TMC
02-04-2021, 05:01 AM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/02/02/tv-moms-empty-nest-stereotypes/
"Happy, independent older mothers are few and far between," says Michele Weldon of the Kyra Sedgwick ABC comedy. She adds that "a prominent cultural narrative for American mothers is a binary choice of Absent Monster or Snowplow Mom. The stereotypes stretch from a detached, self-absorbed woman to a boundaryless dope, meddling and at times arriving uninvited with meatloaf."
"Happy, independent older mothers are few and far between," says Michele Weldon of the Kyra Sedgwick ABC comedy. She adds that "a prominent cultural narrative for American mothers is a binary choice of Absent Monster or Snowplow Mom. The stereotypes stretch from a detached, self-absorbed woman to a boundaryless dope, meddling and at times arriving uninvited with meatloaf."