Below is an article that I created some time ago. I'll never forget it. It was the first article that I have written which sparked a few arguments. Those of you that know me, will understand that I share my point of view. I am not trying to necessarily persuade you but am stating my feelings based on observations and living life on both sides of the issue. I, of course, do also make some bold statements which one who would wish to argue would have to defend against. I suppose I should have taken debate - but I never saw the benefit. Well, if I would have studied Dale Carnegie at an early age maybe things would be different.
Below are two articles. One (the original, which was several years ago) and the adaption, from a more current family and male perspective.
[Original Article]
I am not an
expert. Nor do I have the proper organs to facilitate the argument of
this quick blog. However, while I was looking for pictures for a website
that I am assisting with - I noticed something. Breast feeding is a
natural function of the human female body and was the intentional
design. The rest of the world and world health organization, supports breast feeding and notes the advantages.
So, why have we, as Americans, downgraded human life to an expendable,
form? Our animals are now considered babies by most. Our babies are
considered vermin by some. After that confusion we then move to the
people that actually "want" children. You can cut your baby out if you
like (c-section), you can cut your baby up (abortion),
you can drop your baby off at random places if you do not want them...
Before I continue, I must also state that dropping your baby off is a
MUCH better option in efforts of preserving life. We can hire someone to
even raise our babies for us.
So,
while I was looking at photos - I just wanted to note that most people
would call these beautiful... The animals are naturally performing a
feeding. We will place these on public office walls, admire on our
screen savers, send photos to friends, show our children, play on tv
commercials.... This is a work of art divinely inspired!
I
have not really seen advertisements of the animals being hand fed and
that being associated with beauty. Unless, of course, it was some sort
of rehabilitation. Even the little piglets are tandem nursing. Which,
for those of you that do not know, is nursing more than one infant at a
time. Humans turn their heads at two children nursing at the same time.
The cute little pigs though are expected to nurse 7-8 in a sitting.
This is a topic that I could continue blabbing about for a long time so I will just skip the body and hit the main point.
Look
at the baby's faces in these photos. The nursing vs. bottle fed. I am
not even going into the health (nutrients) of feeding. Only the
attachment. The bottle fed baby stares into the sky, or out into the
world - no real look other than dazed. Of the 65 pages for the stock
photos, I only found 1 photo of a bottle fed baby smiling at his or her
mom. The other photo is of a breast fed child. How can you deny the
absolute connection that the feeding shares? 
Of
course then we wonder why our kids need supplements, are detached, and
cannot confide in us. We fed them a replacement from birth, let them
feed themselves from a replacement mother and Ferberized them for the remainder of their life. Deal with it, cry it out.[Adaption Article]
Of course I still feel that same about what is best for a human child. I have also come to terms having seen many people on both sides of the issue that a healthy baby is best. I would give anything to see a bottle fed healthy baby over a malnutritioned child or one which endures smoke before they are even able to crawl.
This adaption is simply to pose several photos which I found bizarre. As Americans, our culture finds the next two photos to be normal, sexy and glamorous.
The next two people will often be asked to cover up or go to the bathroom to nurse. In some states, this is not protected, and there are even stories of women getting kicked out of places for what is shown below. Even the women who are never confronted have to brave cruel comments or criticizing looks.
To feed the children they are asked to go to a room, which is provided to them.
God Bless - Joe
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