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Awful story Chevy Chase mum arrested after baby drowns
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Anonymous
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This story is awful at every level.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/3-month-old-drowns-in-chevy-chase-mother-arrested/3786954/?amp=1 |
Anonymous
| It's mom. Or mother. |
Anonymous
| It’s such a tragedy. The baby was just 3 months old. Rip. |
Anonymous
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There’s literally no story
Baby drowned. Mother arrested. That’s it. There’s no other info in the link. |
Anonymous
You must live in a shell if you have never heard “mum”, mama” and many other terms used for mother within and outside the United States. |
Anonymous
| Since she was arrested, I'm assuming it was on purpose. How tragic. |
Anonymous
Stuff like this doesn’t lead to any meaningful discourse. I think we can all agree it’s sad, but what else is there to discuss? Weird topic for that reason. |
Anonymous
No one here uses mum except foreigners. |
Anonymous
Not necessarily |
Anonymous
| Will be a post partum depression case. Where’s the father? |
Anonymous
We call my mother "mum" as all of our friends did for their mothers growing up. Mine signs her cards "Love, Mum". -New Englander |
Anonymous
| Could have been substance use, left kid in bath. |
Anonymous
Another New Englander here. We always called our mother "mum." My father and his siblings called my grandmother "mum" or "mumma." My own kids were raised in DC, but they call me "mum." |
Anonymous
I knew a woman who would take her infant into the bath with her every day. So risky. Sleep deprivation and a warm environment - way too easy for mom to fall asleep. Zero substance abuse, she was a super crunchy mom. |
Anonymous
Mum? We’re Americans, hun. Use the correct nomenclature. |