I love the agony aunt answer, but I have had a wonderful time with humor. I actually used to use humorous responses as a topic for overcoming difficulties LLL meetings because it seems that as soon as the baby looks bigger than newborn size in the United States, the next question ALWAYS is, "HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT?" The bigger the baby, the more frequently the comment is made. Humor tends to be less abrasive and a bit more fun. Most people look at you like you have lost your mind, and move on. Here are my top three favorite answers to "HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT?" 1. Probably for 5 or 10 more minutes. 2. Gee, I suppose we did pass the one year mark... 3. I don't know, it depends on whether he attends the junior college or the university? Debbie Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC Advanced Lactation Care, Inc Tampa, FL ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]