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seabeyond

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16. now really....

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #15)

Thu May 10, 2012, 02:25 PM

May 2012

this one actually made me laugh

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Time breastfeeding cover sparks controversy [View all] Son of Gob May 2012 OP

Ok sorry, but this is how exactly controversial? nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #1

I think it's because the kid is wearing camouflage pants. Son of Gob May 2012 #2

I think the camouflage pants are a metaphor Angry Dragon May 2012 #4

I think the kids Packin' Heat! NYC_SKP May 2012 #23

LOL - that must be it! polichick May 2012 #27

Ah good point, nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #5

it's controversial because the mother is using her child in a narcissistic cali May 2012 #8

a) that's not right. b) you think *your* yearbook baby photo is bad? lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #3

Why not? The photo will pursue him, we are that kind of a repressed society nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #7

whether it's normal in some parts of the world is irrelevant. cali May 2012 #10

And perhaps his mother, and a great many others, feel it is time our society changed FedUpWithIt All May 2012 #40

Maybe Time will do a reenactment photo with them in 15 years Son of Gob May 2012 #9

My s-i-l breast fed her girls until kindergarten. My opinion, that is a bit old but it is no skin appleannie1 May 2012 #6

First six months are critical nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #11

You stopped at first bite? HubertHeaver May 2012 #13

My cousin used to bite his mother. He never outlived the name Nipper. Auntie Bush May 2012 #32

Wow. lapislzi May 2012 #12

The first thing I asked my lactation colleagues vanlassie May 2012 #18

No issue with breast feeding. Big issue with the image and headline lapislzi May 2012 #21

It's not in the Olive Garden? NV Whino May 2012 #14

As long as she phases it out by the time the kid is in middle school Nye Bevan May 2012 #15

now really.... seabeyond May 2012 #16

. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #22

True, but by that time there will be a waiting line to the "source" cr8tvlde May 2012 #30

To each their own, but this is still pretty sick eissa May 2012 #17

The kid looks like he could easily sit at the dinner table with the big folks ... Bake May 2012 #20

Gotta agree. 'nuf said. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #29

As for the connection part... JHB May 2012 #50

Very attractive woman. nt Lucky Luciano May 2012 #19

The Young Boy Does NOT Look Happy to Be There. I Suspect it's Deliberate. NYC_SKP May 2012 #24

....lucky kid....n/t unkachuck May 2012 #25

Even though I nursed my kids, this cover sort of... polichick May 2012 #26

Ditto...on all accounts...including the macho cammo outfit. n/t cr8tvlde May 2012 #31

Yeah, that cammo! I'd like to talk to the stylist about the thinking behind the shot. polichick May 2012 #37

That's exactly how I felt. I breastfed too Number23 May 2012 #39

Poor kid - he'll have to think up a quick come-back or they'll eat him alive! polichick May 2012 #41

It may just be me, but I have no doubt that in a few years Number23 May 2012 #45

"Attachment Parenting," my ass... derby378 May 2012 #28

As an Early Childhood Education teacher ... cr8tvlde May 2012 #33

Controversial? guitar man May 2012 #34

What's wrong with this picture? Generic Brad May 2012 #35

It's the styling of the picture - the poses and expressions - that's strange... polichick May 2012 #36

Just out of curiosity...and no one is saying it is offensive...just wierd and edgy cr8tvlde May 2012 #38

Sure-why? vanlassie May 2012 #42

Good for you. Congratulations on your family...truly. cr8tvlde May 2012 #46

Well I do appreciate your comments. but calling long term nursing mothers "smother mothers" does not vanlassie May 2012 #48

OK...the term smother mothers has NOTHING to do with nursing. cr8tvlde May 2012 #49

Considering artificial growth hormone in beef and dairy products is causing the onset of puberty WonderGrunion May 2012 #43

Because we all know...human milk is dairy??? vanlassie May 2012 #44

Why Does America Hate It's Moms...Financial Times...Another Nursing Photo cr8tvlde May 2012 #47