Friday, May 10, 2013

RE: The Unintentional "Extended Breastfeeder"

The unintentional "extended breastfeeder"

My wife's May 7th post deals with her realization that, according to our culture's accepted definition of extended breastfeedin', she's doin' it. Not because this is all part of her (our) grand strategy. Because it feels right for her. And the kid. And that's the best reason to keep going, right? Right?

So what does this mean for me personally? Good question.

Turn's out, nothing.

But I've been "thinking" about what this means for the kid, and I feel that it looks pretty grim.

So... each kid is different. What works for one kid won't work for another. Unless you make it work. Make it work with every muscle in your body. Every kid is a special, magical peg that will fit into the square hole only if you push it hard enough. And we're just not pushing him into that hole. We're all, like, "Hey, you wanna be a round peg, cool!" But round pegs don't go to college. They don't work on Wall Street and buy their dads yachts.

Like I said: grim.


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