1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character's mother is missing or absent. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob's mother died when he was a toddler. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** ''Every'' character has no mom. |
5 | ** Several characters were raised by single fathers. |
6 | ** [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Bob's father won't tell anyone who Bob's mother was, and then dies, taking the secret with him.]] |
7 | ** Bob's mother seems to have never existed in the first place, and Bob still seems like a completely normal guy, father and all. |
8 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob's mother is around [[WhenYouComingHomeDad but emotionally distant, and/or always too busy]] to be a part of his life. |
9 | * '''Justified''': |
10 | ** [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Mommy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You]] |
11 | ** DeathByChildbirth |
12 | ** Bob's parents are divorced and his mother lives far away. |
13 | ** She is a [[NotoriousParent wanted criminal]]. |
14 | ** Bob is actually a ''clone'' of his father. The cloning chamber is ''technically'' Bob's mother, and it has been carted off to be used by other {{mad scientist}}s. |
15 | * '''Inverted''': The story is about Bob's mother, whose husband and son are both missing. |
16 | * '''Gender Inverted''': DisappearedDad |
17 | * '''Subverted''': It initially seems like Bob's mom is never about, but then we see her and Bob having good time together, and showing that they are quite close. She just works a lot. |
18 | * '''Double Subverted''': Until the villains kill her. |
19 | * '''Parodied''': |
20 | ** All the family photos have Bob's mother cut out from them. |
21 | ** Bob's mother literally [[NoBodyLeftBehind vanishes into thin air]]. |
22 | * '''Zig Zagged''': The actress who plays Bob's mother has a lot of other projects, and so her appearances are very erratic, and she sometimes vanishes for seasons at a time. |
23 | * '''Averted''': [[GoodParents Bob's mom is always there for him, regardless of what happens.]] |
24 | * '''Enforced''': "We've got a few single moms. What if we had a single dad too?" |
25 | * '''Lampshaded''': "IMissMom." |
26 | * '''Invoked''': Bob's mom leaves. |
27 | * '''Exploited''': The villain tries to use Bob's mother's absence to induce a breakdown in Bob. |
28 | * '''Defied''': Bob's mom goes to great lengths to be a part of her son's life, regardless of what the world throws at her. |
29 | * '''Discussed''': "Why doesn't that kid have a mom? Is he adopted or what?" |
30 | * '''Conversed''': "How come main characters generally don't have moms in these shows?" |
31 | * '''Implied''': We only see Bob's father, but we never get confirmation that his mother is absent. |
32 | * '''Deconstructed''': The effects of losing a parent take center-stage. |
33 | * '''Played For Laughs''': Bob's mom is around, but she goes to great lengths to avoid her ex-husband and son. |
34 | * '''Played For Drama''': In a Mother's Day episode, most characters are shown bonding with their mothers, and everyone sympathizes with Bob, who feels left out. |
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36 | Mom, if you get this, come find me at MissingMom. [[IMissMom I miss you.]] |
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38 | %% Optional items, added after Implied, at your discretion: |
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40 | %%* '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
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