[Auntie Mame]

First of all, I'd like to know how the powers that be found out this information. Seems to me it might be the child that ratted on the mom, which seems to me the child just might not want to be breastfeeding but mom is insisting.

[Amelia]

First of all, I'd like to know how the powers that be found out this information. Seems to me it might be the child that ratted on the mom, which seems to me the child just might not want to be breastfeeding but mom is insisting.

Good question. I can't imagine this being something the boy would want his friends to find out.

[Dixie Mom]

First of all, I'd like to know how the powers that be found out this information. Seems to me it might be the child that ratted on the mom, which seems to me the child just might not want to be breastfeeding but mom is insisting.

Something is definitely not right in this case. Age five is generally seen as extreme in terms of extended BF. Almost all children will self-wean between 2-3 years of age, if not sooner.

[romantic]

I was thinking that very same thing. People don't just magically find out about what goes on behind closed doors. I think the kid must have said something to a friend. I feel bad for that boy, how much turmoil must he be facing if his mom wants him to breastfeed, and perhaps he does not because either he doesn't feel comfortable, or he's getting negative attention about it from his peers.

It's a tough world out there. I am all for breastfeeding kids (I, and all my siblings were breastfed), but dhe should be looking out for her son's emotional well-being. Eight is a BIT much.