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You’re Not Alone, You’re Just a Loner-Sunday Rehash

Do you cringe when your child comes home from school with a party invitation? Do you come home from your kid’s play dates more exhausted than he is? Do you duck and hide when you run into other mothers at the grocery store? You’re not alone. Really, you’re not. You’re just a loner. According to [...]

Mommenfreude (Sunday Rehash)

Mommenfreude is the feeling of satisfaction that nosy mothers get when other mothers screw up.

Personally, I think this word should be nominated for “word of the year” (Remember Stephen Colbert and “truthiness”?).

You’re Not Alone, You’re Just a Loner

Do you cringe when your child comes home from school with a party invitation? Do you come home from your kid’s play dates more exhausted than he is? Do you duck and hide when you run into other mothers at the grocery store? You’re not alone. Really, you’re not. You’re just a loner. According to [...]

Mommenfreude

The hysterically sarcastic woman who blogs at A Lawyer Mom’s Musings coined a new word in her latest post. Mommenfreude is the feeling of satisfaction that nosy mothers get when other mothers screw up. Personally, I think this word should be nominated for “word of the year” (Remember Stephen Colbert and “truthiness”?). We all know [...]