The term “bad mom” is both loaded and deeply cutting. In her first book, Ej Dickson, the intrepid and hilarious writer (New Yorkmagazine and prior to that, Rolling Stone) re-examines bad moms in pop culture and what it says about us as a society. From its deep dive into trad wives to milfs, Meghan Markle to Mommie Dearest, One Bad Mother: In Praise of Psycho Housewives, Stage Parents, Momfluencers, and Other Women We Love to Hate (out now) is a smart, funny must-read for those of us trying to make sense of the twisted state of motherhood in 2026.
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