River ,'War Stories'
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OK, perhaps the most "Huh?"-inducing comment on that article:
I find it a bit weird. Should kids be thinking about being mothers at that age? Early sexualisation of kids is wrong.
Isn't pretending to be a parent the usual way of playing with a baby doll?
I'd say so.
I'd say so.
I now have a wee, solid beastie in the garage....
No collar and tag, I assume, but maybe he has a chip?
I'm also very puzzled by the people saying that breastfeeding is an "adult issue" that children shouldn't know about. Um, last time I checked, breastfeeding involved two people, one of whom was a child.
No collar and tag, I assume, but maybe he has a chip?
No collar, no tag, no tattoo that I could easily see. By the time he showed up, it was too late to call my vet or the nearby animal hospital to take him in and I refuse to call animal control, since they're a kill-shelter and I just don't trust them. I'll take him into the vet tomorrow to see if he has a chip.
a little girl, maybe two years old or so, fully clothed, holding a baby doll to her chest, imitating her mother breastfeeding a baby.
That could have been my daughter at that age. Only Franny went for verisimilitude, so she tended to pull up her dress or top to give the doll proper access.
I am not surprised the photo upset some people. People are freaks and nonsense when it comes to fears about overly sexualizing kids. For starters, nursing isn't sexual, particularly not to kids. I am so glad Franny's teachers at the time found her behavior completely appropriate.
Barb, you should call the shelter and let them know at least, in case his people check there for him.
It was probably a toss-up between a picture of actual breastfeeding (BOOBIES!! AACCCCCKKK!!!!) and a picture of a kid with a doll (KID PRETENDING TO BE A PARENT!!! AAAAACCCKKK!!!). And I'm sure the angry letters would be coming from the same crowd either way.
I was very casual about nursing everywhere at anytime. Adults pretend to not notice, but kids get curious and ask questions. Children don't find feeding babies sexual at all.
And of course I would nurse the boys in the airport because otherwise they would be acting up and crying and be at risk for the killing by the surly traveler. It was in the child's best interest.