Non-abusive tot moms

[Jonathan Lighter]

'Cause _tot mom_  just sounds cool.

Like _baby daddy_.

JL

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Neal Whitman <nwhitman at ameritech.net>wrote:

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> The creator of the "Tot Moms" blog, begun in April 2011, goes beyond the
> straightforward "mother of a young child" meaning of "tot mom" to include
> other characteristics that you would not guess at just based on the words
> "tot" and "mom":
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> "A tot mom is enthusiastic, committed, hard working, loving, fun, and most
> of all, dedicated to their [sic] tots. Every mother featured has all the
> qualities of a tot mom."
> http://totmoms.wordpress.com/
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> She seems to have no idea that opposite connotations might be creeping into
> other people's conception of "tot mom" because of Casey Anthony and Nancy
> Grace, as discussed here in 2008 and this year (threads at
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> http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ADS-L;HcuHeA;200812291008240500E
> and http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ADS-L;8e2f13ec.1105D).
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> Neal Whitman
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> Blog: http://literalminded.wordpress.com
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