Things Movies Always Get Wrong About Being A Mom
Realistically, there’s no definitive answer as to the right or wrong way to be a mother. But that doesn’t mean movies don’t fall into the trap of stereotyping them. These are the things movies always get wrong about being a mom. 1965’sThe Sound of Musicpresented it as an actual musical, complete with dancing on hillsides. Movies like the 2007 filmJoshuaor 2014’sThe Babadookturn a mother’s difficulties into terrifying affairs. In the bookThe Mommy Myth, excerpted forMs....