absentee father theme

A father is away from their child for an extended period of time such that the child's development is adversely affected, perhaps because of a remote work assignment.

13 total · 4 major · 9 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ds96x03 major Alexander accused Worf of having abandoned him as a child
tng2x14 major Kyle Riker :: Kyle Riker
tz1959e5x01 major We understand that Max regretted having been a mostly absent father to his son Pip.
tz2002e1x41 major Rob Malone had been absent much of his son's childhood and the son obviously resented it.
ahp5x03 minor David was deeply disturbed owing to his father having been put on death row.
as1985e2x19 minor George sought to explain to Diana why he had been away for so long. His pleas for her understanding fell on deaf ears.
blackmirror7x05 minor Kelly's father was raving conspiracy theorist, deadbeat dad who lived in Manchester.
bridesheadrevisited1981e1x09 minor Charles had been away for two years, didn't know his son's preferred name, and conspicuously preferred to stay in London to see his mistress rather than hurry home and meet his children.
movie: Alien from LA (1988) minor Wanda was sad because her archaeologist father had spent his last ten years away from her, excavating a site in North Africa.
movie: Cimmaron (1931) minor The fact that Yancey ran of for years at a time didn't seem much to affect his familial relationships, but the viewer must ponder it.