Word: moms
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...idealized picture of the American heartland, baseball, mom and apple pie feature prominently. The Italian version? Soccer, spaghetti and, yes, la mamma. But in recent years, the folkloric image of the doting Italian mother has been joined in the national consciousness by something a tad less idyllic: the mammone, or mama's boy, the hyper-coddled son (daughters are statistically less susceptible) who grows up so attached to his home, and to his mamma in particular, that he never really becomes independent or a self-sufficient...
...youth as congenial folks, so it wasn't a surprise that I loved them as an adult. What was a surprise was that I loved what they stood for - I loved the faith itself, and the way they consistently demonstrated what they believed. For instance, when my mom learned that an elderly woman from her church was recuperating from a surgery, it wasn't a question of if she would visit. It was a question of whether to bring homemade zwieback or a tray of platz. It was the genuine human warmth of this community that set me thinking about...
Disowns her hippie-liberal mom who doesn't believe in universities or sugar in attempt to win back Dan and famous roommate's good graces...
...mom overhears and disowns...
...back again for another riveting round of Gossip Girl storyline ratings. Last night's episode was actually pretty hilar. So, Nate has an idea, Vanessa has a mom, Blair turns Chuck gay, everyone wears chunky necklaces, and Scott dies (okay, wishful thinking). The usual, after the jump. Only a few spoilers this time...