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** TruthInTelevision.
** TheBusCameBack

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** TruthInTelevision.
The show is set in the sort of era or community where this [[TruthInTelevision might really happen,]] and the producers are sticklers for accuracy.
** TheBusCameBack

[[TheBusCameBack Alice was originally supposed to have left the show, and this trope is used to justify her unexpected return once the baby is old enough.]]

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"You know, with that kind of lame excuse, she was obviously pregnant."

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Added examples under Inverted and Averted and added spacing in the source code for readability. Also removed examples under Subverted and Double Subverted because the trope is still played straight if the mother goes away to have an abortion; the political marriage scenario is just the trope being played straight but with a twist; and two Double Subverted examples were about the parents covering up their reasons for kicking out Alice due to her sexuality and the cause of her death, respectively, neither of which have anything to do with the trope.


* '''Straight''': [[TeenPregnancy 16-year-old Alice becomes pregnant]]. When she begins to show, her parents send her away to a special "home" for unwed mothers, telling everyone that she's going to stay with her aunt.

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* '''Straight''': [[TeenPregnancy 16-year-old Alice becomes pregnant]]. When she begins to show, her parents send her away to a special "home" for unwed mothers, telling everyone that she's going to stay with her aunt. aunt.



* '''Downplayed''': Alice is going to have an abortion, and her parents tell everyone that she's on a Bible retreat.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice is going to have an abortion, and her parents tell everyone that she's on a Bible retreat. retreat.



* '''Inverted''': While studying abroad, Alice becomes pregnant, and informs her parents via Skype/a phone call/a letter. They beg her to come home ASAP.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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While studying abroad, Alice becomes pregnant, and informs her parents via Skype/a phone call/a letter. They beg her to come home ASAP. ASAP.
** Alice goes away to live with her aunt to escape [[AbusiveParents her parents' abuse]]. In order to save face, her parents tell everyone that [[TeenPregnancy Alice got pregnant out of wedlock]].



** Alice is going out of town to have an abortion.



** Alice is a princess, and she's being sent off to get married for the sake of AltarDiplomacy.



** Alice becomes a {{Hikikomori}}, refusing to leave the house.



** Alice becomes a {{Hikikomori}}, refusing to leave the house.

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** Alice becomes a {{Hikikomori}}, refusing to leave the house.



** Since [[PreachersKid her father is the pastor]] at the ChurchOfSaintGenericus, the family naturally doesn't want that piece of information getting out. So while she has the procedure and recovers, she's going to be staying with her [[CountryMouse aunt in the country]], and the family is either going to tell people that (without saying why), or tell people that she's on a Bible retreat.
** Because of the laws where they live, or simply the stigma of Alice being a pregnant bride, AliceAndBob are having an {{Elopement}} across state lines or overseas.
** She had sex with Prince Bob, and got pregnant. It's only being passed off as an ordinary political marriage so people won't know.

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** Since [[PreachersKid her father is the pastor]] at the ChurchOfSaintGenericus, the family naturally doesn't want that piece of information getting out. So while she has the procedure and recovers, she's going to be staying with her [[CountryMouse aunt in the country]], and the family is either going to tell people that (without saying why), or tell people that she's on a Bible retreat.
** Because of the laws where they live, or simply the stigma of Alice being a pregnant bride, AliceAndBob are having an {{Elopement}} across state lines or overseas. \n** She had sex with Prince Bob, and got pregnant. It's only being passed off as an ordinary political marriage so people won't know.



** Her parents, rather than tell people the ''real'' reason they sent her away, always have some excuse: she's studying abroad, she's away at boarding school or college, she's on a mission trip with their church, she's joined the Peace Corps, etc.
** Her parents tell people she "died in a kitchen fire."
** The reason she became a recluse is that she was raped and didn't want to get hurt again. [[ChildByRape The rape resulted in pregnancy]], and since both being a {{Hikikomori}} and having a baby out of wedlock are seen as shameful, Alice's parents tell people she's studying abroad.

