What is the term for phobia of becoming mother?

[rootX]

Hi Evo

I'm an English learner, therefore I'm having a little difficulty in interpreting the sentence. What does that "it" refer to? Please let me know.

it ---> "Surely there are women that are phobic about becoming a mother, I was nearly phobic in my fear of going into labor, and I definitely did not ever want to be a mother.".

 

[jackson6612]

Thank you, everyone, for edifying me on how English works.

Root, thanks for the "it" help.

Is it because it's not "right" to not want to be a mother?

It's important to remind you again that I'm an English learner. Therefore, no offense should be taken.

Evo's latter sentence involving "it" doesn't really connect to the former. I have a phobia of being in closed places. Is it possibly because I have lived most of my life in open air? I'm sure Tarzan would be claustrophobic!

If it's not right/correct to not want to be a mother (=you should be a mother one day), then you would be more inclined to become a mother rather having 'momphobic' phobias. You would be 'momphilic'.

Best wishes
Jack

 

[lisab]

Thank you, everyone, for edifying me on how English works.

Root, thanks for the "it" help.



It's important to remind you again that I'm an English learner. Therefore, no offense should be taken.

Evo's latter sentence involving "it" doesn't really connect to the former. I have a phobia of being in closed places. Is it possibly because I have lived most of my life in open air? I'm sure Tarzan would be claustrophobic!

If it's not right/correct to not want to be a mother (=you should be a mother one day), then you would be more inclined to become a mother rather having 'momphobic' phobias. You would be 'momphilic'.

Best wishes
Jack

Maybe so, but 'momphobia' and 'momphilia' could also be interpreted as being fear or love of mothers, not fear or love of *being* a mom.

 

[Evo]

That was no foot. That was a tiny hand reaching frantically for your debit card.

 

[FrancisZ]

Not for anything, but...

My older sister locked me in a closet when I was three. Consequently, for years afterward, I was terribly frightened by stores closing-up shop for the day. Once, we went to the mall and stayed late. It was like my worst nightmare come true: store after store pulling those metal gates down, and locking us in the concourses. I totally freaked out and ran out of a video store once, for almost the same thing. I clung to a telephone pole and could not be talked out of it until we made our way to the car.

I don't know if that's "claustrophobia" per se, but it was still pretty awful a phobia. I grew out of it somehow by about age 9 or 10; I'm not even sure how.

 

[jackson6612]

Hi Francis

I believe everyone is a victim of a phobia of some kind in their younger years. I still remember many years ago while sleeping I fell off the bed and suddenly woke up. It was all covered up in darkness and being a kid I was very much afraid. I didn't even have the guts, courage to climb up the bed which was just at arm's length; I just covered my eyes and slept there all night!

Perhaps you have read my previous mentionings that I'm an English learner, and have a bad habit of bothering, annoying others by requesting them to clarify their English to me.

I'm sorry for this. I couldn't understand it, "and locking us in the concourses".

concourse: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concourse

Best wishes
Jack

 

[FrancisZ]

Hi Francis

I believe everyone is a victim of a phobia of some kind in their younger years. I still remember many years ago while sleeping I fell off the bed and suddenly woke up. It was all covered up in darkness and being a kid I was very much afraid. I didn't even have the guts, courage to climb up the bed which was just at arm's length; I just covered my eyes and slept there all night!

Perhaps you have read my previous mentionings that I'm an English learner, and have a bad habit of bothering, annoying others by requesting them to clarify their English to me.

I'm sorry for this. I couldn't understand it, "and locking us in the concourses".

concourse: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concourse

Best wishes
Jack

No problem. The usage I was attempting was third on the Merriam-Webster's list (and not commonly used nowadays, I suppose). The Mall, you know, has stores on both sides of a long corridor or corridors, of sorts; and that is the "concourse" I was implying. Perhaps it isn't really precise: this mall happened to be enclosed (i.e. it had a ceiling; so therefore, it wasn't exactly "open," either). At the time, mall security also happened to be closing off the ends of the corridor; thereby, essentially, entrapping us as well. It was scary for a 7-year-old, no doubt. :)

 

[jackson6612]

Thanks for the clarification, Francis.

 

[FrancisZ]

Thanks for the clarification, Francis.

Don't mention it.

 

[Pythagorean]

Your opinion is correct. Python was using a common slang term which means to make one feel guilty about something.

yeah, no need to pawn me in English :(

 

[jackson6612]

Hi Pyth

I'm sorry for this query. I hope you won't mind helping.

no need to pawn me in English

What did you really intend to say by the above sentence? You have used 'pawn' as a verb.

What definition of M-W fits here?
pawn: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pawn

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Hi Pyth

I'm sorry for this query. I hope you won't mind helping.



What did you really intend to say by the above sentence? You have used 'pawn' as a verb.

What definition of M-W fits here?
pawn: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pawn

I believe he is referring to a "gamer" slang term "pwn".

 

[GeorginaS]

I believe he is referring to a "gamer" slang term "pwn".

I'm sure that'll clear it up for a non-English speaker.

 

[Pythagorean]

Hi Pyth

I'm sorry for this query. I hope you won't mind helping.



What did you really intend to say by the above sentence? You have used 'pawn' as a verb.

What definition of M-W fits here?
pawn: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pawn

Haha, I was using a noun as a verb again in response to you criticizing me for using a noun as a verb.

To "pawn" generally means to show somebody up or defeat somebody. It's slang, just like the way I used "guilt".

 

[Pythagorean]

you can also use verbs as nouns with slang, like:

"wanna buy some smack?"