One bad mother in praise of psycho housewives, stage parents, momfluencers, and other women we love to hate
"We all have an idea what it means to be a good mom: little screen time, kids hitting their milestones, endless patience and understanding, and self-sacrifice on behalf of one's children. But what does it mean to be a "bad mom" in modern society? Women as wide-ranging as Meghan Markle, Hannah Neelma...
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New York, NY :
Simon Element,
2026.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: This was a bad idea, or, Why I should lie to people more
- The marvelous Mrs. Mommy paradox : why being a working mother is like doing ayahuasca
- "Hal, it's about cats" : the (relatively recent) birth of the "bad mother"
- "No more wire hangers ever" : wrestling with the ghost of Joan Crawford
- Stifler's mom has got it goin' on : battle hymn of the MILF
- "Give 'em love and what does it get ya?" : why we love to hate (and hate to love) stage moms
- Peg, it will come back to you : at home with the Bundys
- One very bad day : Linda Taylor, the welfare queen, and the monster of our making
- Casey Anthony is in the book : on true crime and motherhood
- The perfect storm : the making of MAHA moms, anti-vaxxers, and housewife insurrectionists
- Lighter, easier, and more joyful : the eternal appeal of trad wives and momfluencers
- The rise of the Huns : in defense of MLM mommies
- Conclusion: Ramsay Bolton was right : if you think this gas a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
