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double entendre (plural double entendres)

1. (idiomatic) A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.

 I have come to understand that parenting has its own language, and like any other culture, its own double entendres. We moms use these terms so frequently in tongue & text that we don't understand why passersby may refer to us as sickos from time to time.  As the gap between college and parenthood comes to a final close, words just don't mean the same things anymore...

bm. Who DOESN'T love a good bm in the morning? Certainly not babies! Many moms tend to abbreviate while talking (typing) about breast milk, hence, bm.  But this mom still loves to talk about bowel movements. Especially her own.

bf'ing. It's not just for gays and porn stars anymore! Thousands of mothers nationwide bf everyday even though it used to be considered unsanitary.  That's right folks, good ol' fashioned breast feeding (and before I get any emails from the Human Rights Campaign or Jenna Jameson, please note that I fully support both your causes, although both are rather expensive to be involved in).  Now get your minds out of the gutter.

put down.  There was once a time where these words would strike fear into the heart of any labrador retriever, but fear not Sparky, we just want to put the baby to sleep... er... to bed. The words "put down" can also be used interchangeably with our next term...

go down.  Ahh, every teenage boy's dream before Katy Perry wrote that stupid song.  My husband and I talk about going down every day, like when he says "What time did the baby go down?"  and I respond "Around quarter to three."  Obviously our lives are very exciting.

This is just a small sampling of mommy-speak... there are many more brow-raising terms out there, but alas it's past my bedtime. I do, however, leave you with tonight's moral:  don't judge a mom whose facebook status reads "I'm so tired, I was up bf'ing all night".  Jenna Jameson's status, on the other hand....