Window Shopping - Post Card from the 1900's
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I love this post card and looked up several meanings - I remember hearing the expression being used but it has been many years ago and I believe in Virginia. Maybe a southern expression? So, I do not think it is a currently used term.
Here is another expanded explanation of the term - Mollycoddling means to shelter and coddle kids in the same way a molly-cat coddles her kittens.
Just like "Tom" is the name for an intact male cat, "Molly" is the term for a mother cat. If you have ever seen the way a mother cat coddles her kittens, snatching them up by the scruff of the neck whenever there is any hint of danger, then you have seen 'mollycoddling' in action.
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Growing up the funnies were my favorite section of the Sunday paper. I will
make an effort to make this a regular Sunday feature. Enjoy and everyone have a wonderful week!
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