La Petite Vie/Characters

Aimé "Ti-Mé / Popa" Paré
The patriarch of the family. Now retired from an unspecified job, Aimé has no more passion in his marriage to his wife, both barely enduring one another. Part of him wishes to re-ignite the love of their youth, but he feels they are both too old to do this. He's never shown much care or attention to his kids when they are growing up, and this is bitting him in the ass now as all four of his kids are dysfunctional in some way. Nowadays he obsesses over the state of his garbage bags, and on the cleanliness of the workshop he has in the basement but never uses. His best friend is Pogo.

Popa shows examples of:
 * Abusive Parent: To Rénald.
 * Hands Off Parenting
 * Ho Yay: There is an undertone of homosexuality in the relationship between Popa and his idol, Mr Bricole (My Fix-It), who is gay. This scares Popa greatly.

Jacqueline "Moman" Paré
The matriarch of the family. Moman is stuck in a now loveless marriage. She obsesses over cooking turkeys on which she dotes like if they were children. She has a slightly better relationship with her children than Popa, and they often come to her for advice or comfort. Always seen in a nightgown and sleeping cap.

Moman shows examples of:


 * Crosscast Role: She is played by a male actor.
 * Doting Parent: How she dotes on Rod in particular.

Rénald "Pinson" Paré
The youngest of the Paré children, Rénald was an accident. After three children, Moman and Popa both did not want another kid, but luck would have it otherwise. As such, they barely paid any attention to Rénald as he grew up. This has left Rénald rather dysfunctional. Now in his 40s, Rénald is a bank manager with a trophy wife (Lison, whom he calls Creton), but he still craves the acceptance of his parents. Every sunday, like clockwork, he goes to have supper with them (something they despite, but Rénald becomes very aggressive and distraught if they refuse to host him. Such suppers always are followed by a game of monopoly. Rénald is very obsessive compulsive, growing upset if anything breaks his routine or if he is confronted with his parents' lack of care for him.

Thérèse Paré
Thérèse is the third child of the couple. Now married to Réjean, who cheats on her. They both live on the second floor of the Paré's duplex, and are both unemployed. This makes her and her husband frequent visitors of the Parés. Thérèse is an insecure woman, in no part due to her husband's cheating. She is dependent on her mother, easily influenced or confused. Probably the most simple minded of the 4 sibblings. She strives to make shepherd's pie but simply cannot get the layers straight, her inability to do so forms a running gag in the series.