What not to wear!!

[idobtknowyou]

Yikes is that a picture of Mama June from Honey BOo Boo ?

We were at a local fair this weekend and my husband and I were both wondering how some of these girls got out of their house dressed the way they were dressed. Skinny girls in leggings in half tops is an awful fashion idea so over weight girls wearing the same is even worse. Makes you wonder where are these girls moms. As for breast feeding in public not really something we notice, look for , or worry about. I breastfed and always made sure I was covered up completely but for moms who don't I get it and I am no way offended by their choice of how they fed their baby.

 

[dismom22]

I breastfed DD3 for the first 6 months. After that, not only did she have chompers but she also ate so much more. I'm a working mom and just couldn't keep up with pumping. At home, with MY family/friends, I was very "free" when it came to feeding; at my inlaws or in public, very discreet. I didn't feel comfortable exposing myself. I wasn't concerned with what others thought necessarily, but more of how I felt. I also struggle with seeing 2-3 year olds eating from the breast, especially boys. When they're old enough to notice the difference, I feel it's too old. When they can talk, walk, and eat "real" food...I think it's time.

This all being said...when I see babies out in the 90* heat (regardless of breast feeding or just cruising in a stroller), I get a little sad. I am often a sweaty mess and can't stand the heat...a little baby hardly needs to be exposed to those elements, especially for extended periods of time.

Probably going to catch some heat for
that (no pun intended) but it's my opinion. I'm all for breast feeding and I wish I could have longer, but I suppose I just don't feel comfortable with uncovered public feeding myself...well, not feeding myself, you get the idea. I don't want to show any part of myself, regardless of breast feeding or wearing booty shorts or extreme cleavage-baring tanks.

 

[texasroni75]

We people-watch for fun sometimes just to pass the time while DH takes the other kids on rides, etc. Last time we started counting how many people wore Crocs with socks. I'm talking knee-high tube socks LOL - which to me is a pretty silly look. We saw more than 2 dozen in the short time we were sitting around outside in Epcot Mexico.

Yes, there are quite a few fashion "don'ts" walking around the parks, just like there are anywhere else you go. But it's not like it's actually hurting anyone (ok, maybe an "ow my eyes" and wishing you could un-see some things LOL.) But we're all adults here and you know you can just look away right?

As for shoes, I wish I could wear heels and be comfy all day - I'm pretty impressed when I see someone in 3 inch or higher pumps walking around the parks. If I wear anything other then cross-trainers to WDW, I have blisters and aches galore.

 

[KerryFamily04]

I breast feed both my kids at the parks until DS was 8 months and DD was 15 mo. Even when it's hot it's not complicated to tuck your shirt so your being as discrete as possible.y son is 9 now and doesn't think twice about breast feeding.

Now explaining to him why a 6 year old is sitting on his moms lap and asking for a drink of milk and she whips out her breast in front of the merry-go-round is another story. I'm all for nursing and for continued nursing if that's your thing. But when your child is old enough to eat regular food. It could hurt to idk pump and provide a cup or attempt a little more modesty. That was a little harder to explain the importance and necessity.

This is definitely not a subject that should be debated and breast feeding is the same as bottle feeding just more convenient.

As for the girls dressed like hoochies, that all started with parenting. I just explain to my son those are not the type of girl to date.

 

[sookie]

We're having a great time at wdw this week but I've been shocked by some things I've seen people wearing. I've seen too many panties and heat rashes in areas that should be covered up. Is your going to wear a tiny mini skirt to the park at least wear some shorts under it!! Ive seen tops that looks like sports bras and many other too revealing articles of clothing in the parks. We saw a lady at Epcot today with her whole breast exposed while feeding her child. I don't have any problems whatsoever with her breast feeding or seeing her breast, but I had rather my preteen ds not have seen it. Anyways this is the most crowded I've ever seen it this time of year.

A breast bared to feed a child is not sexual and is not the same as over revealing clothing in my opinion. It is also not usually found it attractive in a sexual manner, which is a major reason many other people want conservative clothing on women.

I would not lump in a breastfeeding mother in with the rest of these issues.

 

[sookie]

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.

If you don't take your dinner while eating on the toilet, your baby should not have to do the same. Of course you eat some place else!

 

[sookie]

Human nature LAW:

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

I'm not sure in what area it would be common to behave in this manner, but common manners indicate that people don't look, point, talk or laugh when a baby is being fed. There is no reason for it.

My mother wouldn't have stood for it, neither would any of the other people who helped raise me. It is something that should be learned early on.

No wonder the US has such low breastfeeding rates. Pointing, laughing, and talking about a mom feeding her baby. You are in the happiest place on earth - wouldn't you have something else to do?

 

[Magpie]

This all being said...when I see babies out in the 90* heat (regardless of breast feeding or just cruising in a stroller), I get a little sad. I am often a sweaty mess and can't stand the heat...a little baby hardly needs to be exposed to those elements, especially for extended periods of time.

You would have panicked at the sight of my son! The poor lad has Northern Ontario heritage, and as soon as the temperature got above 18 C (aprox 65 F), he'd turn beet red and get all sweaty and the centres of his cheeks would go pale and white. People would actually run me down in the street to tell me my son was about to expire of heat exhaustion in his stroller.

I kept telling them, "He's fine! Really!" and they'd look at me like I was some kind of child-abusing monster.

As long as he wasn't lethargic, and didn't appear to be uncomfortable or in distress, I didn't worry about it. He still gets the white patches in his cheeks on warm summer days (ie 75 F), and he's 15 now. Didn't have a single problem touring Greece, even if he looks funny in some photos.

