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"I never wanted to be your mother."
— Annie Graham to her son Peter Graham in his nightmare, Hereditary
Live-Action TV
Jo Frost: What is it that you actually need from your mom and dad? Trust. When your mom and your dad say things to you that are really awful...
Desiree Fernandez: Yeah. It makes me feel like I mean nothing to them. Like, I'll drop a cup of water, and she'll be like, "Are you stupid? Are you an idiot? What is your problem?" And I'll be like, "it was an accident." And she's like, "your whole life is an accident."
Desiree Fernandez: Yeah. It makes me feel like I mean nothing to them. Like, I'll drop a cup of water, and she'll be like, "Are you stupid? Are you an idiot? What is your problem?" And I'll be like, "it was an accident." And she's like, "your whole life is an accident."
— Supernanny, "The Fernandez Family"
Web Comics
"No, O'Reilly, you're the accident, from the day your daddy's rubber snapped to the day you killed a member of your own squadron!"
— Genevieve "Pronto" Tora, Angels 2200
Western Animation
"Maybe I do use food for comfort. But at least a chocolate bar never told me I was an accident."
— Mrs. Johannsen, Daria ("Psycho Therapy")
Bubbles: This is our dad. He made us in his laboratory by accident.
Professor Utonium: Well, what can I say?
Robin: Don't worry, Professor. I was an accident, too!
[The professor's eyes bulge in shock]
Robin: [later] Your dad is funny.
Professor Utonium: Well, what can I say?
Robin: Don't worry, Professor. I was an accident, too!
[The professor's eyes bulge in shock]
Robin: [later] Your dad is funny.
"They only call babies 'miracles' because it sounds better than 'accident'."
— Dana Bernstein, Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World ("Damn Straights")
"It's not our fault. We didn't want the boy. He was an accident."
— Homer Simpson, The Simpsons, "Radio Bart"
Homer: Alright, that's it! We're going home! I'm sick of you and your stupid tonic!
Abe: If I hadn't taken that stupid tonic 38 years ago, you'd have never been born and I'd have been happy! You were an accident!
Abe: (Genuinely concerned) I'm sorry I said that.
Amethyst: What?! You had no idea?! Ho! This is, like, my entire existence! You want to pretend that none of this ever happened! You think I'm just a big mistake!
Pearl (gasps) No, no. Amethyst, you're not the mistake. You're just the by-product of a... big mistake. ...No, that's not- I... I just never thought of this as you. None of this is your fault. You didn't build this place. I... I'm sorry, Amethyst. I hope you can forgive me. You're the one good thing that came out of this mess. I always thought you were proud of that.
— Steven Universe providing a metaphorical example with the Kindergarten that harmed the Earth, "On the Run"