The Bad Parent Matrix
Our thoroughly biased guide to the self-proclaimed "bad parents."
by Babble
May 29, 2009
Lenore Skenazy — The spokesperson for allowing kids to have a little independence, she was villifed for letting her nine-year-old son ride the NYC subway alone.
Madeline Holler — The mom who writes what others are afraid to say out loud, she drew gasps when she lamented that her younger daughter wasn't as smart as the older one.
Jennifer Baumgardner — Babble's first "Bad Parent" writer freaked out America by admitting she'd nursed another woman's baby.
Rebecca Walker — After giving birth, this memoirist raised eyebrows with her statement that adopted children can't be loved in the same way as biological children.
DrunkenHousewife.com — When this blogger and her husband started seeing a marriage counselor, they didn't tell their daughter — who had to read about it online. And when she complained, Mom blogged about that, too.
Ayelet Waldman — The Bad Mother author is chock full of shocking confessions: loving her husband more than her kids, being jealous of her nanny, having a second-trimester abortion because of an ambiguous test.
Canadian Twitter Mom — Found the police at her door after inappropriately joking, via Twitter, that she wanted to smother her child. Seemed like a good idea at the time?
True Mom Confessions — The online haven for passive-aggressive parents. If you're that angry at your husband and kids, is venting anonymously on the internet really the best way to deal?
Michael Lewis — The Home Game author loves his kids, but thinks it's unfair that dads have to change diapers. Welcome to the new millennium, Michael!
Neal Pollack — There's a fine line between writing about your kid and turning him into a character — and the Alternadad author walks it for a living.
Jeanne Sager — Babble's most frequent "Bad Parent" writer is a great mom with a laundry list of minor infractions — like letting her toddler watch TV all day.
Heather Armstrong — For better or worse, this savvy blogger pioneered the business of TMI — and made it okay for moms to say "I need a drink!"
©2009 Babble
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