Letters to the Editor
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I agree with "Appalling," mostly
First, I think it is absolutely acceptable to breastfeed where ever and when ever the need arises--as long as the child is under a year old. Then on it is a matter of much greater disgression.
But I have to agree that there IS something sick about a mother wanting her child to "remember" the experience, particularly if the child is male. I had a stepson whose mother would ocassionally remark that he suckled after 4, and as a teen was clearly ashamed and did not wish to be reminded.
The letter writer says:
"The fact that some of these women actually want their children to remember this is quite disturbing, because they are essentially admitting they want to keep their children dependent on them. In today's society it seems that parents throw their entire lives into their children, then hamper their emotional growth because they fear that someday they will grow up and not need them."
That describes EXACTLY the parenting style of the woman I mentioned above, whom I was married for seven years. Her two sons are now young men in their mid-20s, who live at home, STILL have no social life or real job, and dependent upon their mother who happily cooks and does their laundry. I've always thought there was something sick going on, but the previous letter writer was the first Ive heard acknowledge it.