What I Learned Rewatching Gilmore Girls as a Mother

It's one of the biggest sticking points to Gilmore Girls haters: the whole mom-as-best-friend scenario. Plenty of parents think there's nothing worse than letting your kids see you as their pal, but from my albeit-limited perspective, I think as long as you are parent first, it's OK to foster a true friendship as well. Lorelai often nods and smiles like a supportive bestie when she could have stepped in, and in most cases, I admire her restraint. (Though, as an adult, I can't reconcile egging a boy's car with your kid no matter how big of a jerk he was being.)