Line #23 PlayingWith/MissingMom


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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