Women are expected to embrace the beautiful gift of becoming a mommy. Giving birth, nourishing our young-these things are the fulfillment of a life's ambition. You'll be spoken of in the same breath as patriotism and apple pie. There you'll be: on a pedestal, admired, happy. All you have to do is be a good mommy. Alas, that is a lie. That creature: a figment of our imaginations. The truth is, you will fail. The truth is, we all fail. Bad Mommy celebrates the parenting continuum from Joan Crawford to June Cleaver. Chances are, you already know the mistakes you make, but what about everyone else's? Wonder no longer, you are not alone. For the first time ever, twenty-two of your comrades will peel back the veil of denial to confess their fears and shame and reveal the dirty little secret-every last one of us is a bad mommy.