Nobody Gives you a Manual [Parenting]

Memorable Parents/ grandparents / guardians that are: Adorable, Funny, Good, Bad, Horrendous, Evil, Scary, Perplexing, etc. 

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  • Miss in Kiss

    1. Miss in Kiss

    Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 39 episodes

    [Adorable] - ML's mom

  • Revolutionary Love

    2. Revolutionary Love

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    [Adorable] - ML's mom

  • Beautiful Gong Shim

    3. Beautiful Gong Shim

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

    [Adorable] - FL's dad

  • Fated to Love You

    4. Fated to Love You

    Taiwanese Drama - 2008, 24 episodes

    [Adorable Funny] - ML's grandma

  • Ai Yi Man Xiang Jian

    5. Ai Yi Man Xiang Jian

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 64 episodes

    7.5

    [Cutely Protective/Supportive] - ML's mom
    [Dishonorable] - Dad

  • I Don't Love You Yet

    6. I Don't Love You Yet

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    [Heartwarming] - FL's parents saved many of FL's shoes throughout her stages of growth, When FL leaves home they line the shoes up from baby to adulthood all the way to the door.

  • Business Proposal

    7. Business Proposal

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    [Funny] - ML's grandpa

  • Enemies In-Law

    8. Enemies In-Law

    Korean Movie - 2015

    [Funny] - ML's parents

  • The Heirs

    9. The Heirs

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes

    [Funny] - ML's & FL's moms

  • Blue Period

    10. Blue Period

    Japanese Movie - 2024

    [Good] - ML's parents. No yelling & support ML in Art School.  They get matching good luck charms.  Stuffed mini-pillow w/ a cute animal pic on outside.

  • Iljimae

    11. Iljimae

    Korean Drama - 2008, 20 episodes

    [Endearing] Stepfather

  • Who Is She

    12. Who Is She

    Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    [Bad] - FL's daughter (middle-aged, cold, mean tongue)

  • Angel Beside Me

    13. Angel Beside Me

    Thai Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

    [Bad] - FL's mom

  • I Am Married... But!

    14. I Am Married... But!

    Taiwanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

    [Bad] - ML's mom.  Coming into kids' room while they are in bed w/out permission is way too invading personal space.

  • Hello Missfortune

    15. Hello Missfortune

    Hong Kong Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    [Bad] - Grandma treats her grandson like crap....but surprise she did it so he would leave her, so he could have a good life.  She slaps ML & tells him to sign loan document telling him he is unfilial.

    [Bad] - ML's dad - requires his son to take out school loan to pay for gambling debts.

  • Hirugao

    16. Hirugao

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes

    [Bad] - ML's mom - wanted to punch her in the face

  • Hip Hop King: Nassna Street

    17. Hip Hop King: Nassna Street

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

    [Bad] - ML's mom - who tells her son she wished she had $ for an abortion 18 years ago, She is hard to watch.

  • Marry Me, Mary!

    18. Marry Me, Mary!

    Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes

    [Bad] - FL's dad controlling which makes no sense since his life decisions are poor.

  • Drama Special Season 14: Dog Days of Summer

    19. Drama Special Season 14: Dog Days of Summer

    Korean Special - 2023, 1 episode

    [Bad] - ML's aunt - can't believe she would treat a nephew who lost his mom this way

  • Kissing the Ring Finger

    20. Kissing the Ring Finger

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    [Bad] ML's mom - her & son's relationship toxic & creepy

  • Meteor Garden

    21. Meteor Garden

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 50 episodes

    [Bad] ML's mom - controlling witch

  • The Love Equations

    22. The Love Equations

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 27 episodes

    [Overbearing] - both sets

  • The Love Equations: Extra Story

    23. The Love Equations: Extra Story

    Chinese Special - 2020, 1 episode

    [Overbearing] - calling kids on their honeymoon is not okay in my book

  • Better a Lie Than a Truth

    24. Better a Lie Than a Truth

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes

    [Despicable]  ML's mom makes ML act as his dead twin brother & ignores ML.

