tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353313609163431746.post7434618407217025322..comments2023-09-24T10:04:33.297-04:00Comments on drudgery + delight: Your Mama Wears Birkenstocks.Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00965575825820215817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353313609163431746.post-12399067439049939202008-10-26T22:21:00.000-04:002008-10-26T22:21:00.000-04:00Actually, this Mama wears mephistos, but she does ...Actually, this Mama wears mephistos, but she does have a pair of birkenstocks handy. And yet, I must say, the idea of family cloth grosses me out, unschooling sounds ineffective, I used to report to CPS in my old job and a UC VBAC sounds downright bizarre.<BR/><BR/>I am Mama, and probably will remain so, as I call my mom, "Mama" and she calls her mom "Mama." It used mostly in endearment, on phone calls or birthday cards, whereas "Mom" or "Ma" is the call across the house about where did I leave my keys. I figure Naomi will figure it out as she goes.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the blog! It's a great read.Leah Wolff-Pellingrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646544681727297148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353313609163431746.post-38494960668006343312008-10-25T14:50:00.000-04:002008-10-25T14:50:00.000-04:00My position in the world has turned me into "Mummy...My position in the world has turned me into "Mummy" or "Mother" (read with toddler-style British accent). My sisters and I have maintained the Canadian version 'Mum' for our mother, and I never thought my commonwealth connections would come full circle. One has not really experienced whining, or should I say whinging, until one has heard "muummmy, mummy, mummy". It's a uniquely British art form, I think. <BR/><BR/>Love the blog, Holly. Congratulations on Ben. Glad to hear that you are all doing well and surviving babyhood.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745539227360747667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353313609163431746.post-5515449626064828632008-10-24T22:48:00.000-04:002008-10-24T22:48:00.000-04:00"Mom" is a very whine-friendly word. It's not imp..."Mom" is a very whine-friendly word. It's not impossible to say "mama" with an equal amount of whininess, but it requires more effort.<BR/><BR/>(But mostly: "mom" is my mom, whom I don't want to be. So I resist the word strenuously. Other mamas' mileage may vary, however.)Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353313609163431746.post-9633760081764868622008-10-24T21:34:00.000-04:002008-10-24T21:34:00.000-04:00Who said that? Me? I have no memory of it. What...Who said that? Me? I have no memory of it. What were we talking about?Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965575825820215817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353313609163431746.post-17850284267647109252008-10-24T20:02:00.000-04:002008-10-24T20:02:00.000-04:00This from the woman who infamously said, "Mommy is...This from the woman who infamously said, "Mommy is the mommiest"!!<BR/><BR/>Seriously: I am similarly dismayed, in a parallel fashion, that newspaper articles now tend to refer to mothers as "moms" instead of "mothers." Where is our sense of propriety? "Mom" (as well as "mama" and "mommy," for that matter) is a familiar term, whereas "mother" is a formal term. I mourn this loss of formality. <BR/><BR/>My older children went through a stage, unprompted by me, of calling me "mama." It mystified me, but I found it endearing because it was generated by them. In moments of tenderness, my oldest son calls me "Mom-Mom," which melts my heart. Mostly it's "Mom." Which is just fine.Carrie Frederick Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973046121544764777noreply@blogger.com