10 Most Famous and Infamous Moms of 2012

Photo by: Courtesy of Amy Sohn

8. The 40-Year-Old Reversion Mom: Amy Sohn
In July, privileged New York City mom Amy Sohn wrote what a critic called "one hell of a hate-read" about mothers behaving badly. The essay started with the claim that these moms called themselves "Hookers, Sluts and Drug Addicts" and went on to detail the supposedly juvenile (reversion to the 20s) behavior of Sohn and her friends. Some of the anecdotes were chilling, but ... more 

Photo by: Courtesy of Amy Sohn

8. The 40-Year-Old Reversion Mom: Amy Sohn
In July, privileged New York City mom Amy Sohn wrote what a critic called "one hell of a hate-read" about mothers behaving badly. The essay started with the claim that these moms called themselves "Hookers, Sluts and Drug Addicts" and went on to detail the supposedly juvenile (reversion to the 20s) behavior of Sohn and her friends. Some of the anecdotes were chilling, but many just felt judgmental and anti-mom. The essay, it turned out, was drumming up advance publicity for Sohn's latest novel, "Motherland", which was published in August. Yahoo! Shine checked in on the book's Amazon pageand found reviews running the gamut from "Racy" and "Juicy read" to "Torture!" and "WTF". less