plurkmoms asks
2008-09-24T17:23:54.000Z
why do some people think that when a mother chooses to breast feed their child past the age of 2 it is gross?
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plurkmoms wonders
2008-09-24T17:21:37.000Z
if that is a truly American opinion? And wonders why most Americans consider it abnormal and go as far as using the word GROSS which is mean
plurkmoms wants
2008-09-24T17:21:56.000Z
to know what other moms think...
Rev. Pâçќє†Rάt
2008-09-24T17:24:20.000Z
I am a dad that thinks that there is no special age to stop..
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plurkmoms says
2008-09-24T17:27:48.000Z
this comment on a friends blog sparked me to think about this...
gingicat says
2008-09-24T17:41:43.000Z
because those people are sexualizing it
gingicat says
2008-09-24T17:45:09.000Z
their perversity is not YOUR problem
gomichild says
2008-09-24T18:03:40.000Z
gingicat is right
plurkmoms thinks
2008-09-24T18:10:34.000Z
gingicat is very right that must be what it is. I NEVER thought of it that way. I didn't know why they thought it was gross but now I do!
LillyMouse says
2008-09-24T18:08:05.000Z
i think it's less gross than drinking milk from cows udders...
LillyMouse says
2008-09-24T18:11:38.000Z
which almost EVERYONE does! soo... goes to show :-)
TeresaDKG says
2008-09-24T19:17:58.000Z
I think there are a lot of us who have been hyper-sexualized for a lot of reasons. It has a very bad feeling for me, too...
TeresaDKG says
2008-09-24T19:15:06.000Z
not because I truly believe that it is wrong, but because of things I've been exposed to professionally.
TeresaDKG says
2008-09-24T19:18:34.000Z
There are a lot of things that have been destroyed forever for me because of it.
rosethorn thinks
2008-09-24T19:54:40.000Z
it is an attitude primarily in the developed world. in 3rd world countries, WHO advocates nursing at least until 2...
rosethorn says
2008-09-24T19:52:09.000Z
I think many mothers in developing countries breast-feed much longer out of necessity
plurkmoms says
2008-09-24T22:03:48.000Z
I personally breastfed my sons until the age of two. I felt it was an honor and gift to be able to produce milk for them for that long. But
plurkmoms
2008-09-24T22:08:23.000Z
I am also a mom that raises her sons in the way I think is best for my family setting. We believe in natural parenting but we know every
plurkmoms
2008-09-24T22:09:03.000Z
family has their way of raising their own kids that is best for them. When my friends ask for parenting advice I always say "Do the best you
plurkmoms
2008-09-24T22:10:01.000Z
know how now and everything else will come to you" Plus I tell them to wipe their butts with what everyone says they should and shouldn't do
plurkmoms feels
2008-09-24T22:10:50.000Z
very in tune with people who have been abused or raised in difficult situations and that is exactly why I protect my boys and nurture them
TeresaDKG says
2008-09-24T22:07:55.000Z
That's what I've told my new mom friends... I can give some *great* advice that worked for me, but it might not work for anyone else.
TeresaDKG says
2008-09-24T22:08:19.000Z
I was lucky that, for the most part, I didn't get a lot of unsolicited or intrusive advice.
plurkmoms
2008-09-24T22:08:44.000Z
as much as I can in a way I think is best. But hey, I am a lil different NONE of my boys had cribs they went from our bed to their bed
plurkmoms says
2008-09-24T22:15:27.000Z
unsolicited and intrusive advice is very not cool! So, is judging other moms. We should all help one another by being tolerant and not judge
gomichild says
2008-09-24T22:28:30.000Z
it's true that often people should just mind their own business sometimes. Especially when it comes to a topic as personal as breastfeeding.
gomichild says
2008-09-24T22:30:10.000Z
you need to do what you think is right for you - and people don't realize that discussion is much better than advice.
rosethorn says
2008-09-24T22:36:36.000Z
plurkmoms, I just transitioned my 3yo from my bed to her own. that's what worked best for us. she *hated* her crib. we never used it
TeresaDKG says
2008-09-25T00:23:24.000Z
And people were somewhat 'judgy" about me because our son *had* to go in his own room at a year, and then had to stay in his crib to past 2!
TeresaDKG says
2008-09-25T00:23:44.000Z
But that's what had to happen with him, it was for *his* good, not ours - we just did what we needed to.
gomichild says
2008-09-25T00:31:31.000Z
right - every kid is different and that's why there can't be a blanket "how to" - the issue to overcome is the judging :-)
TeresaDKG says
2008-09-25T00:34:07.000Z
i think a lot of the judging is because people often think if you do something different than they do, it's an automatic condemnation.
TeresaDKG says
2008-09-25T00:31:55.000Z
If I don't give my son sugar (I do, it's just an example), a lot of people will automatically think I think they're "bad" because they do.
TeresaDKG says
2008-09-25T00:32:01.000Z
I don't get it, but that's what seems to happen.
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