manicmonday Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 Actually, no...it doesn't offend me. I feel it is inappropriate, but not offensive. Yes, I breastfed my son, and I had the sense to do it in privacy. I didn't consider feeding my child an interruption of my life. I considered it a necessary part of my day, and I worked my schedule around it...the same way I currently work meals around my day. Do I grab a burger and eat it while shopping? No, I sit down and eat, then get up and go about my day. I felt that I owed my child the same courtesy. Mealtimes are mealtimes. They should be treated as such... Well, since you had the "sense" to do in privacy, every one else should too? Nope, that doesn't wash. Neither does putting a blanket over the baby's head while he's eating. When you put a blanket over your head to eat, then I'll consider it. Till then, nope. People really should get over themselves. If this is what it takes to offend people, we really have gone down as a "senseless society". I managed to feed mine where ever I went, no disruption to him, or to me and if anyone else was, I didn't notice because I just don't care. Quote The dick has no conscience and the heart has no rational abilities.
snafu Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 It makes me feel bad for the baby. Yes, the mom is feeding her child, but she isn't willing(apparently) to take the time to sit down somewhere, and allow the child to eat in peace. Multitasking is great, but there is an appropriate time and place for it. If your child is hungry, and it is time to feed the baby, take that as a sign that you need to stop what you are doing and feed the kid. I know that I wouldn't want to eat while bouncing up and down on mommys arm, struggling to keep a hold of the boob while mommy is busy shopping. Sit down and take care of your kid. Then feel free to go take care of your errands. If the child truly comes first, that shouldn't be a problem. Well sure you don't want to be walking around with the grocery cart while breast feeding. But don't have you have to like feed the kid every two hours? Sometimes you can't find an appropriate place. What about on a plane. You gotta take your kid to the tiny little shitter to feed him? Quote "You can't stop insane people from doing insane things by passing insane laws. That's just insane!" Penn & Teller NEVER FORGOTTEN
Cassiopeia Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 Well sure you don't want to be walking around with the grocery cart while breast feeding. But don't have you have to like feed the kid every two hours? Sometimes you can't find an appropriate place. What about on a plane. You gotta take your kid to the tiny little shitter to feed him? Thats true. LIfe isn't always ideal...but I was personally never in a situation that made it impossible for me to step away and feed my child, or simply cover my shoulder(and breast)with the blanket to afford both of us a little privacy. Covering the baby's head with a blanket also stopped my easily distractible child from trying to look every which way while nursing..(which is REALLY unpleasant feeling, by the way, when they are latched on) Quote
Lethalfind Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 I don't know about anyone else but when I was in public and Diane started to cry, whatever I was doing, my full attention was on my child and what I could do to make her feel better, whether that be changing her diaper or feeding her. If that made other people feel uncomfortable then thats on them, children should come first and I don't believe a Mother should hide from societies view when seeing to her childs needs. At the risk of repeating myself...If men had to breast feed their own children, it would be accepted that it be done anywhere the need arised... Quote I am a pathetic piece of shit leeching single mom.
Cassiopeia Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 I don't know about anyone else but when I was in public and Diane started to cry, whatever I was doing, my full attention was on my child and what I could do to make her feel better, whether that be changing her diaper or feeding her. If that made other people feel uncomfortable then thats on them, children should come first and I don't believe a Mother should hide from societies view when seeing to her childs needs. At the risk of repeating myself...If men had to breast feed their own children, it would be accepted that it be done anywhere the need arised... I agree with you...but like you said, your FULL attention was on your daughter. The woman who was nursing her child at my work was not focusing on her daughter. She was shopping. Meaning taking clothes off the racks, carrying them around(we do not have shopping carts, so this had to have been awkward for her, physically)...trying on shoes, getting shoeboxes off the shelves...all the while with her child nursing at her breast.These are not things that tell me the focus was on meeting her childs needs. Quote
manicmonday Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 I agree with you...but like you said, your FULL attention was on your daughter. The woman who was nursing her child at my work was not focusing on her daughter. She was shopping. Meaning taking clothes off the racks, carrying them around(we do not have shopping carts, so this had to have been awkward for her, physically)...trying on shoes, getting shoeboxes off the shelves...all the while with her child nursing at her breast.These are not things that tell me the focus was on meeting her childs needs. Well, next time I hope she asks you if what she is doing is ok and socially acceptable and meeting her kids needs. I mean, you seem to have it all figured out. I hope she gets your permission to move around and live while she is doing something necessary. I only hope to live up to your high level of perfections. Quote The dick has no conscience and the heart has no rational abilities.
Lethalfind Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 I have to say she sounds rather talented...I don't think I would have been able to accomplish that but I would have liked to. Maybe if I had more then one child I would have developed her skills. Quote I am a pathetic piece of shit leeching single mom.
eisanbt Posted March 31, 2007 Author Posted March 31, 2007 Since when did it make sense to use since in place of sense? Surly the wild and untamed hugo has not degraded to the level of grammatical insults... For shame. Quote http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" -Lewis Carroll
hugo Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Surly the wild and untamed hugo has not degraded to the level of grammatical insults... For shame. Just couldn't resist the opportunity to use since and sense a total of four times in one sentence. I know, my life is kinda boring. Quote The power to do good is also the power to do harm. - Milton Friedman "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison
RoyalOrleans Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 Since when did it make sense to use since in place of sense? Leave it to, Eisanbt. The fucking literate world is set upon its ear. Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
RoyalOrleans Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 Surly the wild and untamed hugo has not degraded to the level of grammatical insults... For shame. Who is Surly? Isn't he one of the Seven Dwarves? Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
eisanbt Posted April 3, 2007 Author Posted April 3, 2007 Who is Surly? Isn't he one of the Seven Dwarves? Actually he is one of the 7 beer boys. http://www.donthaveacowman.com/Simpsons/Cards/Tempo/7D-5.jpg Quote http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" -Lewis Carroll
RoyalOrleans Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Actually he is one of the 7 beer boys. http://www.donthaveacowman.com/Simpsons/Cards/Tempo/7D-5.jpg I think you meant surely. Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
eisanbt Posted April 4, 2007 Author Posted April 4, 2007 I think you meant surely. Ya lost me.... Quote http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" -Lewis Carroll
RoyalOrleans Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Ya lost me.... Be fucked! Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
angie Posted April 6, 2007 Posted April 6, 2007 The idea that I should have to 'hide' breastfeeding my daughter is ludicrous. An infant's eating schedule isn't exactly predictable. If someone came to my house to visit, and she was hungry, I fed her. Don't like it? Don't come to my house til' she's a year old and off the boob was my attitude. If I was out shopping and she was hungry, I wasn't going to make her wait 10 minutes until I could get back to the car, and I certainly would not make her sit in a nasty bathroom stall to eat a meal simply because the prudish ninnies might get 'offended'. I've seen women wear much more revealing shirts than breastfeeding shows. Quote http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.snopes.com http://www.breakthechain.org STOP THE SPAM!! Click Me You Know You Want To
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