Photograph: Brad Walsh
As Mother’s Day approaches and you flail about trying to find a good gift for the woman that raised you, consider this: Love, Mom, a new book compiled from submissions sent to the hilarious website Postcards from Yo Momma. If you’ve ever received a typo-filled, gently chiding missive from your mom (and really, who hasn’t?—moms live for that stuff!), then you will not stop laughing. Hopefully, your mom won’t either—assuming she has a good sense of humor.
The book’s authors, New York Observer editor Doree Shafrir and Double X managing editor Jessica Grose, will share their own tales of goofy mom e-mails tonight at 92YTribeca. In the meantime, read what the ladies—and their own mamas—have to say about different Internet gaffes, including this:
Should you ever try to correct your mom’s typos in an e-mail?
Doree: When you correct your mom’s typos, you’re opening yourself up to her picayune criticisms. Don’t do it!
Jessica: The only people whose typos you should point out on e-mail are your ex-boyfriends.
Roberta: What about children who love to correct typos?
Judith: Doesn’t everyone misspell words in e-mails? Would you feel comfortable correcting her grammar? Some flaws are best left untouched.
