What not to wear!!

[BigAlsGal]

No, I mean basic manners like not ogling (your word, not mine) a woman feeding her baby.

And to what "exposed body parts" are you referring? Because I'm fairly certain that 99.99999% of nursing moms aren't walking around topless. Are you referring to that tiny sliver of areola (can I say that word, or did it send you into a fit or girlish giggles?) that you might glimpse for .2 seconds if you happen to be staring directly at a nursing mom while the baby unlatches?

I think you and I must just have a different definition of manners.

I'm guessing you aren't ever going to have conversation with your son that I mentioned earlier?

Probably not. I did however ask my husband how he felt about women breastfeeding in public and he is 100% for it!!! You have his full support!

 

[Safari Queen]

I live in New England and females wear useless but adorable little jackets instead of warm coats in sub zero weather so they look good. That's why you see a lot of the stilettos, tall boots, short shorts, etc. I have trouble imagining why people care about their hair and makeup at WDW. And you can see people wearing clothes that are not appropriate for their size, age or whatever everywhere in summer. As for breastfeeding -- educate your children, people. It's part of the real world. I'd rather see a parade of breastfeeding moms than a couple of nose picking, spitting, belching goons.

 

[Dislover1991]

On our last trip, it was probably in the 80s outside (in early April) and there was a huge international cheer competition that week. There were some cheerleaders from various countries who were wearing bikini tops and boyshorts - I mean, they practically looked like boyshort underwear! I can understand wearing that to a water park, but we were at Animal Kingdom. I found it very inappropriate but then again, that may be the norm in their country so I can't judge them.

I did see many people wearing flip flops and ballet flats - I have no idea how they do it! I wore Nikes the entire time and still had sore feet.

 

[Mommy2Corinne]

Probably not. I did however ask my husband how he felt about women breastfeeding in public and he is 100% for it!!! You have his full support!

Wow. There are no words.

Except perhaps that your family might benefit from some professional help as it seems you are quite insistent on equating breastfeeding with something decidedly sexual. (((Hint---it is not sexual.)))

Regardless, under FL (and most other state) law, nursing moms have the right to feed their babies in public if they so choose, despite people like your family of self-professed oglers.

I just hope that if I nurse my son at Disney on our upcoming trip, I'm near someone like this awesome guy rather than you.

http://themattwalshblog.com/2013/08...ding-their-children-in-front-of-other-people/

 

[xnascar2x]

We saw this a couple of weeks ago while at EPCOT:

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[Robbi]

We saw this a couple of weeks ago while at EPCOT:

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Too much everything

 

[BigAlsGal]

Wow. There are no words.

Except perhaps that your family might benefit from some professional help as it seems you are quite insistent on equating breastfeeding with something decidedly sexual. (((Hint---it is not sexual.)))

Regardless, under FL (and most other state) law, nursing moms have the right to feed their babies in public if they so choose, despite people like your family of self-professed oglers.

I just hope that if I nurse my son at Disney on our upcoming trip, I'm near someone like this awesome guy rather than you.

http://themattwalshblog.com/2013/08...ding-their-children-in-front-of-other-people/

 

[LockShockBarrel]

Anyone got the long odds on how long this will last? I'm betting another 20 posts.

Perhaps back to school has got everyone a bit on edge? Perhaps its the end of summer blues.

I'm off to go breast feed my 86 month old thong and bikini top wearing child who rides a scooter, sucks ketchup directly out of the bottle at the dinner table and farts indiscriminately.

 

[Magpie]

Because no matter now natural and beautiful breastfeeding is to people who are all about it, the fact of the matter is to most teenage boys breasts are sexual stimuli. Sorry if you find that offensive or immature but thats the way it is.

Teenage boys find everything sexual. And yet despite that, we in the West choose not to cover our women up in burkas to protect our boys' delicate sensibilities. Instead, we expect our boys to learn to control themselves.

That's all good but don't take offense when my son ogles your breasts.

So, you're saying you have absolutely no influence over your son? No interest in teaching him to be a gentleman?

Human nature LAW:

It's a female breast. It's exposed. People are gonna look, point and laugh/talk.

Actually, most civilized people won't. I nursed my babies anywhere and everywhere back in the late 90's, in Canada. I never once had anyone look, point or laugh at me. On several occasions, though, people did come up and congratulate me on my decision to breastfeed, which was very nice.

My children are now teenagers, and they know better than to look, point, or laugh at anyone. I won't tolerate it, and they wouldn't try anything like that in front of me.

