I am not going to speak at length about this. Attachment parenting. Extended breastfeeding. I feel so strongly about this, but my words and my heart just cannot convey how I feel about women exploiting their children and putting them on a magazine cover in a very personal position. I am talking about THAT Time Magazine cover. (I will not link to it here. You may google it on your own if you must.) Could they not stop for one moment and realize what they were doing to these poor kids?? Protect your treasure. God has entrusted these little souls to you to keep for Him, to raise up for Him. Not to exploit them. In case you were wondering, YES, I do practice attachment parenting to an extent. And YES, I do practice extended breastfeeding. My last 3 children were breastfed for 3+ years of their lives. I have tandem nursed, nursed one or two while pregnant, nursed a toddler while in the hospital after giving birth. But I would never, ever, go on a magazine cover to prove that I am right, you are wrong, you didn't do it this way, you are screwing your kids up. I would never do that, because it is a very personal choice to make for yourself and your child. Whichever way you decide to parent that is up to you, just protect that treasure.
I will leave you with some postings from another mom who is a much better writer than I am. Her post brings tears to my eyes. You can read it here
God bless.
I couldn't figure out the purpose of the photos. What was the heart behind it? Was it to attract attention to and support attachment parenting, or simply attracting attention to their magazine?
ReplyDeleteTo tell you the truth, Lisa, I did not even read the article. Based on a cover like that, it is hard to figure what they wanted out of it. Maybe the article would have supported the cause, made moms like me not look like "freaks" for extended breastfeeding, I don't know. But this oversexed, visually stimulated culture of ours certainly does not need to take one of the most natural and precious acts and portray it like that! And really, if it was an overweight 40 something who has given birth to 7 children (and whose body shows it!!) was on the cover, we probably would not be talking about it!!
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