You had my attention with “boob”, enough so that I continued reading the rest of your post even when no real boobs were on display. Seriously though, good point. The whole thing is kind of ridiculous. Babies need to eat and mommies need to feed them. That’s it!
We’re of like minds. I had my own attention at boobs, too. Wonderful things, them thar boobies. 😉
Plus, babies are super cute and so are boobs. Win win.
Don’t get me wrong, I agree with this for the most part, but models with boobs popping out aren’t on the kids channel or in their books, magazines, etc and there are ways to control what your kid sees to a certain extent. How would you explain this to a young child, especially if you are separated from the mom and you have a daughter? Or in my case, how do you explain it to your partners children (or your step kids) if your partner isn’t around? Do younger kids really need to see it? What sort of standard does it set for the next generation? Do you think it will cause negative feelings in those women who can’t breast feed but really wanted to or even those who aren’t able to have children but would love to have that sort of bonding experience? All this attention to how great breast feeding is and how proud women should be, do you consider that it may cause other women to feel sub par?
GO COURTNEY GO! Thank you. I was going to answer similarly. If a child in your care asks what that lady is doing, “feeding her baby” is a pretty easy explanatory response. Duh. Milk comes from BOOBS folks. If you have trouble explaining that, hope the kids never wonder what they’re pouring on their breakfast cereal. COW BOOBIES!
