked''': Bob enters his parents' bedroom without knocking.

** Bob's parents are divorced, and they don't date.

* '''Basic Trope''': A character is disgusted and/or upset when he/she finds out his/her parents have a healthy and active sex life.

* '''Justified''': This is nature's way of ensuring genetic diversity by preventing the desire to mate with parents.

* '''Inverted''': Bob's parents hear him having sex with [[HighSchoolSweethearts Alice]], or [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbating, or watching porn]]. They are visibly disturbed.

* '''Subverted''': Bob's parents have sex when he isn't home, perhaps giving him money to go to the movies or something.

* '''Double Subverted''': Bob quickly catches on, and feels like he needs some BrainBleach.

* '''Averted''': Bob no longer lives with or near his parents.

* '''Exploited''': Bob's parents give him money so he'll go to the movies, so he won't know they're having sex, or be grossed out.

* '''Defied''': Bob's parents have ninja-quiet sex, after Bob is in bed (or they wait until he goes to summer camp/Grandma's/a sleepover at a friend's house/etc.)

* '''Conversed''': ???