Bad Mother
Season 1
“The Madness of Modern Motherhood”
Created by: Susie Gilmour, Matt Winn
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Season aired: 2017-06-23
Overview
Parenting has become a profession - a profession whose bar has been set so high no-one can realistically expect to meet it. And yet, as mothers, we try. And we fail. Or at least we feel as though we fail. Welcome to the madness of modern motherhood
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Episodes · 6
Other People's Children
Bad Mother vents some rage about joint birthday parties, pointless bits of plastic you find in party bags and dealing with other people's children.
Default Parent
Bad Mother struggles to deal with the realisation that she's the default parent, then shows herself up for being less 'default' more 'at fault'.
Just a Mum
Bad Mother finds herself apologising for being 'just a mum' and decides to embark on a mission to prove just what a fantastic mum she is.
Playdate
The stress involved in preparing for a playdate somewhat backfires on Bad Mother.
Babysitter
Bad Mother resorts to desperate measures to find a last minute babysitter so that she can escape for a rare night out.
Benign Neglect
Bad Mother swaps soft play for some old-fashioned parenting, with not altogether successful results.