Personal blog of christian
writer & fallible mom
Katy McKenna Raymond
in Kansas City, Missouri
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- Becoming Brenda Starr
- Off Beat
- Scattered
- That’s It
- So I’ve Finally Signed With An Agent. Now What?
- The Spoon
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- Sweetheart
- A Woman’s Train of Thought Has No Caboose
- However much we own, we are all still living on borrowed time
- After all, when restaurants shrink portions, they don’t shrink prices.
- As with everything in life, balance is key.
- Slow down, you move too fast…
- Yeah, I know. I have issues.
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The Daring Wordsmith
Astute fallible reader and commenter Kathryn (aka Daring Young Mom) commented on my previous post that she loves the term “Momeopathic” and that she intends to use it, as well.
Of course, I sincerely hoped I’d coined the term, but no. A quick Google search reveals an astonishing 58 occurrences of the word in the known universe, and while that’s not very many, it certainly dashes my coining hopes.
On the other hand, I found it bizarrely entertaining that the word’s meaning (while still vague in my antibiotic-induced fog) apparently has to do with my life in a much more pertinent manner than how I’d meant it, which was that my mom has all the answers.
Here’s a book about raising cattle that sheds (ha-ha) a little light on the use of the word:
“THE TREATMENT OF CATTLE. George Macleod. (1981) 1981 rep. Pub: CW Daniel, UK, imported to NZ by Weleda.
Many farmers are concerned about the side-effects and build up of resistant strains of bacteria due to the continued use of antiboitics. The aim of the momeopathic approach is to build up the health of the herd and increase the resistance of its members to disease. Homeopathic remedies are all derived from natural sources.”
Kathryn, between you and me, girl, I think we’re safe to keep using this little gem however we see fit!
- Katy, hi!! Sure hope you're feeling better soon. Just dropping by with a hug and hello, and to see what's up. Thanks for your recent email--it was so helpful and inspiring.
Blessings,
VickiPosted by Vicki on 02/20/06 at 10:52 AM - Katie,you've probably coined more terms in your blog than anyone, so use the word any way you like. I prefer the original over the cattle reference, anyway.
Posted by Macromoments on 02/20/06 at 03:22 PM
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