My mom didn’t tell me she was dying, but I knew as soon as I read her letter. It arrived from Pennsylvania in my mailbox in upstate New York in early July, 2001 on what had been a normal day at home ... AOL: My Mom Didn’t Believe I Was ‘Really Trying’ To Find Love.

Understanding the Context

So She Took Things A Step Too Far. My Mom Didn’t Believe I Was ‘Really Trying’ To Find Love. So She Took Things A Step Too Far. Mom follows Christy Plunkett (Anna Faris), a single mother who, after battling drug abuse including alcoholism, decides to restart her life in Napa, California, working as a waitress and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Key Insights

Mom: Created by Eddie Gorodetsky, Chuck Lorre, Gemma Baker. With Allison Janney, Anna Faris, Mimi Kennedy, Beth Hall. A newly sober single mom tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley while dealing with her wayward mother. A single mom recovering from alcoholism struggles to raise her kids and maintain her sobriety with — or in spite of — the advice of her mother. Watch trailers & learn more.

Final Thoughts

Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls. Testing her sobriety is her formerly estranged mother, now back in Christy's life and eager to share passive-aggressive insights into her daughter's many mistakes. Find out how and where to watch "Mom" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options. Uticaod: 'There was no hope': Finding new kind of hope in mom's fatal illness