Pat,
How experessive your comments were!
<Women used to have to be in seclusion from the time that they were
showing
their pregnancy. It was highly offensive to others for them to be in
public is such a state! >
Which is where the abbreviation "EDC" arose. EDC=Expected Date of
Confinement. I remember seeing a picture of my mother, expecting me,
dressed in a plain wraparound dress, which, in 1930, was the only style
of maternity clothing once one "began showing". As far as I can
determine, it wasn't really the thing to go out in public thereafter. I
really do believe my father took the picture deliberately, as sort of a
"risque" (back then) demonstration of his (their) sexuality.
<My daughters and I were discussing "Independence Day" today, as it is
the
US celebration on July 4. They pointed out that those who were rebelling
in 1776 were not the mainstream, don't offend anybody type of folks.
Change never comes by looking to see what everyone else is doing and
following along. And in any movement there are always the detractors who
are threatened by someone's position or action that is different from
theirs. Anytime something in a culture needs to change, there must be
those
who will take a stand and not fear someone's looking askance at them or
asking them to desist.>
Just a few minutes ago, I received a forward from my nephew with a
beautiful post on the fate of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence. After describing the individual tribulations and sacrifices
subsequently made by these men, it ends with:
< Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution.
> > These
> > were
> > > not
> > > wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of
means
> > and
> > > education.
> > > They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall,
> > straight,
> > > and unwavering,
> > > they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm
reliance
> > on
> > > the protection of
> > > the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives,
> > our
> > > fortunes, and our
> > > sacred honor. They gave you and me a free and independent America.>
Thanks to everyone contributing to this discussion on the power of
nursing mothers themselves to bring about the transition of our culture
into a truly breastfeeding friendly culture. I am doing what I can to
help create such a culture for when my 16, 13, and 9 year old
granddaughters (and the mates of my 8 grandsons) become mothers. Thanks
to all of you for your passion and devotion.
Jean
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K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC
Dayton, Ohio USA
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