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Woman with infant asked to leave Chicago trade show
Chicago TGribune ^
| 05/19/2014
| Meredith Rodriguez
Posted on 05/20/2014 7:36:10 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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Yeah, its another breastfeeding story.
Who? Who takes their 10 day old out of state just to breast feed in public?
To: Responsibility2nd
“Who takes their 10 day old out of state just to breast feed in public?”
Perhaps a working mother.
Go pick on a welfare queen instead.
To: Responsibility2nd
Osborne, 31, knew about the trade show rule that does not allow children under 16, she said, but did not think it would apply to her sleeping, 10-day-old baby wrapped closely to her chest. why would it not apply to her 10-day old baby?
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:40:45 AM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: Responsibility2nd
“She can bring her child. Why can’t I bring my child? I’m going to sue”.
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:41:22 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
To: PetroniusMaximus
Now that you got that snark out of the way; go read the article.
This is all about exercising her right to breastfeed in public.
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:42:03 AM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd
" Osborne, 31, knew about the trade show rule that does not allow children under 16, she said, but did not think it would apply to her sleeping, 10-day-old baby wrapped closely to her chest." Where is the logic in her reasoning?
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:42:25 AM PDT
by
CatherineofAragon
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To: Responsibility2nd
Is it a child? Or is it just a group of cells? For some people (Peter Singer) this may be a source of confusion.
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05/20/2014 7:44:14 AM PDT
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:44:20 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
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To: CatherineofAragon
Where is the logic in her reasoning?
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Good question. Maybe I’m wrong, but I see this as her being entitled. She has a right to breastfeed in public, and by golly if she has to drive 200 miles out of state to feed her 10 day old - then she’s gonna do it!
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:46:21 AM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Responsibility2nd
"Good question. Maybe Im wrong, but I see this as her being entitled. She has a right to breastfeed in public, and by golly if she has to drive 200 miles out of state to feed her 10 day old - then shes gonna do it!" Yep, I think you hit it right on the head.
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05/20/2014 7:47:10 AM PDT
by
CatherineofAragon
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To: PetroniusMaximus
"I'm disappointed mostly," Osborne said. "It was a really big deal they invited us to pour at the show. It was a really big deal for our little winery." as far as business is concerned, not a wise move on her part, and i do not think she was really that naive about it... her husband or someone else representing the winery ought to have gone to pour... instead no one is representing their winery...
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:47:56 AM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: AppyPappy
A mature people interpret rules to make them appropriate to circumstances. Rules are not laws. They are not immutable. They are a convenience for participants. The rigid application of rules leads to excesses such as sending little boys home from school for drawing pictures or eating cookies.
It is obnoxious to allow ignorant watchdogs enforce rules intended to create a comfortable environment. Their blatant disregard for the intention of rules is the very foundation of tyrannical rule in civil society. The succor of an infant is a sacred act. Disallowing a mother and participant to care for and feed her infant is a vulgarity.
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:48:49 AM PDT
by
Louis Foxwell
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To: Responsibility2nd
and by golly if she has to drive 200 miles out of state to feed her 10 day old - then shes gonna do it! and that is exactly what this is about... and she (they) sacrificed business for their winery to make this point... how is it that this little story is news?
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:50:06 AM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: Responsibility2nd
Taking a 10 day old baby into a trade show that attracts tens of thousands of people from all over the country? I don’t care what her motivation is, she’s a freaking moron. I feel sorry for this kid having to grow up with a mother who has been spared from the ravages of intelligence.
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:50:06 AM PDT
by
Mase
(Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
To: Louis Foxwell
It is obnoxious to allow ignorant watchdogs enforce rules intended to create a comfortable environment. Their blatant disregard for the intention of rules is the very foundation of tyrannical rule in civil society. The succor of an infant is a sacred act. Disallowing a mother and participant to care for and feed her infant is a vulgarity. i get what you are saying... but i believe it was obnoxious of her to show up and assume... she could have called before hand to find out if they would accommodate her... but i know why she did not do that...
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:52:13 AM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: latina4dubya
"...why would it not apply to her 10-day old baby?" Because the only reason for exclusion of children is the possibility of a rug-rat getting loose, wandering into the infrastructure, and being injured (or causing damage, or both). Not gonna happen with a "babe in arms".
The rule needs to be re-written to reflect today's realities.
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:53:44 AM PDT
by
Wonder Warthog
(Newly fledged NRA Life Member (after many years as an "annual renewal" sort))
To: Responsibility2nd
This is all about exercising her right to breastfeed in public.No, it isn't. Nobody says she can't breastfeed anywhere she wants to. She is attending an event which she probably clicked the little button that says, "by signing up, you agree to these rules." There you go. Sorry, lady, you should have gotten a sitter, or a supportive husband. She knew the rules, and tried to "grey area" her compliance.
The problem is that the "grey area" is used to destroy the rule of law every day. Illegal alien, hiding in the shadows for years, poor thing, deserves citizenship. It can be anywhere from decades to days, when amnesty happens.
So, where to draw the line? Well, 16 is what the rule says. Pregnant is never determined to be a child, so if she had gone 11 days earlier, no gray area. 1 day old? Suddenly, we have a grey area? I don't think so. 10, 15, 20, 30? Next thing you know, there is no rule.
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:54:33 AM PDT
by
webheart
(We are all pretty much living in a fiction.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Stories of this kind are like a Rorschach test for commentators. It’s weirdly fascinating.
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:54:34 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(You say I'm insane ... I say you're afraid.)
To: AppyPappy
She can bring her child. Why cant I bring my child? Im going to sue. yes--i can see it now... "so what if i still breastfeed my three-year old... who is anyone to judge me?"
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:54:42 AM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: Responsibility2nd
Why would she assume her child would be the exception to the rule?? Why not contact the coordinators first before bringing the baby with her??
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posted on
05/20/2014 7:55:18 AM PDT
by
MissTed
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