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Mom-ism     [n., plural Mom-isms, from the root words: My Mom, circa 1996.] 1. An embarrassing gaffe, made publicly or privately (if you thereafter make it public), causing those around you to look at you with a mixture of pity, shame, horror and glee. All enveloped in gales of hysterical hooting and finger pointing. 2. Not to be confused with momism.

My family has been tracking Mom-isms for 28 years or more now, give or take a few years. That’s actively tracking… we also have a collection of some earlier Mom-isms from a time when we were too young to know what they were or to commit them ourselves. WHAT? Yep, that’s right — you don’t have to be Mom to commit them! In fact, you don’t even have to be female, just ask my Dad. “-) As the eldest child, it’s my duty (not to mention privilege) to act as the guardian of the Repository of Family Hoots — the first and foremost of which are Mom-isms. Still not sure what you will find here? Let me give you a quintessential example: Read the entire article »