Best & Worst Moms Ever

10 Best Moms Ever

Marge Simpson

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There are a lot of reasons to love Marge. Her heart is as big as her hair. She's sweet, simple, unflappable, and like Edith Bunker before her, she uses her goodness as a shield from the crudeness of her husband and the never-ending needs of her kids. Sure, she's subsumed all of her larger dreams — of becoming an artist, an actress, a professional bowler or anything else for that matter — to tend to home and hearth, but that's why we have dream sequences.

10 Best Moms Ever

From the loving strength of Dumbo's mom to the caring overkill of The Joy Luck Club mothers, here's time.com's salute to the most significant moms ever.

10 Worst Moms Ever

Obsessing over wire hangers, putting a hit out on your own son, implanting never-ending neuroticism into your kid. What won't these bad moms do? The answer: love their children the right way. Time.com's selections for the worst moms ever.