Backlash Mounts Over Jenny Mollen's 'Boy Mom' Substack Essay

Jenny Mollen’s divisive Substack essay about being a “boy mom” — in which she describes raising two sons as emotionally high-maintenance, jokes about future daughters-in-law, and even says she wants them to marry women with dead mothers — has sparked widespread online backlash. Critics on Reddit and social media called the piece disturbing and tone-deaf, especially after a viral post featuring her with her son. The column also references her separation from husband Jason Biggs (they’ve split after 18 years but are reportedly on good terms). Mollen has not publicly responded to the backlash as of now.