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** Her parents, rather than tell people the ''real'' reason they sent her away, always have some excuse: she's studying abroad, she's away at boarding school or college, she's on a mission trip with their church, she's joined the Peace Corps, etc.
** Her parents tell people she "died in a kitchen fire."
** The reason she became a recluse is that she was raped and didn't want to get hurt again. [[ChildByRape The rape resulted in pregnancy]], and since both being a {{Hikikomori}} and having a baby out of wedlock are seen as shameful, Alice's parents tell people she's studying abroad. abroad.






* '''Averted''': Alice does not become pregnant.

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Alice does not become pregnant.pregnant.
** Alice becomes pregnant and stays home with her parents to have the baby.
** Alice goes away to have her baby, and her parents tell everyone the truth.






* '''Invoked''': Alice becomes pregnant, in a society with a great stigma towards out-of-wedlock sex and pregnancy.
* '''Exploited''': "Schools for Wayward Girls" open up, and encourage parents who send their daughters there to keep it secret.

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* '''Invoked''': Alice becomes pregnant, in a society with a great stigma towards out-of-wedlock sex and pregnancy.
pregnancy.

* '''Exploited''': "Schools for Wayward Girls" open up, and encourage parents who send their daughters there to keep it secret. secret.



* '''Implied''': Alice goes away for a few months, with the excuse that she's going to see her aunt. When she comes back, she has a baby with her, although she tells people [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo it's her younger brother]].

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* '''Implied''': Alice goes away for a few months, with the excuse that she's going to see her aunt. When she comes back, she has a baby with her, although she tells people [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo it's her younger brother]]. brother]].


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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice feels very bitter about her family for sending her away.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice resents her family for a while, but after a serious heart-to-heart, she forgives them.
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* '''Basic Trope''': A young woman becomes pregnant out of wedlock, and her family sends her away (either to have the baby, or have an abortion), with a convenient excuse.

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* '''Basic Trope''': A young woman becomes pregnant out of wedlock, and her family sends her away (either to have the baby, or have an abortion), with a convenient excuse.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Ever since puberty, Alice has not been home more than a few weeks at a time, because she keeps getting pregnant and getting sent away.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Ever since puberty, Alice has not been home more than a few weeks at a time, because she keeps getting pregnant and getting sent away.



* '''Justified''': In Alice's society, being an unwed mother is seen as shameful. To avoid shame and stigma, the family has sent Alice away (either to have an abortion or have the baby).

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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In Alice's society, being an unwed mother is seen as shameful. To avoid shame and stigma, the family has sent Alice away (either to have an abortion or have the baby).



* '''Subverted''': [[{{Delinquents}} Alice]] is being sent to [[DustbinSchool a school or camp for wayward teenagers]], but nothing is mentioned about her being pregnant.

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[[{{Delinquents}} Alice]] is being sent to [[DustbinSchool a school or camp for wayward teenagers]], but nothing is mentioned about her being pregnant.



* '''Double Subverted''': The last straw was when Alice became pregnant, and though she either miscarried or had an abortion, her parents want to get her back on the straight and narrow.

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The last straw was when Alice became pregnant, and though she either miscarried or had an abortion, her parents want to get her back on the straight and narrow.



* '''Enforced''': TruthInTelevision.

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* '''Enforced''': TruthInTelevision. '''Enforced''':
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** Alice is a [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]], and she's being sent off to get married for the sake of AltarDiplomacy.

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** Alice is a [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]], princess, and she's being sent off to get married for the sake of AltarDiplomacy.
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** Alice becomes a {{Hikikomori}}, refusing to leave the house.


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** The reason she became a recluse is that she was raped and didn't want to get hurt again. [[ChildByRape The rape resulted in pregnancy]], and since both being a {{Hikikomori}} and having a baby out of wedlock are seen as shameful, Alice's parents tell people she's studying abroad.

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** Alice is [[YouCanNeverGoHomeAgain never allowed to return home]]. Her parents have [[IHaveNoSon disowned her.]]

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** Alice is [[YouCanNeverGoHomeAgain [[YouCantGoHomeAgain never allowed to return home]]. Her parents have [[IHaveNoSon disowned her.]]



** Alice really ''is'' going to be living with her aunt for a few months.
** Alice is not being kicked out of the house for getting pregnant or not being a virgin anymore, but because she's a [[HideYourLesbians lesbian]]. Fortunately, she has a sympathetic aunt in the country that she was able to get in contact with.
** [[HonorRelatedAbuse Alice is killed by her father when her parents find out she's pregnant]].