  • Go Ahead

    25. Go Ahead

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes

    [Good] - FL's dad

    [Horrendous] - ML1's mom

  • Drama Special Season 5: We All Cry Differently

    26. Drama Special Season 5: We All Cry Differently

    Korean Special - 2014, 1 episode

    [Unfair] Parents fight over 1 kid over the kid over the other

  • Family by Choice

    27. Family by Choice

    Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

    [Abominable] - ML's mom

  • My Dearest Nemesis

    28. My Dearest Nemesis

    Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

    [Cruel] Grandma - blames ML for his parents death & withholds love/affection

  • Drama Special Season 6: Fake Family

    29. Drama Special Season 6: Fake Family

    Korean Special - 2015, 1 episode

    [Money Grubbing} - mom

    [Dead beat] - Dad

  • Something in the Rain

    30. Something in the Rain

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    [Overbearing] FL's mom - tells her daughter it's her fault her boyfriend cheated 

  • Overprotected Kahoko

    31. Overprotected Kahoko

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes

    [Bully] - FL's mom

  • Love Next Door

    32. Love Next Door

    Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

    [Mean Bully] - FL's mom - your daughter has cancer & you act like that?

  • Children...

    33. Children...

    Korean Movie - 2011

    [Selfish] - Mom - lies that caller is son - which helps her, but not other missing 9 boys/their parents.

  • Parasite

    34. Parasite

    Korean Movie - 2019

    [Worthless] - ML dad

  • Duang Jai Akkanee

    35. Duang Jai Akkanee

    Thai Drama - 2010, 10 episodes

    [Biased] - FL's dad biased against his daughter/in favor of flawed son

  • One Night Steal

    36. One Night Steal

    Thai Drama - 2019, 11 episodes

    [Parasitic neediness] - FL's parents relied on FL.  They whined about FL getting them a house....get your own damn house!  How old are you?

  • Sassy Girl, Chun Hyang

    37. Sassy Girl, Chun Hyang

    Korean Drama - 2005, 17 episodes

    [Parasitic] - FL's mom steals FL's money and leaves

  • Zero to Hero

    38. Zero to Hero

    Hong Kong Movie - 2021

    [Unconventional] - Tough love that gave a disabled son his best life. Gave me "The Blindside" mom vibes.

  • Undercover High School

    39. Undercover High School

    Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

    [Villainous] - called students insects & tried to kill them. Gave her daughter drugs, fixed grades for her & controlled her.

  • Love in the Edge of Divorce

    40. Love in the Edge of Divorce

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 31 episodes

    [Horrible] FL's stepmom - sold FL to rich heir, embezzled $, cheated on husband & verbally abused FL

  • Jigoku no Hate made Tsureteiku

    41. Jigoku no Hate made Tsureteiku

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes

    [Unfathomable] Serial Killer's dad continues to aide & abet his daughter

  • Tomorrow and I

    42. Tomorrow and I

    Thai Drama - 2024, 4 episodes

    [Unfathomable] - In 2nd story prostitute mom offers her super young daughter to her client, even more memorable is that you can feel that she loves her daughter...such conflicting emotions. (most mom's that offer their young daughters to pedophiles are depicted as pieces of trash)

  • Light Shop

    43. Light Shop

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    [Disgraceful]  Mother of son tells her son she won't except a deaf daughter in law.  Then tells girl to get lost.  When son is in accident (which GF witnesses) mom tells GF hatefully he died & it is her fault.  The father has to coerce wife to retext that son is alive, but GF already dying on rope. Son truly loved deaf girl & was going to propose.

  • Secret: Untold Melody

    44. Secret: Untold Melody

    Korean Movie - 2025

    [Lovable] -  ML's Dad with his matter-of-fact humor.  Heartbreaking as he is running to save his son.

  • Queen Mantis

    45. Queen Mantis

    Korean Drama - 2025, 8 episodes

    [Complex] - A serial killer who ENJOYS  killing bad men but protects/plans for her son to become a caring adult man.

  • Genie, Make a Wish

    46. Genie, Make a Wish

    Korean Drama - 2025, 13 episodes

    [Saint]  FL's grandmom takes on rehabilitating FL & keeping her from a path of evilness

  • Learning to Love

    47. Learning to Love

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes

    [Misogynist]  FL's dad.  Says to his daughter "You can't live without me.  I've fixed everything for you." Locks her in her room...at her age of 35 to stop her from moving out.  Constantly condescending to his wife.

  • Casting a Spell to You

    48. Casting a Spell to You

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    [Tough Love] ML's parents divorced but love still lingers.  ML's mom is a pastor who is very interesting.

  • Dear X

    49. Dear X

    Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

    [Horrible Humans]  FL's dad - viewed FL as property to abuse/terrorize & ML's mom - treated ML as her pawn