 

[Magpie]

I'm not sure in what area it would be common to behave in this manner, but common manners indicate that people don't look, point, talk or laugh when a baby is being fed. There is no reason for it.

My mother wouldn't have stood for it, neither would any of the other people who helped raise me. It is something that should be learned early on.

No wonder the US has such low breastfeeding rates. Pointing, laughing, and talking about a mom feeding her baby. You are in the happiest place on earth - wouldn't you have something else to do?

Meh. I wouldn't paint the entire US with the same brush. I think you could nurse your child almost anywhere in North America, without having people point and laugh. Most people's parents will have brought them up better than that, regardless of their opinion on breastfeeding in public.

There's a reason Florida was able to pass a law protecting women's right to nurse where ever they like - it's because many, many people in that state think it's sensible and reasonable and not offensive.

 

[Robbi]

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.



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



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.



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.



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.

Our sons are adults. My husband and I did parent our children. I don't for one minute believe though that they did not talk ith their friends about women's bodies. My friends and I used to talk about boys and who had a hot rear end hen we were in school. My parents were strict but it didn't stop me from looking and commenting to my friends.


Does anyone here think that their husbands, wives, sons, daughters, brothers or sisters did not talk about either women's or men's bodies with their friends?

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.

Does your 86 month old pool hop and use drink cups from previous trips too?

 

[scuba]

Ok, back on target.....does anyone know if Ariel's grotto is really closed for refirb already?

 

[Magpie]

Our sons are adults. My husband and I did parent our children. I don't for one minute believe though that they did not talk ith their friends about women's bodies. My friends and I used to talk about boys and who had a hot rear end hen we were in school. My parents were strict but it didn't stop me from looking and commenting to my friends.


Does anyone here think that their husbands, wives, sons, daughters, brothers or sisters did not talk about either women's or men's bodies with their friends?

Wow, I didn't say any of that. What I said was, "Sure kids watch TV, read magazines and talk to other kids." Then I pointed out that parents are the ones who "set the standards".

I don't know where you got the idea that I think that people don't talk about women's or men's bodies with their friends. Or even that they shouldn't. I was responding to the suggestion that people would "point and laugh" at nursing women and that teenage boys (in the company of their parents, no less!) would openly ogle and leer at nursing women.

That's not at all the same as discreetly admiring a nice tush walking down the sidewalk ahead of you and your girlfriend.

 

[baw]

someone's breast was visible while she was feeding her child?
*clutches pearls*

 

[BwoZoo22]

Ok, back on target.....does anyone know if Ariel's grotto is really closed for refirb already?

According to DIS boards information (because why would you trust anyone else?) Ariel's Grotto is closed.

"Closed: April 12, 2010

**Ariel will be getting a new home in the Fantasyland expansion. For now, she can be visited at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Voyage of the Little Mermaid."

I believe Ariel can now be visited in MK Fantasyland.

 

[scuba]

According to DIS boards information (because why would you trust anyone else?) Ariel's Grotto is closed.

"Closed: April 12, 2010

**Ariel will be getting a new home in the Fantasyland expansion. For now, she can be visited at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Voyage of the Little Mermaid."

I believe Ariel can now be visited in MK Fantasyland.

Thank you, but I think that Ariel's grotto did reopen in fantasy land BUT folks with fast pass+ when they try to confirm a time it states closed for refirb. The New Grotto has been up and running but many of us cannot fathom why it would need refirb already....but thanks

 

[Fantasmiss]

We saw a lady at Epcot today with her whole breast exposed while feeding her child. I don't have any problems whatsoever with her breast feeding or seeing her breast, but I had rather my preteen ds not have seen it.

Why?

I agree: why?

I'm a huge advocate of breast feeding, it's so incredibly healthy for the baby/toddler. I believe a baby/toddler should be able to eat his/her milk anywhere. Personally I would be much more discreet than described above, but in my opinion, the important thing is that the baby gets the milk. I don't mean this argumentatively at all, but personally I would not have a problem with my children seeing this. If I did, I would just go somewhere else. Just my opinion and what I would do.

 

[DVCcurious]

We're having a great time at wdw this week but I've been shocked by some things I've seen people wearing. I've seen too many panties...

I don't know why everyone's so focused on the breast feeding issue when this just jumped out at me!

How are you seeing "too many panties"? Are you on your hands and knees looking under the tables at dining establishments? I'd think you'd have to really TRY to see up women's skirts so if you're not into that sort of thing I don't see how you can be seeing any panties.

 

[Robbi]

I don't know why everyone's so focused on the breast feeding issue when this just jumped out at me!

How are you seeing "too many panties"? Are you on your hands and knees looking under the tables at dining establishments? I'd think you'd have to really TRY to see up women's skirts so if you're not into that sort of thing I don't see how you can be seeing any panties.

Could be they saw a lot of booty shorts. I say, at least you saw panties. We've seen girls/women at WDW with booty shorts and no panties unless they were wearing a thread throng. I'm not someone who is very observant but to see cheeks hanging out- well sorry, that I could not unsee.

 

[BwoZoo22]

I don't know why everyone's so focused on the breast feeding issue when this just jumped out at me!

How are you seeing "too many panties"? Are you on your hands and knees looking under the tables at dining establishments? I'd think you'd have to really TRY to see up women's skirts so if you're not into that sort of thing I don't see how you can be seeing any panties.

Reminds me of a song (sorta like a rap) my friend made up about how teens wear their pants these days...
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' kinda stupid
With your pants on the ground.