{"id":20650,"date":"2016-07-31T08:51:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T12:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=20650"},"modified":"2016-07-31T12:38:41","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T16:38:41","slug":"the-awful-truth-sometimes-were-all-bad-moms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=20650","title":{"rendered":"The awful truth: sometimes we’re all ‘Bad Moms’"},"content":{"rendered":"

New comedy film hits way too close to home\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n

By Kelly Hockenberry<\/strong>, Columnist, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

\"KellyColumn415Newest815\"I rarely (if ever) go to see a movie in the theater. It isn\u2019t that I don\u2019t enjoy it, I just never seem to make it a priority. Plus, with On Demand and Netflix, I feel like I will get around to watching, eventually.<\/p>\n

However, I really, really want to make a night of it and see the new movie \u201cBad Moms\u201d with a bunch of rowdy girlfriends. In fact, since it opened this weekend, I have already seen Facebook posts of girls who had the same idea. (Don\u2019t tell me any punch lines or even whether or not you thought it was worth paying $20 for. I want to go, regardless.)<\/p>\n

I love the premise of the film because, as a mom, it is just soooooo relatable. I mean, who hasn\u2019t screwed up this whole \u201cparenting\u201d concept once or twice? Ummmm, I have a list as long as my arm of the things I have said\/done that could put my children on a therapist\u2019s couch for years<\/i>. Thank goodness Oprah isn\u2019t part of mainstream society anymore or they would end up on her show.<\/p>\n

I had the idea to pose the question to my friends to uncover their best \u201cBad Mom\u201d story.\u00a0 <\/span>And, not surprisingly, they rose to the occasion. The pervasive and recurring theme had to do with ignoring children when they were sick or injured. Stuff like that always makes you feel like an A-\u00adLister. Who hasn\u2019t pumped their kid full of Tylenol and sent them back out onto the field (like they are Olympic athletes trying to win gold) when it turns out that they really did, in fact, break their<\/span> (fill<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> blank)<\/span> or<\/span> have<\/span> strep<\/span> throat?<\/span> I mean\u2026.bright<\/span> side\u2026.at<\/span> least<\/span> we<\/span> can\u2019t<\/span> be<\/span> accused of coddling, right?<\/p>\n

I also had a smattering of stories about \u201cforgetting\u201d children…anywhere from the airport (THAT was a good one!) to Sunday school (can you see my hand in the air? I was in line at TJMaxx with an ADORABLE blazer, in the days before my kids had a cell phone, and completely lost track of pick\u00adup time. Whoopsie. You can imagine the praying that must have happened on behalf of my children for a good long while.)<\/p>\n

And, who else (in addition to me and a few, anonymous friends) has gotten fed up with holidays, specifically those with absurdly high expectations all due to some stupid, imaginary figure, and pulled the trigger on a good, hearty dose of reality? Like, five minutes before the school bus was due to arrive and you accidentally\/on purpose confirmed (or didn\u2019t deny) the non\u00adexistence of a certain bearded, jolly, fat guy who could NEVER POSSIBLY fit down a chimney, let alone fly in the air with a bunch of reindeer? No? Just me?<\/p>\n

Like I said, this movie can\u2019t possibly hold a candle to my mistakes. And, you know what? I think my kids have blossomed into young adulthood relatively unscathed.<\/p>\n

What is your best \u201cBad Mom\u201d story? Are you brave enough to share? Please, leave it in the comment section below!<\/p>\n

Happy Weekend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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