Comments on: The Quick 10: 10 Mean Moms

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:24:00 +0000

Stacy: In the book “Matilda”, is Miss Trunchbull Miss Honey’s mom? In the movie she was her aunt. Still was a mother-type figure so I think it counts.

My favorite bad mom is Lucille from Arrested Development. Motherboy? Annyong? Denying Buster his juice? Hilarious and mean at the same time. :)

By: Jen Pen

Jen Pen — Sun, 10 May 2009 03:48:00 +0000

Hmm…this sound familiar? Amy Madison’s mom from BtVS. Brrrr…she’s cold.

Two guys kill for their ma. Basic horror story plot. What’s the title again?

By: Phaedrus

Phaedrus — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:33:00 +0000

One word: Medea.

By: ute

ute — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:05:00 +0000

Well… while not a murderer or anything per se, Hamlet’s mother does marry her late husband’s brother before the king’s body is cold, thereby keeping Hamlet from becoming King of Denmark and possibly making him mad….

By: tony

tony — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:10:00 +0000

mommy dearest…geeez my sister used to warn me not to go home..she say “stay away moms all wire hangers again” lol. no embellishment here.

By: M

Thu, 07 May 2009 22:16:00 +0000

I am sending this to my mom and telling her that I am proud she did not make the top ten list.

By: Madelle Becker

Madelle Becker — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:55:00 +0000

The mother in Goodnight, Mr. Tom scared me and I’m a grown woman. Tied and locked her adolescent son, along with her baby daughter in a closet with no light, food, or water. Then she commits suicide in another town.

By: Stacy Conradt

Stacy Conradt — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:47:00 +0000

@Lindsay F – I just read The Graveyard Book a couple of weeks ago and loved it!!

By: PK

PK — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:20:00 +0000

Great list! Lucille from Arrested Development is one of my favorites, but i can’t help but think of Mom (of Mom’s Robots)from Futurama.

By: Lindsay F

Lindsay F — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:11:00 +0000

Stacy, I LOVED that you mentioned Coraline. Such a spectacular book! It gave me nightmares when I read it (I was 12 at the time). The movie was also fantastic. Neil Gaiman = creepy genius. Everyone should go read The Graveyard Book – again FABULOUS.