I think Determination sounds better and more positive than Endurance and acknowledges in a positive way mom's character too. Although I am not sure how Certificate of Determination sounds to you native speakers :) Christina Yaneva BF Peer Councellor Bulgaria --- On Mon, 7/12/10, Stephanie MacDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Stephanie MacDonald <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: wbw certificates > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Monday, July 12, 2010, 5:12 PM > This year for WBW, I am making > certificates to acknowledge moms' overcoming challenges in > breastfeeding (thrush, supply, mastitis, etc) and for > extended bf. > > With the discussions about bf being the norm, and all moms > being good moms - what do I title the certificate? > Being a WBW celebration, there will not be moms who chose to > formula feed, so there is not much fear of offending them. > > What I've come up with so far is, "Award of Endurance [I > don't like that word]. For your persistance and > tenacity for continuing to breastfeeding during [thrush] has > not gone unnoticed by your child." > > Any ideas to change "Endurance"? It means a struggle > to me, something not happy - but then, when is having > masitis a happy time?? lol > > Last year, moms each received a certificate and a > chocolate, depending on how long they continued to > breastfeeding (any, 1 month, 6 months, 3 years, etc). > It was difficult to guage the amount of chocolate to buy > (but I enjoyed eating the leftovers). We also had a > fashion show of nursing designs, nursing capes, and baby > wearing items. Plus, a free bbq. In Canada, we > officially celebrate the first week in October (40th week of > year), but because I do a bbq, I celebrate the 1st week of > August. > > Stephanie MacDonald > Aboriginal Midwife > Community Breastfeeding Coordinator > Six Nations of the Grand River Territory > > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body > of an email: set lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get > lactnet welcome > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome