Sep 27, 2004 23:55
20 yrs ago
English term
(m)other / other
English
Other
Other
A small number of deviant mothers use the “sickness strategy” to project onto their babies their own frustrated wishes and needs, the central and determining feature of Munchausen by Proxy. Hence, mother love is best understood as (m)other love.
alternative love?
alternative love?
Responses
| 5 +7 | anything other than natural |
Tegan Raleigh
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| 4 | my other |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 2 +1 | an idea |
RHELLER
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| 3 | other |
sarahl (X)
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Responses
+7
55 mins
Tegan Raleigh
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
Literature & Scholarship
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
anything other than natural
In the article "(M)Other Love: Culture, Scarcity, and Maternal Thinking," anthropologist Nancy Sheper-Hughes calls mother love "anything other than natural and instead represents a matrix of images, meanings, sentiments, and practices that are everywhere socially and culturally produced."
quoted in
Mother Nature: Maternal Instincts and How They Shape the Human Species by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (Paperback)
which is for sale by amazon.
quoted in
Mother Nature: Maternal Instincts and How They Shape the Human Species by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (Paperback)
which is for sale by amazon.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you"
4 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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50
my other
I believe it is a play on words by using the sound. In the case described, "mother love" is actual "my other love" from the prespective of the mother, which is an alternative love as suggested, by coming from the mother but not directed toward the child, but rather toward the mother's unfilfilled frustrations.
Mike :)
Mike :)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kpy
1 min
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Thank you, Kpy - Mike :)
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| agree |
Arroger
: Arroger
52 mins
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Thank you, Arroger - Mike :)
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| disagree |
Refugio
: This is fanciful and unfounded.
2 hrs
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Thank you, Ruth - it is always so nice to hear from you. - Mike :)
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| disagree |
Dorene Cornwell
: entertaining, but it misses the point
5 hrs
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+1
18 mins
an idea
not sure but I think these mothers are desperate for attention and love they did not receive as children
other love = love from the "other" (the doctor, nurse, etc.)
other love = love from the "other" (the doctor, nurse, etc.)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Richard Benham
: This is a pretty plausible suggestion.//There is no obvious right answer, and this one can't be dismissed--and the (m) can be explained by saying that these mothers do love as mothers as well, but it's somehow misdirected.
5 hrs
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thanks Richard - but I guess most peers think otherwise :-)
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| disagree |
Dorene Cornwell
: maybe so but not relevant to the meaning of this passage
5 hrs
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thanks - It was just an "idea" with a 2 confidence level
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| agree |
Asghar Bhatti
: agred with Richard.
5 hrs
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thanks Asghar :-)
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| disagree |
Kpy
: doesn't fit. You haven't explained the (m)
8 hrs
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obviously for mother but it was just an idea. thanks so much for your honest opinion!
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| agree |
Clare Barnes
16 hrs
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43 mins
other
as in very different.
my take.
my take.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Richard Benham
: Hmm. I'm not overwhelmed.One of the effects on MBP on the child seems to be on language development.
4 hrs
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