Mother's Day is this weekend. If you've already taken care of a gift for your lovely life-giver, read on. If not, get thee to a Wal-Mart. Then come back and check out this run down of amazing moms from the media.
Of course, there are so many moms in movies, books, and television, that this list is more about representing the categories of moms by choosing the symbol of each archetype.
10. June Cleaver
Mrs. Cleaver set the archetype of perfect mom during the historic Leave It to Beaver sitcom of yesteryear. The standard was set across the nation for moms to bake innumerable pies and never smack their kids. The trope is outdated, but the message is clear: moms are awesome. Spot ten goes to the impossible notion of the perfect mom.