tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post1383082419050964576..comments2023-05-11T21:29:47.449-07:00Comments on One Of Those Women: The Dangers Of The "D" Word (Part 3)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479061759803882187noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-89699680552095978402010-09-12T07:23:41.202-07:002010-09-12T07:23:41.202-07:00Thank you, that was extremely valuable and interes...Thank you, that was extremely valuable and interesting...I will be back again to read more on this topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-84641557295831158702009-02-25T23:47:00.000-08:002009-02-25T23:47:00.000-08:00I really agree, though I have been known to use th...I really agree, though I have been known to use the D word before. I like the suggestion of focusing on the woman's personal comfort level. <BR/><BR/>I do believe strongly in modesty, and that is a part of my religion. Normally, if any part of my breasts were showing, even in bending over and someone getting a peek down my shirt, I would be totally appalled. <BR/><BR/>But breastfeeding is absolutely in a different class! If something happened to show for a second during nursing, I wouldn't be alarmed at all. I would just go about feeding my child the way I was made to feed her, and assume that no one else would think anything out of the ordinary either. <BR/><BR/>I do absolutely hate hearing "respectful" and "considerate" in regards to breastfeeding moms. I would really like to see those phrases be used the other way around--with other people being respectful and considerate of breastfeeding mothers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-43857058304081600332009-02-22T09:03:00.000-08:002009-02-22T09:03:00.000-08:00Morgan, are you accepting disciples? Will you be ...Morgan, are you accepting disciples? Will you be my messiah?Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369322085069298422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-88349812109246154872009-02-16T10:31:00.000-08:002009-02-16T10:31:00.000-08:00Thank you, thank you, 1000 times thank you! I've ...Thank you, thank you, 1000 times thank you! I've never been able to say why I hate the word "discreet" in the context of breastfeeding... you've done it!<BR/><BR/>My new response to anyone who questions me while NIP: "My baby just wants to eat. It's up to you to be discreet."<BR/><BR/>It even rhymes! ;)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796361688507973831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-40472740563639776552009-02-15T15:15:00.000-08:002009-02-15T15:15:00.000-08:00I think to sum up the difference between those who...I think to sum up the difference between those who want to cover up and those who don't:<BR/><BR/>You need to feed how you need to feed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-29054277310861591072009-02-15T15:01:00.000-08:002009-02-15T15:01:00.000-08:00Absolutely brilliant, amazing, intelligent and wel...Absolutely brilliant, amazing, intelligent and well-written. Outstanding job, Morgan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-65381876707289621372009-02-15T14:49:00.000-08:002009-02-15T14:49:00.000-08:00Fantastic, thank you once again for a brilliant ar...Fantastic, thank you once again for a brilliant article. I've always wondered how on earth I could put in to ords why I hate the word 'discreet'and never managed it.<BR/><BR/>Of corse now, I'm not much closer - if it took you 3 huge entries to get there how am I to manage it in one reply to the next person to mention it?! ;)Sundancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717150095911225713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-1279718055265638712009-02-15T12:03:00.000-08:002009-02-15T12:03:00.000-08:00Amazing article! This says exactly how I think abo...Amazing article! This says exactly how I think about and feel about nursing in public (and in general), but you have a much better way with words that I! Thank you.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502841060861789460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-15082527761475166732009-02-14T22:54:00.000-08:002009-02-14T22:54:00.000-08:00Wow, thankyou Morgan. :)FWIW, the first time I ha...Wow, thankyou Morgan. :)<BR/><BR/>FWIW, the first time I had a negative response to breastfeeding in public was the last time I ever used a blanket. ;)arwen_tiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190775746566710752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-76678635792362279302009-02-14T22:53:00.000-08:002009-02-14T22:53:00.000-08:00Morgan this is brilliant. I tried to say something...Morgan this is brilliant. I tried to say something similar myself but didn't quite say it well enough and ended up getting into trouble for - apparently - suggesting women should breastfeed politically (I didn't!) so I'm made up to see you've covered (ha!) that here. <BR/><BR/>I just wish that your series could be made into a book!Rosemary Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12204378986946967049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-6791765832554517762009-02-14T20:27:00.000-08:002009-02-14T20:27:00.000-08:00Morgan--I am amazed. I want to jump up and down sh...Morgan--I am amazed. I want to jump up and down shouting for joy that you've managed to mindfully put into words all of the thoughts that have been running rampant across my mind in the nearly 5 months since I gave birth to my daughter.<BR/>I'm so glad that (along with many other things) you recognized the perceived dangers that certain breastfeeding women pose to other women (fear of sexually arousing their husbands or sons, etc.). <BR/><BR/>Watching the news clip of the Denny's mom, I almost laughed out loud at how obviously this scene was played out--the middle aged wife and mother who had to abruptly leave the restaurant with her husband and son, threatened by the exposed breast of the younger, (in my view) clearly more attractive breastfeeding mom at the next booth over. Was it even more pronounced that the breastfeeding mom was nursing a male toddler? Was the other woman afraid that this would even further ignite the imaginations of her own two male family members?<BR/><BR/>My own mother (who breastfeed me and both my brothers until 9-14 months each) has already gone on tirades on how there is a "right" and a "wrong" way to nurse in public. At Christmas, when I mentioned we were throwing a party at my house, she warned me to "just be prepared to walk around all night with a blanket over your shoulder, I guess!" I can't count the times I've heard "if they're old enough to ask for it, they're too old"--which is more of a commentary on weaning age than on public breastfeeding, except that when I laughingly warned her that she better prepare herself because I'm planning on doing this for a <B>while</B>, she said "well, it's just not appropriate to nurse a toddler in public anymore--at home at naps or bedtime is something different."<BR/><BR/>Thank you, thank you, thank you for putting all of this into words. I feel bolstered and energized. You're amazing.Ashley F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03255448733436490380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-34646713653408341842009-02-14T14:59:00.000-08:002009-02-14T14:59:00.000-08:00Well done!I still disagree with religious argument...Well done!<BR/><BR/>I still disagree with religious arguments that require women to cover something, which is not the subject of this part 3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com