Beautiful and Badass Breastfeeders!
I wanted to share some of my recent favorite photos shared by the Badasses themselves!
Badass Crystal
Pressure to Wean
So yesterday I was talking this woman I know and I was expressing how Jack was having a hard time settling down for sleep in the rocking chair the night before; tossing and turning, doing gymnurstics, etc.
She said, “wean him! Why don’t you just wean him!?” [Read more…]
F*** You, I Won’t Do What You Tell Me
**Disclaimer: This post is referencing mothers who are told that they must cover, not mother’s that choose to cover.
There are attempts to control women all around us. A woman is expected to be sexy, but not so sexy that a man can no longer control his impulses. A woman is expected to be smart, but not so smart that she knows more than a man. A woman is expected to be successful, but not so successful so that she makes more money than a man. [Read more…]
Let Them Be: A Breastfeeding in Public Poem
by Tom M.
A mother has the right to nurse no matter when or where,
and should she do it openly the public shouldn’t care.
Her baby is a person with a common right to feed,
and no mother should be forced to flee to satisfy that need. [Read more…]
Growing Up in a Breastfeeding World
by Tom M
I’ve often read the concerns of women who are worried about their children seeing a mother breastfeeding. I’ve heard they might get the wrong idea about breasts, or they could be traumatized if they should happen to see a mother breastfeeding. Or it is disrespectful to other people’s children for a mother to breastfeed in their presence. Until I started reading these concerns I must admit I took my experiences as the son of a breastfeeding mother somewhat for granted. It was a way of life for me that wasn’t out of the ordinary so I never gave it much thought. It didn’t know it was strange to grow up like I did until I started seeing how people look at breastfeeding moms today. I still have trouble understanding how it can be viewed as gross or disgusting. Now I find myself appreciative that my mother took the time to educate and expose us to breastfeeding as kids. [Read more…]
