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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1. Miss in Kiss
Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 39 episodes
[Adorable] - ML's mom
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2. Revolutionary Love
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
[Adorable] - ML's mom
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3. Beautiful Gong Shim
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
[Adorable] - FL's dad
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4. Fated to Love You
Taiwanese Drama - 2008, 24 episodes
[Adorable Funny] - ML's grandma
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5. Ai Yi Man Xiang Jian
Chinese Drama - 2025, 64 episodes
[Cutely Protective/Supportive] - ML's mom
[Dishonorable] - Dad -
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.
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7. Business Proposal
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
[Funny] - ML's grandpa
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8. Enemies In-Law
Korean Movie - 2015
[Funny] - ML's parents
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9. The Heirs
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
[Funny] - ML's & FL's moms
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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.
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11. Iljimae
Korean Drama - 2008, 20 episodes
[Endearing] Stepfather
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12. Who Is She
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
[Bad] - FL's daughter (middle-aged, cold, mean tongue)
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13. Angel Beside Me
Thai Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
[Bad] - FL's mom
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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.
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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.
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16. Hirugao
Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
[Bad] - ML's mom - wanted to punch her in the face
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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.
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18. Marry Me, Mary!
Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
[Bad] - FL's dad controlling which makes no sense since his life decisions are poor.
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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
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20. Kissing the Ring Finger
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
[Bad] ML's mom - her & son's relationship toxic & creepy
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21. Meteor Garden
Chinese Drama - 2018, 50 episodes
[Bad] ML's mom - controlling witch
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22. The Love Equations
Chinese Drama - 2020, 27 episodes
[Overbearing] - both sets
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23. The Love Equations: Extra Story
Chinese Special - 2020, 1 episode
[Overbearing] - calling kids on their honeymoon is not okay in my book
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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.
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25. Go Ahead
Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
[Good] - FL's dad
[Horrendous] - ML1's mom
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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
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27. Family by Choice
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
[Abominable] - ML's mom
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28. My Dearest Nemesis
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
[Cruel] Grandma - blames ML for his parents death & withholds love/affection
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29. Drama Special Season 6: Fake Family
Korean Special - 2015, 1 episode
[Money Grubbing} - mom
[Dead beat] - Dad
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30. Something in the Rain
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
[Overbearing] FL's mom - tells her daughter it's her fault her boyfriend cheated
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31. Overprotected Kahoko
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
[Bully] - FL's mom
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32. Love Next Door
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
[Mean Bully] - FL's mom - your daughter has cancer & you act like that?
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33. Children...
Korean Movie - 2011
[Selfish] - Mom - lies that caller is son - which helps her, but not other missing 9 boys/their parents.
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34. Parasite
Korean Movie - 2019
[Worthless] - ML dad
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35. Duang Jai Akkanee
Thai Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
[Biased] - FL's dad biased against his daughter/in favor of flawed son
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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?
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37. Sassy Girl, Chun Hyang
Korean Drama - 2005, 17 episodes
[Parasitic] - FL's mom steals FL's money and leaves
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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.
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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.
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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
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41. Jigoku no Hate made Tsureteiku
Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes
[Unfathomable] Serial Killer's dad continues to aide & abet his daughter
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
















































