“No wire hangers…ever!”

Faye Dunaway shouted the infamous quote in the movie Mommie Dearest portraying what Hollywood mother? Hint: It definitely showed her Untamed (the first talkie in which the famous actress appeared in 1929.) OK, it’s Joan Crawford.

It’s amazing that on Mother’s Day I would remember such a flick. I think it changed the way I viewed my own mother – I realized that her yelling from time to time was nothing compared to the tyrant behavior of this starlet. This movie made me appreciate my mother. Not that I didn’t before, but I realize she was normal.

I was 12 years old when the film came out and on the verge of becoming a teenager who thought she knew everything. I was wrong in so many ways. Now that I’m 38 years old and the mother of a 14-year-old son, I see why mother lost it on occasion. I mean teenagers are meant to drive you insane. Aren’t they?

This movie was the first one to actually show a mother as something other than sweet and kind. Not all families were like Leave it to Beaver or the The Brady Bunch and although the movie changed the icon’s image forever, Crawford became real.

I think the public can relate to real. ( Just look at what’s happened to Brittney Spears today. ) We can see ourselves in them, more so than when they are only looked upon as pretty people. We can relate to their mistakes.

So go and give mom a big hug and kiss and tell her you love her. If you are not able too, why not watch a great movie about moms. Here are a few to get you started:

Terms of Endearment
Stella
Anywhere But Here

If there is one that you like, why not share it with the rest of the crowd. Happy Mother’s Day.

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