I wrote to the author when it came out on another list a day or so ago and
now I have gotten an email from the editor for permission to print my
letter. Anyone else? I am always a bit suspicious of newspapers (despite
that I regularly wrote for one!) and wonder if they are going to do a
"lactivists attack" page.  I have not granted permission as of yet, and he
asked for permission by tomm.

Mirine Dye
Florida Keys

>
> Tish Durkin, writer of "Breast is Best?  This Bad Mom Trusts the
> Bottle" had me -- a professional breastfeeding advocate -- chuckling
> and nodding for the first half of the article.  Although I have
> dedicated my life to helping mothers and babies experience the joy of
> breastfeeding, I fully understand her squeamishness and fear over the
> thought of breastfeeding in public, leaking milk, and losing freedom.
> She is not a bad mother for feeling this way; she is normal.

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