parental pride theme

A parent shows pride in their offspring.

14 total · 3 major · 11 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
columbo1971e3x06 major Dr. Marshall Cahill took pride in his son, Neil Cahill, being named Scientist of the Year and resorted to murder to prevent Neil from being outed as a fraud. The elder Cahill said "I'm proud of you" to Neil, and later acknowledged to Columbo that he was proud of his son.
movie: How Green Was My Valley (1940) major Huw was the apple of his father's eye. The father did his best to secure for Huw a good education, so that the boy would not need to work in the coal mines as he had done his entire life.
voy7x19 major Q lacked confidence in Q Junior whereas Janeway believed in Q Junior's ability to reform
ds92x16 minor Benjamin was proud of Jake when Jake expressed an interest, albeit a lukewarm one, in following in his father's footsteps by pursuing a career in Starfleet.
ds93x25 minor Rom was took pride in his son Nog's impending acceptance into Starfleet Academy.
movie: 21 Jump Street (2012) minor David and Annie Schmidt embarrassed their son, Schmidt, in front of his partner on the force with their excessive fawning over him.
movie: And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird (1991) minor The inventor Walter Kotzwinkle uttered the phrase "that's by boy" twice about his inventor son Dwayne.
movie: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) minor Fred's parents were visibly proud as they read about the heroic acts he had performed while serving as a bomber crewman during the war.
movie: The Tomorrow War (2021) minor Daniel expressed to his daughter that he was proud of her for having graduated from MIT.
rh2012e2x03 minor Inger's heart melted when the Lennart clone told her that he was proud of her accomplishments, and praised her for being a good person and a wonderful daughter.