Posted on 04/21/2005 10:29:27 AM PDT by SmithL
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - A city commission candidate was criticized for breast-feeding her daughter during a public meeting, so 16 other mothers turned up and nursed their children at another gathering as a show of support.
Gabrielle Redfern apologized for offending anyone, but says she won't stop breast-feeding her child when necessary. She had been criticized by some for breast-feeding her 1-year-old daughter, Elsie, during Mayor David Dermer's recent State of the City address.
"Elsie's been coming to public meetings since she was 2 weeks old," said Redfern, who is in her first bid for public office. "I shouldn't have to choose between being a publicly involved citizen and being a good mother."
On Wednesday, 16 women held a "nurse-in" in support of Redfern, breast-feeding their babies at a Miami Beach Commission meeting.
"How is she supposed to raise her child and have a career if she isn't allowed to breast-feed her child when she attends meetings?" said Ellen Sandoval, who came to show her support. "I quit working because I didn't know or have the courage to do what she is doing."
State law says a woman can breast-feed her child anywhere she is otherwise legally allowed to be. But even in a city where topless sunbathing is common, others say there should be limits.
"I think it's a beautiful and natural thing, but there's a time and a place for it," said Joe Fontana, who regularly attends community meetings. "It's distracting. Why inside? Why not step outside to do it?"
ok.....it came up this time.
They actually have a form for babies to send in.....a little strange.
sorry - my bad.
2%, 1%, and whole milk?
Or the dispensing system, either.
lol..ok
I knew it was time for my 20-month old to quit when she pulled my teeshirt down, climbed off my lap and said, "Thanks, Mom."
It's not nice to mess with mother nature. Breast milk rocks - any time any place.
Thought maybe you were on a Bosox high and tryin' to throw a fastball...or would that be a curveball?
Our three older kids were not fully weaned until their third birthday; but that was the cutoff point. The fourth is not quite three months old, so I'll let you know how it goes. =]
Oh, oh........A lot of us who were born in the 1950's are doomed.
Sure you can.
A man can urinate into a lidded urinal in public just as discretely as a woman can breastfeed in public. All it takes is a strategically placed piece of cloth.
Both are natural body functions involving parts of the human anatomy that are not usually displayed in public. The only difference is that breastfeeding is Politically Correct in 2005 while urination is not. Back in, say, 1955, both would have been equally shocking at a City Council meeting.
If it weren't for sale, it wouldn't be on display, right? You perv, the proper approach is a zoom lense from across the street. :-)
Very well put.
Ahhh! you got me!
After I posted that, I thought of the bottles pilots and passengers of private planes on long trips use but I was gonna let it ride.
Who needs a zoom lense with saucer-eyes?!?!
Students in an advanced biology class were taking a mid-term. The last question, worth 70 points or none at all was:
The student in question had also partied the night before, and was hard put to think of 7 advantages. He wrote:
1. It is a perfect formula for the child.
2. It provides immunity against several diseases.
3. It is always available as needed.
4. It is always at the right temperature.
5. It is inexpensive.
6. It bonds the child to the mother, and vice versa.
And then, the student was stuck. Finally, just before the bell indicating the end of the test was rang, he wrote:
7. It comes in cute containers.
He was the only student to ace the exam.
I thought everyone owned a zoom lens with saucer eyes.
In New Orleans, it's not only legal, it earns you beads.
And a spot on some DVDs.
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