Time's 10 Best Mothers Ever...

No one's perfect, but some moms get pretty close—even if they do have control issues, out-of-wedlock kids, or a little drug habit. Time picked these winners for going against the grain.

1. Dumbo's mom: for giving her child wings
2. The moms of The Joy Luck Club: for caring a bit too much
3. Gaia, or Mother Earth: for the skies and the fields

4. Rusty Dennis in Mask: for defending her deformed kid
5. Moses' mom: for saving him
6. Florida Evans from The Good Times: for her no-nonsense
7. Whistler's mom: for being the perfect matron
8. Hester Prynne from The Scarlet Letter: for teaching her daughter pride
9. Marge Simpson: for her self-sacrifice
10. The Queen Mother in Aliens: for protecting her babies

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