child unhealthily attached to a parent theme

also known as: mother's boy, mama's boy, daddy's girl

A character maintains an unhealthy dependence on a parent at an age when the character is expected to be self-reliant.

3 total · 1 choice · 1 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahp2x10 choice Gil reminisced about his dearly departed father Jonathan on whom he maintained a borderline pathological dependence.
ahp5x26 major John had a borderline pathologically close relationship with his mother, Claire.
ahp6x10 minor Horace had trouble adapting to married life presumably in part because of his past attachment to his mother.