tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post7292753359122650265..comments2023-08-11T12:16:13.605-04:00Comments on The Attached Feminist: Blowing Bubbles in the ColdUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-79137652261082222072008-12-08T20:26:00.000-05:002008-12-08T20:26:00.000-05:00Love the Bubbles! Go Marcus!!!I used to keep a la...Love the Bubbles! Go Marcus!!!<BR/><BR/>I used to keep a laundry basket with all the socks in it (unsorted), and now make everyone at least take theirs because I got tired of looking for mine...don't have to match, just get em away from mine :) Also, who says you have to wear matched socks? Our first's norm was and still is, to wear mismatched socks. Very helpful on the playground when all you could see between the play structure and the railing was a bunch of feet, where MY child was. And sure 'nuf my mother who appreciates uniqueness was the one that asked me to please get her to wear matching socks when we went out. I said NO WAY, it is a safety issue.<BR/><BR/>The other thing she asked me to do was "be modest breastfeeding"--kind of like chewing with your mouth closed in public I guess--my personal norm (unless you are very elderly in which case I will respect you, or maybe from a completely different culture??? maybe not even then) is to become shall we say, more flagrant about it. After all, if you don't want to see the beauty of a child nourishing itself from the purest possible fountain, you probably need the shock of a boob and a nipple. Okay, I will stop, I can go on and on and on about my attitude toward the miracle of breasts.<BR/><BR/>I miss nursing because I can't make people question their assumptions on that topic nearly as much anymore.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003829208118030041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-49405776682954485272008-12-06T22:10:00.000-05:002008-12-06T22:10:00.000-05:00Jen, I am so grateful you shared this new family "...Jen, I am so grateful you shared this new family "norm" with me and our readers. I hope we all hear more stories about donor breastmilk in the future. It comes up at Birth Circle a lot too. I think our country (and of course, the world) could use a lot more education on this topic. I think between PNOC, Nature's Child, LLL and Birth Circle, Charlottesville may be on the cusp of another support group for just this purpose. Yet another project for one of us someday!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15504836133310341515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285705556039241258.post-4761294117070101412008-12-06T10:56:00.000-05:002008-12-06T10:56:00.000-05:00Wow, I may steal that sock idea. Tom has been try...Wow, I may steal that sock idea. Tom has been trying to get me to stop sorting for years...I've just refused to open his jumbled drawer.<BR/><BR/>I have always felt leftout and judged by breastfeeding moms--whether it was real judgement or my own insecurity and guilt I'm not sure and it was probably different in every case. However, I found my own new norms to help me cope...I certainly never would have thought to use a best friend's breastmilk with the first baby...but the second probably had over 50% breastmilk because of donation. Yeah, my family would think I am crazy. me? I think it's wonderful and I wish I was educated enough the first time around.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333068538396422254noreply@blogger.com