Wait, you took your kids to nude beaches? Were you nude on these beaches with them? That's an interesting way to teach a child about good body images. I've never heard anyone doing that.

I have. My neck of the wood (in Ontario, Canada) has several nude beaches and they're definitely family destinations. I haven't been to one since my kids were toddlers, but there's nothing salacious about it. All it is, is a bunch of naked people of all ages, shapes and sizes sitting around sunning themselves or playing in the water. Just like any other beach. You stop noticing other people's bits very, very quickly - they're really not that interesting once you realize everyone's got them.

Is the assumption that the child has never watched tv, seen a magazine, talked to other boys, listened to music, etc?

It's called parenting. Sure kids watch TV, read magazines and talk to other kids. But parents are the ones who set the standards, and help them navigate all that and learn right from wrong. If you let MuchMusic parent your child, you're not going to like the way they turn out.

 

[Magpie]

xnascar2x - taking pictures of people for the sole purpose of laughing at them online is really, really mean.

She probably thought her clothes were fun, and they made her feel good, and it's nice to dress up a bit when you're on vacation! And now complete strangers are getting their jollies by mocking her, without knowing a single thing about her.

 

[Snooks23]

xnascar2x - taking pictures of people for the sole purpose of laughing at them online is really, really mean.

She probably thought her clothes were fun, and they made her feel good, and it's nice to dress up a bit when you're on vacation! And now complete strangers are getting their jollies by mocking her, without knowing a single thing about her.

Is wondering if she's on this board!

 

[aubriee]

Umm because not every baby waits until they are magically right beside or inside a baby center to decide they are hungry? Did it every occur to you that maybe said person was from a different country where they aren't as uptight as the US is about breastfeeding?

I normally couldn't care less where a woman breastfeeds. Breastfeeding is perferctly normal and actually you see very little unless you are just staring. However, there are those few crusading breastfeeding mommas who instead of feeding their child discreetly take the right to breastfeed too far and want to force it into everyone's face. This past May we (along with several other people) were trying to get a picture of the fountain right in front of Gaston's. The previous person had just got up after having their picture taken and the next group was walking up to have theirs taken, when some woman rushed up, cutting in front of everyone, sat down, pulled out her breast and started feeding her baby. Everyone was sort of in shock for a just minute, thinking ' did I really just see this'. lol Considering the number of people standing there waiting their turn to take pictures in that photo op location, she had to know better. In fact, her older blond, blue eyed son made a loud comment "mom those people are trying to get pictures here". In perfect English, with no trace of an accent, she said, "let them, I'm not stopping them". The son pleaded with her asking if they could go someone else to feed the baby, but the mom made the comment that she could feed the baby anywhere she wanted and she chose to feed him sitting on the edge of the fountain. The poor kid was mortified and just kept giving the rest of us an apologetic look. It was obvious by the way she rushed up there, cutting in front of people who were waiting to take photos, that she was just trying to make a point and a scene.

 

[kmb584]

What amazes me are the shoe choices. I saw heels, very high wedge sandals, leather (to the knee) boots, people who really need a ton of support wearing $5 flip flops from Walmart. I would cringe just thinking about how uncomfortable people must have been. The best investment I make for my family going to Disney is good quality footwear!

I've been wearing the 2/$5 flip flops from Old Navy while in Disney for quite some time now. I own high end shoes - mostly heels or wedges but there are a couple of flats too. I've never once had sore feet or blisters.

 

[Magpie]

I normally couldn't care less where a woman breastfeeds. Breastfeeding is perferctly normal and actually you see very little unless you are just staring. However, there are those few crusading breastfeeding mommas who instead of feeding their child discreetly take the right to breastfeed too far and want to force it into everyone's face. This past May we (along with several other people) were trying to get a picture of the fountain right in front of Gaston's. The previous person has just got up after having their picture taken and the next group was walking up to have theirs taken, when some woman rushed up, cutting in front of everyone, sat down, pulled out her breast and started feeding her baby. Everyone was sort of in shock for a just minute, thinking ' did I really just see this'. lol Considering the number of people standing there waiting their turn to take pictures in that photo op location, she had to know better. In fact, her older blond, blue eyed son made a loud comment "mom those people are trying to get pictures here". In perfect English, with no trace of an accent, she said, "let them, I'm not stopping them". The son pleaded with her asking if they could go someone else to feed the baby, but the mom made the comment that she could feed the baby anywhere she wanted and she chose to feed him sitting on the edge of the fountain. The poor kid was mortified and just kept giving the rest of us an apologetic look. It was obvious by the way she rushed up there, cutting in front of people who were waiting to take photos, that she was just trying to make a point and a scene.

