It must be great to be so perfect.

People babble things that aren’t true when they’ve mixed prescription pills and alcohol; I would not characterize it as “making stuff up,” however. I’ve definitely had friends and roommates who have said completely untrue things that would be somewhat believable when they’ve mixed their prescriptions with alcohol.

I dated a gal who called it Gaz-pach-io.

Fair enough. I’ve just spent some time studying Zika so I was hoping to assuage some concerns if I could, but it sounds like your situation is definitely very low risk. But I get your point and I certainly don’t think pregnant women should be told their concerns and fears are silly or unfounded. (That said, I have…

I’m sorry you’re dealing with that.

I’m pregnant, and I refuse to be referred to as anyone’s Mommy. Only my kid can call me that. For everyone else, I have a name.

TMZ’s graphic made me think of this.

The cool thing is that it’s completely avoidable. I have a two year old and I don’t read “mommy blogs” or have “mommy friends” or put up with any of that “mommy condescension”. Fuck. It.

Thank you! I’m actually... not that worried. I figure my chances of actually having a Zika-induced birth defect are much lower than a routine miscarriage or a more standard-issue birth defect at this age.

Yes! I think it is a peculiar combination of consumerism and infantilization that’s leading to the proliferation of “mommy” as an official label. Also, the newer cultural idea that parents’ lives (schedule, wants, language) revolve around the infant and not the other way around. No one other than your kid should call…

thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthaaaaaaankyou (from the adult parent/mother of a one-year old)

I’ve never been super into the idea of having kids, but this entire culture really puts me off even more.

It always makes me feel a bit ill.

Ughhh, “hang in there, mama!” Sorry, but I ain’t your mama. It’s the worst. Just because you are growing or caring for a human does not mean the rest of the world gets to reduce you to that.

I think ‘mama’ is 100x worse. I hate that word more than ‘moist’. I have a kid, and someone on Jezebel called me 'mama' in a comment. Ick!!! I almost dismissed it

Agreed. I don’t like the term at all. “Mama” is just as bad.

Can we stop using “mommy” as an adjective? Mommy bloggers, mommy classes, mommy vacations, “mommy friends.” It has this weird way of infantilizing motherhood by tying it to infant parlance. Get off your baby’s level! You’re a mother, a mom, you speak “adult.”

If it works, what will we get overly-panicky about next?

The photo of the spoon.