Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S2 E21, “Mother's Day”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Claire and Gloria want to spend a nice Mother's Day outdoors hiking with the kids, but their nonstop bickering and complaining drives Claire to the edge, and she brings Gloria down with her. Meanwhile, Phil and Jay stay home to cook everyone a nice dinner, but things get really awkward when Phil witnesses an unexpected moment of weakness from Jay, and Cameron gets very self-conscious about being seen as the "mother" in the relationship.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (5); Alcohol & drugs (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Modern Family S2 E21:
I know I speak for all the guys when I say thank you for everything you do while we're off having affairs.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Modern Family S2 E21:
Sometimes I wanna punch my kids.
Swearing 5 moments
How Swearing shows up in Modern Family S2 E21:
Enough complaining! You can't bitch all day because you're not at the beach all day! Come on.
Son of a bitch.
What the hell are those? - Onion goggles.
What the hell are you talking about? This recipe for the perfect mom, by Jay Francis Pritchett, age nine.
It's the onions, damn it.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S2 E21:
Hear! Hear! - Just grab some wine.
Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.