There are rude, entitled people everywhere. I could tell some horrifying stories about people who vacation with toddlers, too. Sometimes they can be really inconvenient, especially when they start screaming in the middle of a show and their parents refuse to take them out. Sometimes people stick them in strollers and use them like battering rams. Sometimes they shove their toddlers in front of you at parades. They refuse to put the toddler on their lap when they're on a bus. They act like the fact that they have a toddler at WDW means everyone should be making special exceptions just for them. Because Disney is for the kids.

But I wouldn't think of suggesting that everyone who has a toddler should keep them out of sight.

I just shrug and remind myself that most parents of toddlers are perfectly lovely, and I move on.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

No, I mean basic manners like not ogling (your word, not mine) a woman feeding her baby.

And to what "exposed body parts" are you referring? Because I'm fairly certain that 99.99999% of nursing moms aren't walking around topless. Are you referring to that tiny sliver of areola (can I say that word, or did it send you into a fit or girlish giggles?) that you might glimpse for .2 seconds if you happen to be staring directly at a nursing mom while the baby unlatches?

I think you and I must just have a different definition of manners.

I'm guessing you aren't ever going to have conversation with your son that I mentioned earlier?

I am not even a breast feeder. But this a great post and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the bolded line.

Probably not. I did however ask my husband how he felt about women breastfeeding in public and he is 100% for it!!! You have his full support!

How immature...

My DH loves breasts as much as any other man. He has once said his mission in life is to see as many as possible before he dies, but he knows the difference.

We saw this a couple of weeks ago while at EPCOT:

*Snipped the pic out because it takes up too much room on the thread.

This comment is not directed only to the woman in the photo:

LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS LADIES. The only time they look good on ANYONE as pants is when worn with tunic blouses or dresses.

 

[ssreward]

I'm off to go breast feed my 86 month old thong and bikini top wearing child who rides a scooter, sucks ketchup directly out of the bottle at the dinner table and farts indiscriminately.

I thought Honey Boo's mom mostly stayed on Facebook......

 

[lizabu]

Threads like this make me sad. What kind of world do we live in where a woman is judged for feeding her baby? I'm a Mom of four and I breasted all my kids. With the eldest i was shy in public so I would look for a ladies room. Most ladies rooms don't have a chair in there so you have to use a stall. Now you're balancing a wiggly baby in a tight stall. He's playing with the toilet paper. You're afraid you may drop him on the hard concrete floor. People are waiting for you to hurry up so they can have the stall. A nursing session lasts 20 to 30 minutes. It was enough for me. I would just find a comfy place to sit and discreetly nurse my child. I've had people come up and sit beside me and have no idea that I was doing anything more than just holding my baby.

 

[okeydokey]

It's your right to feed your infant child, it's my right to be able to walk around the parks without seeing it. There are baby centers around, why people feel the need to nurse their baby wherever they want? A little decorum never hurt anyone.

You have a right to avert your eyes if you want, but you actually do not have a right to force nursing mothers behind closed doors. You just don't.

 

[Nanajo1]

I breast fed 3children. I would feed in public if I had no other choice. I much rather have a quiet place to feed with air conditioning and comfortable seating. Breast feeding was a special time to connect with the baby. I don't judge. You do what you think is best.

 

[WuvEeyore]

Threads like this make me sad. What kind of world do we live in where a woman is judged for feeding her baby? I'm a Mom of four and I breasted all my kids. With the eldest i was shy in public so I would look for a ladies room. Most ladies rooms don't have a chair in there so you have to use a stall. Now you're balancing a wiggly baby in a tight stall. He's playing with the toilet paper. You're afraid you may drop him on the hard concrete floor. People are waiting for you to hurry up so they can have the stall. A nursing session lasts 20 to 30 minutes. It was enough for me. I would just find a comfy place to sit and discreetly nurse my child. I've had people come up and sit beside me and have no idea that I was doing anything more than just holding my baby.

I don't think people are judging breastfeeding moms. I nursed my child for a year. I did it discreetly. I think nothing if I see another woman feeding her baby. It's the few that let it all hang out that bugs some people.

Also, there are perverts everywhere, even at Disney, and they have cameras. This also goes for those who let their 5 year old run naked in the sprinklers. Perverts with cameras could be recording that innocent moment for their own jollies later.