The Meme Generation

Sad.

hoppypoppy:

What really annoys me to no end is the fact that I feel the need to go in and edit my previous post to explain that my son is still just a toddler and he’s not like 5 or 6 or something and he only breastfed until he was 27 months old and then only 3 times a week before his naps and I wanted him to wean himself but he just wouldn’t and and and…

That makes me incredibly sad, that I would feel the need to “explain” something normal and healthy and beneficial that I did for my child, simply because our culture considers breasts to be fun bags, useful only for the pleasure of men.

Something is very broken in our society.

My daughter breastfed until she was 3. She pretty much weaned herself with just a little encouragement. I’m sick of telling people the WHO suggests breastfeeding until AT LEAST 2 years old. Even with all the science backing up how beneficial it is, people are freaked out by it. It is discouraging.

And, y’know, I never got the argument from men on this. “What, honey? You’re the only one who can get up and feed the baby at night? Well, ok, I’ll sleep, then. If you say so.”

It’s not as simple as that, of course (though it does NOT take long to learn to change a diaper without really waking up to do it), but I really don’t get the opposition. Cheaper, easier, quicker, more convenient (for a time), and healthier. The downside is what, exactly?