Kerry writes: <In hindsight, I think it may have been a mistake for breastfeeding supporters to respond en masse to Tish Durkin. In some sense, her article was bait, and too many people took it. Now she is able to selectively quote some of the angriest letters she got and characterize all breastfeeding supporters as nuts. If breastfeeding advocates think of ourselves as a social change movement, we probably need to start acting like some of the more successful ones from the recent past and be thoughtful about how we present our ideas. Having a friend review letters before we send them, spending a little time away from the letter and then coming back with fresh eyes, and imagining how the people we want to persuade might respond to our arguments are all good ideas. > Such an effective letter, Kerry. It's filled with such eminently useful ideas! Kudos! I think this post could be very useful among breastfeeding supporters! Better yet, why don't you write something for a publication such as JHL or another that will get the attention of a larger segment of our interested folks? Don't apologize for being <not clinical in nature>. Your kind of clear-headed thinking will move the cultural shifting efforts a long way in the desirable direction! Jean ********************** K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC Dayton, OH USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html