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'''Basic Trope''': A character is, well, afraid to hold a baby.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob have a baby boy named Charlie, and Alice offers Charlie to Bob, to hold. Bob is nervous.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is so scared to hold Charlie, he goes into shock.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is excited to hold Charlie, but a little scared at the same time.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob has a jumpy personality in general.
** Bob has never held a baby before and is worried he will hurt or kill Charlie.
** Bob has read or heard horror stories of babies dying or getting seriously injured from being held incorrectly.
** Bob is afraid that Charlie will spit up on him.
* '''Inverted''':
** Charlie is afraid to touch Bob.
** Bob is carrying Charlie and is afraid to put him down, for fear of making him cry.
* '''Subverted''': Alice knows Bob is nervy in terms of personality and so anticipates he will be scared of holding Charlie, but he isn't.
* '''Double Subverted''': At least, not initially, because he didn't realise that babies could die from being held wrong-- when Alice tells him, "I thought you'd be scared of killing him," on the other hand, he flips.
-->'''Bob''': "Wait... babies can die from that?!"
* '''Parodied''': Satan is afraid to hold the baby Antichrist.
* '''Zigzagged''': Bob has conflicting emotions about holding Charlie, one of which is fear.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob is not afraid of holding Charlie.
** There are no babies.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "I've always been nervous about holding babies."
* '''Invoked''': Diane tries to scare Bob out of holding Charlie, for whatever reason.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': Bob reassures himself that there is nothing to be afraid of.
* '''Discussed''': "He'll probably be petrified of holding the baby at least initially."
* '''Conversed''': "There's many depictions of dads in media. You got the BumblingDad, the StandardFiftiesFather, the new dad who's afraid to hold the baby..."
* '''Implied''': Bob is seen holding Charlie and looking nervous, but it's unknown if that's why he's nervous.
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': When talking about why he doesn't want to hold Charlie, Bob says, "[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking What if he dies, becomes brain-damaged, or spits up on me?!]]".
* '''Played for Drama''': The reason Bob is afraid to hold Charlie is because he has a brain-damaged brother who got his brain damage because their father dropped him.
* '''Played for Horror''': Bob has [[PowerIncontinence strange, uncontrollable powers]] and is afraid of using them on Charlie.
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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob have a baby boy named Charlie, and Alice offers Charlie to Bob, to hold. Bob is nervous.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is so scared to hold Charlie, he goes into shock.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is excited to hold Charlie, but a little scared at the same time.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob has a jumpy personality in general.
** Bob has never held a baby before and is worried he will hurt or kill Charlie.
** Bob has read or heard horror stories of babies dying or getting seriously injured from being held incorrectly.
** Bob is afraid that Charlie will spit up on him.
* '''Inverted''':
** Charlie is afraid to touch Bob.
** Bob is carrying Charlie and is afraid to put him down, for fear of making him cry.
* '''Subverted''': Alice knows Bob is nervy in terms of personality and so anticipates he will be scared of holding Charlie, but he isn't.
* '''Double Subverted''': At least, not initially, because he didn't realise that babies could die from being held wrong-- when Alice tells him, "I thought you'd be scared of killing him," on the other hand, he flips.
-->'''Bob''': "Wait... babies can die from that?!"
* '''Parodied''': Satan is afraid to hold the baby Antichrist.
* '''Zigzagged''': Bob has conflicting emotions about holding Charlie, one of which is fear.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob is not afraid of holding Charlie.
** There are no babies.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "I've always been nervous about holding babies."
* '''Invoked''': Diane tries to scare Bob out of holding Charlie, for whatever reason.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': Bob reassures himself that there is nothing to be afraid of.
* '''Discussed''': "He'll probably be petrified of holding the baby at least initially."
* '''Conversed''': "There's many depictions of dads in media. You got the BumblingDad, the StandardFiftiesFather, the new dad who's afraid to hold the baby..."
* '''Implied''': Bob is seen holding Charlie and looking nervous, but it's unknown if that's why he's nervous.
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': When talking about why he doesn't want to hold Charlie, Bob says, "[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking What if he dies, becomes brain-damaged, or spits up on me?!]]".
* '''Played for Drama''': The reason Bob is afraid to hold Charlie is because he has a brain-damaged brother who got his brain damage because their father dropped him.
* '''Played for Horror''': Bob has [[PowerIncontinence strange, uncontrollable powers]] and is afraid of using them on Charlie.
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