*I've had censored the inappropriate part
The headline reads, "Are You Mom enough?" But if that wasn't enough to fan the flames of the Mommy Wars,
there's the photo that goes with it: A pretty young woman wearing
skinny jeans and a tank top, nursing her nearly 4-year-old son. It's
meant to illustrate a story about Dr. William Sears and attachment parenting
but, given that there's more to that movement than extended
breastfeeding, it seems as if Time magazine was going for sensationalism
and shock value.
My reaction:
Come on! Even if you want to promote Breastfeeding, you don't have to have inappropriate photo just to attract readers attention. Maybe they are too liberal and there's nothing to be ashamed of. But personally, I don't see the point they are making here as the boy is already a toddler. There's nothing wrong if you choose to breastfeed your child for more than 2 years but......does it make you a greater mom than the rest of us?
Here are some of the other comments from other readers about this photo:
1-"Breast feeding is a natural thing to do, but standing on a chair and
having mom stand there like she is a water fountain isn't the way to
portray this," Yahoo! reader, San2, wrote.
2- "As a pediatrician, I believe that every mother should breastfeed her
child for at least six months, preferably a year (even longer if they
like)," KP.MD commented. "This, however, is extreme. And the photograph
-- everything about its composition - sends a message that I find
tasteless and more than a little disturbing."
"That is not the look of a loving and caring Mother, but the look of a defiant woman, daring you to tell her to cover up and/or wean her child," Yahoo! reader Can't Deny Truth added.
"That is not the look of a loving and caring Mother, but the look of a defiant woman, daring you to tell her to cover up and/or wean her child," Yahoo! reader Can't Deny Truth added.
3- "While this picture is gawk-tastic, I'm more disturbed by the title of
the article. 'Are You Mom Enough?'" Yahoo! reader Chrissy from Conroe,
Texas, commented.
"I'm sorry...'Mom Enough?' So this woman is deemed more of a 'mom'
simply because she chose to breastfeed her child until he was damn near
as tall as she is?"
Now what say you mommies? Any intake on this?
it's like are they like pretend to support BF, but actually trying to perli the moms who insist on bf-ing their babies more than 2yrs? yes, the shot is - disturbing. and awkward.
ReplyDeletehavin said that, i am against any sort of 'ur more mom than me bcoz u bf more yrs, or she's more mom than u bcoz she homeschooled her kids, or they're more mom than her bcoz she used diapercloth.. bla bla' - all moms have their own way of bringin up their children within their own reasons. who are we to judge kan?
ho la, napok pelik gmbr ni uhuhuh
ReplyDeleteeh malu la pulak nengoknya..kita yang baby kecik ni pun duk tersorok2 carik sudut privacy nak nyusukan anak, macamkan haper la dia ni kan..
ReplyDeleteSyigim: yup. Couldn't agree more with what you've said.
ReplyDeleteTie: Knur geli tengok mulo2. Doh la BF berdiri lagu tu. huhu
ReplyDeleteK.Ijan: diaorg mcm tak reti malu. Bangga lg nak tunjuk boobs diaorg. huhu
ReplyDeleteila pun menyampah gambar nie.. ada tgok dalam FB..
ReplyDeleteorang putih mmg suka nak tunjuk boobs n all,tp kita yg tengok ni pun terasa segan sekali.
ReplyDeleteIla: kan. teruk betul diaorg ni.
ReplyDeleteSyida: diaorg dah hilang rasa malu tu. Semoga kita tak hilang perasaan malu tu.
ReplyDeleteaduh..mcm ni pon ada ka?? ermm...
ReplyDeletetgk gmbr aje dah rasa sangat2 pelik. tak sesuai utk tontonan umum kalau camni...
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