[[Julia wrote:  "I really don't appreciate it being implied that this was a
horrible thing that she did to this child without knowing the whole story. I
think she needs to be applauded for nursing as long as she did in this
society.]]
I've been thinking the same thing.  One thing I've heard some mothers say is
that they want to wean by one year because it's "too hard to get them to
stop" after that.  This story and the reaction sort of verifies this fear.
While Annie's weaning may not have truly been "child led", I also don't think
it's horrible that this mother weaned at age three in spite of the daughters
asking to nurse.  Like Julia said, that's a lot longer than the majority of
mothers (at least in the US) even hope to breastfeed.
Lori Salisbury

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