so this thing happened last week. and if you follow me on social media, especially facebook, it's likely you caught my rant.
at the time, i wanted to blog about it. but once i slept on it, my nasty attitude was long gone. it had been replaced with the urge to bond with other moms with completely different parenting styles.
super long story short, while i was out at the grocery store, cece was due for a bottle. so, i fed her one. and as i walked the aisles holding the bottle, i met a woman and her children, and she gave me the nastiest look that said "i can't believe you don't breast feed her. you know that's best."
and i wish she'd known my struggle to get cece to latch. the tears. my worry. my disappointment. my guilt. and i wish she'd known that i'd just barely realized i was done being ashamed to feed bottles in public. snap.
i like to think i am pretty open minded. i cloth diaper, more often than not. i breast fed hadley, with difficulty, and supplemented formula. i babywear. i am from portland, oregon, for crying out loud...
they say the midwest is so friendly. i'd say it is a lot more judgy than the pacific northwest.
so, have you seen this commercial? i love it. it is so universal, and requires no further explanation. well, except, note the sponsor.
and now, go forth and don't be judgy. there's more than one way to raise a child!
xoxo, al
