Have you ever come across a bad mother?

Bala, history would vouch for 'bad mothers' but then they had been a 'bad human' altogether. They were bad mothers bad daughters, bad wives and bad humans. There could be deadly instances of bad mothers but I haven't seen anyone in person. May be some are not competent enough but with their good intentions how could I call them bad!

I've never come across a bad mother except a stepmother.She is greedy and treat her stepson badly.

Besides the mothers that I read about in the newspaper who harm their child, I have never come across as a bad mother. I know some mothers with bad parenting skills...but their intentions are pure and they do not mean to harm the child. But what they think is good/right for the child isn't really the case. I wouldn't really call them 'bad' mothers....'unskilled' mothers would be the right term.

I have witnessed the cruelty of a bad mother.I was in a boarding school.There was one girl who was in my class who used to be really petrified of her her mother.If the mother came to visit her she used to shudder in fear.I have seen the mother always abusing this girl never a knd word.she always had this scrowled look on her face.She would never give her anything.No pocket money no tuck nothing at all.We all used to feel sad for her and we used to pool in and get things for her.Her father used to come visiting alone without the mother's knowlegde he used to be very nice to this girl and she would get lots of pocket money and tuck from him.at times we used to wonder if its her real mother or step mother. It was her real mother ofcourse.In our school finals this girl failed.She was really scared to face the mother.The mother arrived armed with an instruement which is pretty sharp and is used to take out the knots from the hair.She just pierced the girl's palm with it.it was horrible.It took days to heal.It was ghastly.So there some real BAD MOTHER'S who do exist.

yes i have seen. its generally taken that mothers are great. but not always. there are some mothers who just can't behave well with children. in our locality there was a lady who poured acid on her 3 yr old daughter's legs.

Yes.Around me,some mothers exchange their daughters into money.I can't understand. I think some animals are better than them.Athough they give the life to their chilren,they have no right to grip all their fortune.It's unmoral,I think.