Posted on 11/18/2006 6:22:21 AM PST by Mr. Brightside
Now, what's wrong with covering up in the presence of others, especially strangers? Isn't that just common courtesy?
Can I sneeze on you? Can I cough on you? What if I did and responded to your suggestion to cover my mouth by saying I had a legal right to do that? What would be your reaction to that?
I no more want to see a woman's breast during breast feeding than I want to see her pick her nose. Courtesy and civilty towards others, people.
I think the guy' point about patting himself on the back for his penis is that without the penis there would be no children to nourish.... makes about as much sense as the breast milk comment.
Ping
Well, I guess for some people, the issue of public breastfeeding of a 22 month old kid is more pressing than the question of why the mother and child still have the need to breastfeed at that age. Oh, wait. I am told that is "normal" behavior. I guess it is, in Sub-Saharan Africa and Vermont.
That, and that a woman would use her child as a tool to achieve an end. Very telling.
I breast fed all of my children. They don't like having a blanket over their heads. If you do it properly, the baby shields the breast from view. Also, if the Mom was in the window seat then no one could see unless they really wanted to see. I say the flight attendent deserved what he/she got. This is an awful way to treat people. Also, you can bet if the family was told they could reboard they would have...no way the airline pays their room board if this is true. My husband flies quite a bit and he regularly reports rude treatment at the hands of flight attendents.
When contacted the stewardess said " Oh? She was just breastfeeding? I guess that explains the little bald guy."
The way I heard it, when the child asks for "the other one," then it's time to stop nursing. And that's no joke.
I agree. The correct response would have been, "Thank you, but I'll use this baby blanket I brought with me to cover myself to I don't offend others on this plane".
That is the most asinine posting I have seen here today. If a child is nursing, that is an every 3-6 hour event. You don't go looking for trouble, you just live your life, taking care of your kids along the way.
As an aside, why is it that many here on FR automatically assume the worst about people's intentions?
You said, in part: I no more want to see a woman's breast during breast feeding than I want to see her pick her nose.
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You ARE kidding, right? Nursing or not, a woman's breast is a thing of beauty, and I certainly would prefer the sight of that to seeing her pick her nose. I understand you are trying to make a point, but I don't think your point is made with that statement.
They don't like afternoon naps either. You let them stay up?
Who's in charge?
Uhhh, that tag line makes me cringe..............
The world average is around 2 to 3 years......
My SIL is still BF my niece at 24 months and a friend hers until 3. And neither is a weird wacko.
Having breastfed, on a plane, in the window seat, I kind of doubt it. Unless the other passengers are leaning over to check your seatbelt.
Now, what's wrong with covering up in the presence of others, especially strangers? Isn't that just common courtesy?
As much as possible, yes. But if the kid won't allow him/herself to be covered, how about cutting Mom a little slack? We don't freak out whenever a two year flips up her dress, or when a three year old tries to engage us in conversation about his "weewee". We make allowances for children.
Can I sneeze on you? Can I cough on you? What if I did and responded to your suggestion to cover my mouth by saying I had a legal right to do that? What would be your reaction to that?
Unless I'm using my breasts like water pistols, how is it affecting you? There's no smell, no noise, no germs, no smoke, no spit, nothing to clean up or step over...All you have to do is avoid craning your neck to peek around the person sitting next to me.
I no more want to see a woman's breast during breast feeding than I want to see her pick her nose. Courtesy and civilty towards others, people.
I don't like seeing fat people in spandex, or teenage boy's boxer shorts, but I don't go around handing out blankets in the shopping mall, because that would be rude. I just look away.
Oh, my. Now EVERYTHING makes sense. I was thrown off by the trapping of an actual 'husband' being involved. She just lucky they didn't find the dope.
KAREN!!!!! ;-P
No,
it's because of the immunities the mother is passing on to the child while feeding.
La Leche kooks. Should have known!
Insult me all you like, but what you and others have completely missed about the situation is that breast feeding was never the issue. This woman refused a reasonable request by the flight crew, which has always been cause to throw someone off the airplane. And that reasonable request was not to stop breastfeeding, just to cover up so as to avoid making others uncomfortable.
Why is it clear this woman was looking to start a scene?
-Breastfeeding a (relatively) very old child in public. I don't care what they do in Korea or Uganda; in the United States 22 months is very old to breastfeed, and when you do something far out of cultural norms you will get more attention. Not her fault, really, but it's something of which I'm sure she's aware.
-When asked to cover up, the response was a rant (or "reply" if you will) about nonexistent "rights". When people start going off on their pretend "rights" in response to a reasonable request, they are looking for a scene.
-She wasn't jailed or beaten; she just had to take a later flight. Instead of writing a letter to the airline asking for some miles or a voucher, she's made it a federal case, holding protests and complaining to a "Human Rights Commission". This is not a reasonable response.
We'll see just how much this woman wants to "live her life" and not cause controversy when the lawsuit is filed.
You just got me started on "gels and liquids"
I was flying the other day and they pulled my denture powder..that's right, powder(!) out and complained about it!
Plus some medical liquids I had with me, in the requisite "under 3 ounce bottle" were waved about with the complaint that the ziploc they were in was too large.
I'm with the lady on this one. Do women still have to drink some of their own milk if they bring it in a baby bottle?
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