When I’m bored or trying to kill time I have an addiction to message boards that have anything to do with pregnancy, babies, parenting, feminism, eco-living…you get the point. Through all of my Internet gallivanting, my favorite is BabyCenter.com’s monthly birth board. Since I am due in April 2012, I am a part of the April 2012 message board. I do NOT like this board because it is informational or anything like that. I like it purely because majority of the people who post things provide endless entertainment - and not in a good way.
The most recent attraction was a post about breastfeeding (BF’ing). I try to not let these posts or fake people (Yes, I know that they are real people, but if I can’t see them, they don’t exists) bother me, but sometimes these crazies really get my blood ah boiling. The post was focused on BF’ing in public and it got pretty ridiculous. Most people were in the school of thinking that breasts are sexual and should be treated as such. A. You’re an idiot if you think that. B. You’re an idiot if you think that. I’m sorry if that offends any of my close friends, I really do apologize…But I’m sure my close friends would never think that. Moving on. The next huge issue within the post was whether you should have to cover yourself in public or not. I am totally on board with those girls who wish to cover themselves for whatever their reason. You do what makes you and your kid comfortable and happy. However, with that being said, do NOT judge other people’s decisions to NOT cover. Do I plan to cover myself? Nope. There are a few exceptions, but that is solely based on my personal comfort level. If my dad or FIL (father-in-law) are around, I would probably opt to go to another room to feed Mr. Chase…if that’s not an option, then I would probably cover. Once again, that’s just my own personal hang-up.
With all of that being said, here is my rebuttal for a few of the arguments that were going on.
1. You should cover yourself to BF, no one wants to see your breast.
A. If a baby is latched on, you’re not going to see much. You need to get over yourself.
B. You cover your head to eat and let me know how you feel. Or go to a bathroom to eat.
2. I don’t want my six-year-old seeing breasts.
A. Maybe you should use that as an opportunity to open a discussion with your six-year-old
about the actual function of a breast. Maybe they will learn to see them differently as
they grow up…America over sexualizes everything.
3. I don’t want my husband seeing another woman’s breast. (That was a real comment! I can’t make
this stuff up!)
A. I really don’t feel like I have to say much in regard to this. Really??
4. You should stay/go home to feed your baby.
A. Am I supposed to never leave my house?!
I think I should probably stop there. I realize that my viewpoints could change as I haven’t even spit this little guy out yet, but as of now, this is where I stand. I could probably go on, but that’s probably not very productive for me or any one. Plus, I’m really hungry.
Pictures to come soon. :-)
I’ve been looking for a funny cartoon or something to lighten the mood of this post, but I’m getting annoyed and even more hungry. I’m about to eat my arm off soon if I don’t do something about this...fare thee well!
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