momster
n.— «I have seen the wonderful tenderness of some mothers, and I’ve seen the damage that can be done by the Joan Crawfords of the world—what I affectionately called “the momsters.” Most mothers, my own included, are somewhere in the middle. They do their best and sometimes succeed and sometimes fail, but they manage to get by because of the love they have for their children.» —“For the sons and daughters of mothers” by Michael Mager Times-Review (Cleburne, Texas) May 13, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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