Happy Mother’s Day! Or at least it will be in a few days. So
consider this your reminder so that you can plan something special for your mom
before the Primary kids start singing their songs in Sacrament Meeting this
Sunday. As for this post, I’ve put together a list of a few wonderful TV moms that
were total rock stars. With all the parent/child drama on TV, take comfort in
these solid TV moms.
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| She changed a lot since her first encounter |
Yuuko Kamiya
(Digimon)
She appeared in all three Digimon adventure series. She was
a bit clueless to the kids’ adventures in Seasons 1 and 2, but in the Digimon
Adventure Tri movies (released 2015-2016), she was shown to be supportive of
her two Digi-Destined kids and their Digimon partners. While everyone else in
Tokyo was panicking about the Digimon attacks, Yuuko kept a calm head, trusting
her kids and their friends to take care of all the attacks. Just like in the
Season 2 finale, she displayed faith in the Digi-Destined and her only concern
was making sure the kids and the Digimon had enough food.
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| Talk about character development |
Regina Mills (Once
Upon a Time)
She adopted Henry to fill a void in her heart caused by
killing her father and spent the next ten years faking who she was. Before her
redemption arc (seasons 1-3) she was kind of a poor mother, in many respects,
but by the end of Season 3 she had redeemed herself to the Charmings and to her
son, enough that by Season 7 she was purely a hero focused on helping Henry on
his adventures. She dropped everything in Storybrooke to be with her son and
help him succeed. Also, as shown in “Is This Henry Mills?” (episode 7.20, so spoiler alert, guys) she
displayed great faith in her son by trusting him to make very big, important
decisions about his future, even though it eventually meant him leaving the
realm itself.
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| So much sass |
Shirley Bennett
(Community)
When the series began, Shirley was the recently divorced
single mother of two young children. The thing I respect the most about her is that
instead of wallowing in her husband’s betrayal and the subsequent divorce,
Shirley did what she had to take control of her life and eventually care for
her kids. Fast forward, she ended up re-marrying her husband, but her drive to
create a better life for her kids is one of the things I find most admirable
about her.
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| Not above sassing the Doctor |
Jackie Tyler (Doctor
Who)
Her daughter Rose left with the Ninth Doctor and flew off
into the night for at least two adventures before returning to London a year
later. Even after her daughter had been missing a year, Jackie reluctantly let
her daughter fly around time and space with an unknown man. She was the first mother
of a companion to be featured and she did not disappoint. Naturally she’d go
crazy, with her daughter missing for a year, but her faith in and love for her
daughter was unwavering, even to the point of moving to a parallel universe to
be with her daughter.
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| Back before she was Belle |
Claire Littleton
(Lost)
The reluctant single mother crash-landed on the Island
eight-months pregnant. The thing I love most about her is that in the three
seasons that she mothered Aaron, she stepped up to the job. Sure, Sun and
Charlie and others helped out, but from the moment her son was born, she held
on tight. So going from putting him up for adoption, to becoming the Island
crazy-lady when he was kidnapped, I have to respect Claire for never giving up
as a mother.
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| Will she return again? Spoilers ;) |
Dinah Lance (Arrow)
She’s only appeared in seven episodes of Arrow, but I’ve
been rewatching the show lately and certain aspects of her character really
impress me in Seasons 1 and 2. First of all, it’s not exactly clear how or why
she left her husband, but it’s implied that it happened after Quentin started
his binge-drinking after Sara’s apparent death. So I have to respect Dinah for
(presumably) getting out of a bad situation with an alcoholic and moving on
with her life. I also love her faith in Season 1 that Sara was alive. Really,
it was probably just blind faith because Oliver had returned to civilization,
but her blind faith paid off when Sara returned in Season 2.
Who are your favorite TV moms? What’s the best surprise you
ever made for your mom for Mother’s Day?
