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* '''Double Subverted''': Except as a last resort.
* '''Parodied''': Alice reacts to her daughter's engagement to a "nice Jewish doctor" by asking what kind of doctor he is. When she learns he's "only" a family doctor, and not Director of Expensive Plastic Surgery at Beth Israel, Alice has a face-down-on-the-floor tantrum because her daughter is marrying a "no-good bum."
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's nagging and guilt trips have a [["Well Done, Son" Guy|profound effect on her husband and children]], and because they [[Unpleasable Fanbase|never seem to please her, no matter what they do]], their relationship with Alice is strained, and they may even develop [[Mommy Issues]]. At the very least, the desire to please Alice all the time holds their [[Character Development|development as people]] back.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice learns to let the little things go, and that she can't control everything (and may not even [[Wanting Is Better Than Having|want to.)]] She learns to love her family and friends exactly as they are.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Alice is a [[My Beloved Smother]], other times she's a [[Good Parents|cool mom]].
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* '''Enforced''': The writer has [[Mommy Issues]]. Or is Jewish.
* '''Lampshaded''': "OK, OK, Mom! I'll be back on Friday! Oy, you're just like Jerry's mom from ''[[Seinfeld]]''!"
* '''Defied''': [[Family
* '''Invoked''': Alice (already something of a [[Tsundere]]) becomes a mother, and her passive-aggressive tendencies get [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] in the name of her children's well-being.
* '''Discussed''': "Honey, just because my mom is Jewish doesn't mean she'll be constantly humiliating you. Well, she probably will. If she ever calls you a [[Shiksa Goddess|shiksa]], run."
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