Posted on 01/04/2007 1:25:25 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
I'm only here for the funny.
One of them actually told my good friend who had a very low milk supply that she was doing harm to her child by going to formula. Some people need a life.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
LOL!!!!
I know plenty of women made to feel they were "bad" mothers and "incomplete" women because they physically couldn't breast feed, or it bothered them for some reason.
If they want to pass laws, pass one against 'The Nipple Nazis' and leave new Mothers alone. :)
Not a problem. It's inside food.
The proposed ordinance prohibits anyone from interfering with a woman nursing an infant or pumping breast milk in a public place under county jurisdiction, such as the airport, the zoo or any stores or restaurants in unincorporated areas.
When are these people going to get it through their thick skulls? Stores and restaurants are NOT public places. They are private businesses which INVITE members of the public to enter.
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While I don't think women should expose themselves in public (a nice blanket or a discrete corner always seemed to work for my mom) that's a silly comment. A baby who nurses every two hours can't always be kept at home. What about when the mom is running errands? Does she have to go home in between stops to nurse? What if she lives, say, 15 minutes from the stores she needs to visit? She'd probably have to go home twice to accomodate an afternoon's shopping. What's wrong with her sitting down in a quiet corner of the mall food court and covering herself with a blanket? How about church, does she have to stop attending services until the baby is weaned? What if she's waiting for her child's pediatrician to get around to them and the baby's hungry?
Hey! You know how I'm going to take up smoking just for the principle of it? To rail against these Nanny Staters?
Well, I think I'll take up breastfeeding in public, too! Now, I gotta go steal someone's baby, LOL! :)
(I imagine that bumming a smoke would be much easier, though...)
If the people that insist young mothers nurse their new babies are the "Nipple Nazis" what do we call the people that cringe at the sight of a nursing baby - the "Booby Burqa Brigade"?
(I imagine that bumming a smoke would be much easier, though...)
I guess that would depend on what upper age limit you're willing to accept for the baby to be breastfed.
I'm not sure which is more of a Nanny-state: (1) One in which women can breast-feed in public without being told to take it somewhere else; or (2) One in which anyone spotting a woman breast-feeding in public has the authority to go up to her and berate her, call her names, order her to go somewhere out of sight, or threaten her with charges of "public nudity".
considering what a pack is going for these days in a lot of places, bumming a baby might be easier :)
Only if you are prepared to tip generously.
Sex is an intimate moment between man and woman. You gonna do that at the table next to me while I'm trying to enjow my lunch as well?
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Does the sight of a woman breastfeeding really ruin your appetite? Other people eating?
That this topic can get so heated (not your post, just in general) is really surprising to me. So often on FR, the thinking is that too many people get too offended over silly stuff. PBF qualifies as silly stuff, IMO. But I did pop some popcorn for the show.
I can't believe you haven't commented on this thread. You know how I like to stay abreast of this type of story.
How long did you nurse your baby for?
It's real selfish to take your children to school and ball practice and gymnastics' class and to go grocery shopping and the pharmacy and the doctor. Be realistic with your two cents, please!
Now, just a minute. I breast fed both of my kids and I was a stay at home mom. But that doesn't mean you stay at home all day long. Thre are still chores to do. Discretion is the key.
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