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"ref": "[1996 November, Kurt B. Reighley, “Congo Norvell: Music to Disremember Him by”, in Scott Frampton, editor, CMJ New Music Monthly, number 39, Great Neck, N.Y.: College Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19, column 1",
"text": "\"I've definitely got more boy energy going on right now,\" she [Sally Norvell] admits. \"For one thing, I've got a four-year-old boy who I have to run around and play Godzilla with all day long.\" She chuckles. \"I'm Momzilla.\"\nA nonce use.]",
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"ref": "2002, Elisa Morgan, Carol Kuykendall, “Monster Mom: Real Moms Get Angry”, in Real Moms: Exploding the Myths of Motherhood, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, part 1 (Myths about Me), page 55",
"text": "I tried to breathe, but it was too late. Momzilla had emerged. I could feel her low rumbling growl as she straightened up that last nerve. [...] Momzilla heard the children in the background promising never to be clowns again if Mommy would just come back. Momzilla took a slow deep breath, and then another. As Momzilla returned to the cage that I keep her in, I noticed how cute my little clowns were.",
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"ref": "2005, Judith Newman, You Make Me Feel Like an Unnatural Woman: The Diary of a New Mother, New York, N.Y.: Miramax Books, page 70",
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"ref": "2006, Sheri Lynch, “The Surly Llama”, in Be Happy or I’ll Scream!: My Deranged Quest for the Perfect Husband, Family, and Life, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin, published February 2007, page 62",
"text": "It was embarrassing and stupid and yet, once bridezilla became momzilla, no power in the Universe could derail me from my mission of toddler birthday terror.",
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"ref": "2009, Karen Quinn, “Elliott”, in The Sister Diaries, London: Pocket Books",
"text": "Serena's transformation from sexy executive to momzilla had been swift and ugly. The more involved she became with the children, the more she squeezed him out of their lives.",
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"ref": "2014, J[udith] A[nn] Jance, “A Last Goodbye: An Ali Reynolds Novella”, in Moving Target: […], 1st Touchstone hardcover edition, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster",
"text": "In the past, Ali had found the term \"bridezilla\" mildly amusing, but when it came to dealing with an Edie who had suddenly morphed into what could only be called the bride's \"momzilla\"? That wasn't amusing in the least.",
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"ref": "2015, Sheila Roberts, chapter 1, in A Wedding on Primrose Street, Don Mills, Ont.: Mira Books, page 9",
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"text": "\"I've definitely got more boy energy going on right now,\" she [Sally Norvell] admits. \"For one thing, I've got a four-year-old boy who I have to run around and play Godzilla with all day long.\" She chuckles. \"I'm Momzilla.\"\nA nonce use.]",
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"text": "I tried to breathe, but it was too late. Momzilla had emerged. I could feel her low rumbling growl as she straightened up that last nerve. [...] Momzilla heard the children in the background promising never to be clowns again if Mommy would just come back. Momzilla took a slow deep breath, and then another. As Momzilla returned to the cage that I keep her in, I noticed how cute my little clowns were.",
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"text": "It was embarrassing and stupid and yet, once bridezilla became momzilla, no power in the Universe could derail me from my mission of toddler birthday terror.",
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"ref": "2009, Karen Quinn, “Elliott”, in The Sister Diaries, London: Pocket Books",
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"text": "In the past, Ali had found the term \"bridezilla\" mildly amusing, but when it came to dealing with an Edie who had suddenly morphed into what could only be called the bride's \"momzilla\"? That wasn't amusing in the least.",
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