Topic : 10/07 The Latest Debates

Quote From: twfriday

Hand them out. Parents need to get their heads out of the sand! They don't want to think about little Sally or Little Billy, having sex.  If they are in high school, chances are high that they are or will be very soon!  Teaching abstinence is ideal, but there should be both things in schools--teaching abstinence and giving condoms for the kids that don't listen to the abstinence speech.  Also, it needs to be in conjunction with PARENTS taking care of these things at home!  Sex education shouldn't be the schools responsibility, but parents are too embarrassed to speak bluntly about it. When my daughter went through Sex Ed, it was so "scientific and glossed over" that she didn't learn a thing. Fortunately, we had covered the real grounds at home so she knew what was missing from the education.  I even got on the internet and showed my 15 year old Sophomore what Genital Herpes, Warts, Sphyllis, etc really looked like and believe me, that was as effective as any condom because it is GROSS. If someone had shown me that stuff, she wouldn't be born today!! That is what teens relate to and there should be a total program of condoms, real education, parental involvement, and teaching abstinence!

Quote From: marymporte

It always shocks me when I hear how offensive the act of breastfeeding is in public.  As the mother of a 5 month old, I have recently spent many a time in the ladies bathroom relegated to the stall to feed feed my child.  This kind of thing needs to stop!  By asking people to "compromise" as you did this morning on your show, all you are doing is continuing the problem.  And indeed it is a problem.  What kind of society are we that we can watch nudity and violence on TV on a regular basis and get offended or lose our appetite at the sight of a mother feeding her child?  That is absurd. 

  

It is true, look away if you feel offended.  To me, it is the most amazing experience.  If I don't want people to look I would remove myself from the public.  However, it is a basic instinct for our chlidren to want to eat.  By making women uncomfortable, we force many women to STOP breastfeeding early just so that they can be out in "public".  Scientific studies have repeatedly proven how beneficial and necessary breastfeeding is.  Our children are forced to formula too soon because of archaic beliefs and ideology.    

  

We are one of the ONLY societies in the world who don't look favorably at breastfeeding in public.  It's a VERY selfish person who can't put aside their bias for the good of a child.  If I thought breastfeeding was just a simple choice, bottle or breast I would have gone to the bottle.  However, nothing can replace breastmilk.  Nothing provides the nutrients and antibodies prevelent in breastmilk but breastmilk.   

  

So get OVER it.  Deal with it and look away and go about your business.  It's only a breast! 

Quote From: turtlnsite

but, like some kids pull the blankets/covers off, a lot of babies are so used to the breast that they will not drink from a bottle.  A lot of breastfeeding mothers have tried the "cover up" and "pump/use a bottle" with little success.   

  

I was very uncomfortable with feeding in public...just because people judge it so harshly.  But, my baby was hungry...he had to eat and I was not willing to give him formula.  He also would not use a bottle. 

Quote From: marfia12

I breast feed 2 children and loved every minute of it. I do not feel that all people should be exposed to it. One example is My Dad. I did not feal comfortable in front of him and neither did he so I would just drape a recieving blanket over myself. For the woman who said her child would through it off. I just feel that if you did that from the start then your child would not know the difference. What happens to the parent making the rules.  It can be done discreatly without offending others and still nurishing you child. 

Tina in CT 

Quote From: marymporte

It always shocks me when I hear how offensive the act of breastfeeding is in public.  As the mother of a 5 month old, I have recently spent many a time in the ladies bathroom relegated to the stall to feed feed my child.  This kind of thing needs to stop!  By asking people to "compromise" as you did this morning on your show, all you are doing is continuing the problem.  And indeed it is a problem.  What kind of society are we that we can watch nudity and violence on TV on a regular basis and get offended or lose our appetite at the sight of a mother feeding her child?  That is absurd. 

  

It is true, look away if you feel offended.  To me, it is the most amazing experience.  If I don't want people to look I would remove myself from the public.  However, it is a basic instinct for our chlidren to want to eat.  By making women uncomfortable, we force many women to STOP breastfeeding early just so that they can be out in "public".  Scientific studies have repeatedly proven how beneficial and necessary breastfeeding is.  Our children are forced to formula too soon because of archaic beliefs and ideology.    

  

We are one of the ONLY societies in the world who don't look favorably at breastfeeding in public.  It's a VERY selfish person who can't put aside their bias for the good of a child.  If I thought breastfeeding was just a simple choice, bottle or breast I would have gone to the bottle.  However, nothing can replace breastmilk.  Nothing provides the nutrients and antibodies prevelent in breastmilk but breastmilk.   

  

So get OVER it.  Deal with it and look away and go about your business.  It's only a breast!