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muninnhuginn ([personal profile] muninnhuginn) wrote2006-05-22 09:26 pm

WTF?

So I wanders off this afternoon to deal with things parental and come back to find my screen full of beautiful pictures of contented babies doing what comes naturally. Wow.


And the reason? Double wow.

And nope, I cannot see how there is anything obscene about images of breastfeeding... at all. Nipples 'n' all. But I can't find one of me and Looby Loo "at it" so the new icon's courtesy of [livejournal.com profile] cangetmad to whom many thanks. It's a gorgeous image.


I wasn't breastfed. I suspect I may have had better health if I had been and I think it was a matter of my mother's health post delivery that meant she didn't. My younger brother was. I did breastfeed. For just over twelve months. It was bliss. I'm certain it helped support Looby Loo's health and growth. It changed my attitude to my body and my internal view of myself--entirely for the better. It's not something to be hidden from view--except if an individual woman is happier to be private whilst feeding her child: her baby, her breast, her choice--well not unless we ban all images of anyone at all eating in public.

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[identity profile] ex-lark-asc.livejournal.com 2006-05-26 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. So as opposed to providing anything remotely resembling an interesting counterpoint in an debate which might if I'm lucky prove educational to the person I'm arguing with even if they do wind up loathing me for being too bloody clever by half, I'm just the LJ equivalent of Big Brother.

*sigh* I'll go back to my novel outlines. I've said everything I want to say anyway.

The thing that interests me is that before this conversation started, I had no problem with that userpic of yours at all. Now, I can't stand the sight of it; I've had to take your journal off my default view.