• In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers

    While we weren't loving last night's uneven season finale of Weeds, we were loving Nancy Botwin's parenting skills—or lack thereof. Who wants to be raised by a boring stroller-pusher when you can have someone to bring the crazy?

    Bad mothers are like unhappy families, no two are alike, but they are all a whole lot of fun to watch. Not only do they propel several televisions shows, but they will create fucked up kids, and without fucked up kids, where are we going to get our artists, serial killers, fameballs, and future Rock of Love cast members? Here's to the women who are more about lies, drugs, and promiscuity rather than homework, bed times, and grounding.

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    By Brian Moylan
    Sep 1, 2009 12:39 PM 22,587
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    In Praise of Television's Bad Mothers

    Nancy Botwin
    Why She's Bad: She's an unstable drug dealer who is more concerned with keeping herself alive and getting laid than her children's well being.
    Worst Parenting Moment: Younger son Shane gets shot when a Mexican drug cartel tries to execute Nancy.
    Reasons to Love Her: She knows how to keep things interesting, and she's populated her children's lives with a cast of memorable characters. And she lets her kids drink, do drugs, and have sex while inappropriately young. She's going to be a great subject for Silas' memoir.
    Most Fucked Up Kid: Shane, an alcoholic, masochistic teenage killer.
    Fun Scale: 9
    Mother's Day Present: Starbuck's gift certificate.
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