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This trope is common in sitcoms and animation. There's a father/child or mother/child event coming up, and the kid is either embarrassed of how lame their parent is, or knows their parent is not capable of doing the event and will lose it for them -- again -- if they come. Or they're afraid if their parent comes to the event, the kid will get in some sort of trouble. So they find someone else to pretend to be their mom or dad. The gambit usually fails, and the outcomes tend to fall into three predictable categories: The other main variations are: Related to Paid-for Family.

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  • Stand-In Parents
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  • This trope is common in sitcoms and animation. There's a father/child or mother/child event coming up, and the kid is either embarrassed of how lame their parent is, or knows their parent is not capable of doing the event and will lose it for them -- again -- if they come. Or they're afraid if their parent comes to the event, the kid will get in some sort of trouble. So they find someone else to pretend to be their mom or dad. The gambit usually fails, and the outcomes tend to fall into three predictable categories: The other main variations are: Related to Paid-for Family.
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  • This trope is common in sitcoms and animation. There's a father/child or mother/child event coming up, and the kid is either embarrassed of how lame their parent is, or knows their parent is not capable of doing the event and will lose it for them -- again -- if they come. Or they're afraid if their parent comes to the event, the kid will get in some sort of trouble. So they find someone else to pretend to be their mom or dad. The gambit usually fails, and the outcomes tend to fall into three predictable categories: * The parent finds out, is hurt that their child thinks so little of them. * The parent finds out and makes a disastrous attempt to be what their child wants, and that brings them closer because the parent cared enough to try for their child's sake. * The parent never finds out (or not until after the fact). An Aesop about being honest and loving someone just the way they are is usually intended. The other main variations are: * when the character is not really a child but pretending to be one for whatever reason * the character looks like a child but is Really Seven Hundred Years Old * the character is an orphan ...in which case they need stand-ins for parents who don't or may have never existed. Related to Paid-for Family. Examples of Stand-In Parents include:
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