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Parodied: ** However, Alice is the first-generation child of immigrant parents, and in ''their'' culture, if a girl or woman becomes pregnant out of wedlock, she is sent away with an excuse.
** She's pregnant, and her parents have sent her away until either she gives birth, or they know how they're going to handle the situation.
** Her parents, rather than tell people the ''real'' reason they sent her away, always have some excuse: she's studying abroad, she's away at boarding school or college, she's on a mission trip with their church, she's joined the Peace Corps, etc.
** Her parents tell people she "died in a kitchen fire."
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Averted: *'''Averted''': Alice does not become pregnant.
*'''Enforced''': TruthInTelevision.
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Enforced: *'''Invoked''': Alice becomes pregnant, in a society with a great stigma towards out-of-wedlock sex and pregnancy.
*'''Exploited''': "Schools for Wayward Girls" open up, and encourage parents who send their daughters there to keep it secret.
*'''Defied''': Alice's parents decide they're going to help her in any way they can, no matter what the neighbors might think.
*'''Implied''': Alice goes away for a few months, with the excuse that she's going to see her aunt. When she comes back, she has a baby with her, although she tells people [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo it's her younger brother]].
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*'''Basic Trope''': A young woman becomes pregnant out of wedlock, and her family sends her away (either to have the baby, or have an abortion), with a convenient excuse.
*'''Straight''': [[TeenPregnancy 16-year-old Alice becomes pregnant]]. When she begins to show, her parents send her away to a special "home" for unwed mothers, telling everyone that she's going to stay with her aunt.
*'''Exaggerated''': Ever since puberty, Alice has not been home more than a few weeks at a time, because she keeps getting pregnant and getting sent away.
** Alice is [[YouCanNeverGoHomeAgain never allowed to return home]]. Her parents have [[IHaveNoSon disowned her.]]
*'''Downplayed''': Alice is going to have an abortion, and her parents tell everyone that she's on a Bible retreat.
*'''Justified''': In Alice's society, being an unwed mother is seen as shameful. To avoid shame and stigma, the family has sent Alice away (either to have an abortion or have the baby).
** Alice herself chose to go away, in order to escape the possibility of HonorRelatedAbuse.
*'''Inverted''': While studying abroad, Alice becomes pregnant, and informs her parents via Skype/a phone call/a letter. They beg her to come home ASAP.
*'''Subverted''': [[{{Delinquents}} Alice]] is being sent to [[DustbinSchool a school or camp for wayward teenagers]], but nothing is mentioned about her being pregnant.
** Just as Alice is packing to leave, she notices blood running down her leg. She goes to the emergency room (or calls the local midwife), and it's revealed or implied that she had [[ConvenientMiscarriage a miscarriage]].
** Alice is going out of town to have an abortion.
** Alice is having a ShotgunWedding to Bob, her baby's father.
** Alice is a [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]], and she's being sent off to get married for the sake of AltarDiplomacy.
** Alice lives in a society where out-of-wedlock sex and pregnancy are not seen as TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. It's not going to jeopardize Alice's social standing, or her FamilyHonor, or [[DefiledForever her ability to get married at a later date]]. And in fact, lots of girls and women have children before marriage (or without ''ever'' getting married.)
*'''Double Subverted''': The last straw was when Alice became pregnant, and though she either miscarried or had an abortion, her parents want to get her back on the straight and narrow.
** She is never allowed to discuss what happened to her. And she is still sent away while she recovers.
** Since [[PreachersKid her father is the pastor]] at the ChurchOfSaintGenericus, the family naturally doesn't want that piece of information getting out. So while she has the procedure and recovers, she's going to be staying with her [[CountryMouse aunt in the country]], and the family is either going to tell people that (without saying why), or tell people that she's on a Bible retreat.
** Because of the laws where they live, or simply the stigma of Alice being a pregnant bride, AliceAndBob are having an {{Elopement}} across state lines or overseas.
** She had sex with Prince Bob, and got pregnant. It's only being passed off as an ordinary political marriage so people won't know.
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