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Stop Calling me Mom

Stop Calling me Mom

Is there anything less sexy than your husband calling you Mommy?

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Jo Piazza
Oct 03, 2023
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A few days ago I decided to count how many times I heard the words mom, mama, mommy or maaaaaaaaaaa shouted, whispered, hissed, moaned, cried or stammered in my direction.

I stopped at 203. It wasn’t even noon.

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