mommyism
(US) The state or behaviour of a mother and motherhood, especially when emphasized as one's identity in identity politics.
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(US) The state or behaviour of a mother and motherhood, especially when emphasized as one's identity in identity politics.
I also find it impossible to accept the notion that Hitchcock, so ruthlessly committed, throughout his Hollywood career, to depicting the terrors of American mommyism, would uncritically suggest that the state to which we would like to r…
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A North American informal word for the state or experience of being a mother, particularly the all-encompassing identity that comes with raising young children. It captures the lifestyle, culture, and social world that surrounds motherhood — mummy blogs, parenting groups, school runs, and the complete absorption of personal identity into parental identity. Used affectionately or with gentle irony, it acknowledges that motherhood is not just a role but an entire lifestyle ecosystem.
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