Momnesia

Momnesia

Main Entry:  mom·ne·sia    

Pronunciation: \ˈmäm-ˈnē-zhə\, ˈməm-ˈnē-zhə\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek amnēsia forgetfulness, alteration of amnēstia

Date:  2008

1: loss of memory after giving birth but may begin during pregnancy      2: a gap in one's memory that increases with each subsequent delivery    3:  phenomena also present with adopted children  4: the selective overlooking or ignoring of events or acts that are not favorable or useful to one's purpose or position  (i.e.,  "Oh, no!  I forgot to take anything out of the freezer for dinner, so I guess we'll have to go OUT!"
 
— mom·ne·si·ac  \-zhē-ˌak, -zē-\  or   mom·ne·sic  \-zik, -sik\   adjective or noun

**  Coined OWNED by Robin @ PENSIEVE even if other wannabes might've said it first.
**  Thanks and love to my BFF Stephanie, who, as a co-momnesiac, diagnosed my malady Wednesday night and helped make sense of a mad, mad, mad, mad world!

**HT to Photofiddle for the uber-chic Warholesque piccha of moi.