And just to prove that no matter what we do as parents, we are
always "wrong" in someone's eyes, you would not believe the
number of people who rudely express their surprise that we have
chosen to have one child.

I guess I'm the exception to the "three-or-more if breastfeeding"
rule.  I loved nursing her, and did so for several years.  And one
child is exactly right for *our* family.

Rachael Hamlet

On 13 Feb 00, at 15:55, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> I am saddened that people worldwide seem so ready to be "done with"
> child-rearing and get back to their "real" lives.  I've met with the same
> surprise as Karen has - "was this *planned*??" has become an awfully rude
> question, IMO.
>
> Elaine Ziska
> Jackson, MS
>
> In a message dated 2/13/00 1:10:33 PM Central Standard Time, Kathy Dettwyler
> writes:
>
> << My inclination is to say they have more -- but that may just be my own
>  experience within my own family (I have 3) and with my local circle of
>  friends and neighbors.  And if I was pressed to explain why that might be
>  the case, I guess I would say it is because families where the mothers
>  breastfeed are more likely to *enjoy* children and to see them as valuable
>  in their own right, and a joy to have around.  Nothing like vast sweeping
>  generalizations and stereotypes! >>
>

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