It’s Mother’s Day, the day that we honor and thank the wonderful women who brought us up and counseled us on everything from fashion to friends to feelings. At times, their advice was sage and other times, not so much. But we’ve been lucky, because when the advice from Mom was maybe not quite on point, we’ve had a whole bevy of other moms to turn to…right on our televisions. So as we celebrate our real moms, let us also recognize the words of wisdom provided to us by moms on TV.
1. On Drinking, from Brandi Glanville, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
2. On Dealing With Stress, from Sophia Petrillo, The Golden Girls
3. On Appreciating Family, From Kitty Foreman, That 70s Show
4. On Having Good Conversations, from Claire Huxtable, The Cosby Show
5. On Career Choices, from Kris Jenner, Keeping Up With the Kardashians
6. On Having a Good Attitude, from Meredith Grey, Grey’s Anatomy
7. On Making Out, from Betty Draper, Mad Men
8. On Telling a Guy You Like Him, from Rachel Green, Friends
On Maintaining Friendships, from Kelly Hyland, Dance Moms
On the Importance of Always Wearing Clean Underwear, from Mellie Grant, Scandal
On Accepting an Apology, from Tami Taylor, Friday Night Lights
On Fashion, from Dowager Countess, Downton Abbey
On Finding “The One,” from Miranda Hobbes, Sex and the City
On Being Nice, from Marge Simpson, The Simpsons
On Working Out, from Sheree Whitfield, Real Housewives of Atlanta
On Safe Travel, from Cookie Lyon, Empire
On The Importance of a Balanced Diet, from Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation
And advice that pretty much works for anything, from Lorelei Gilmore, Gilmore Girls