Morgan,
I am with you on calling breasts 'boobs' because of the definition of a
boob. It is derogatory and my biggest pet peeve. Yet, many mothers refer to
their breasts that way and it's not my business to correct them. Men have so
many nicknames for our parts and theirs and I guess I just find them
inappropriate. Maybe I have no sense of humor but there are some pretty nasty monikers
out there. And my mother was also determined that we use anatomically
correct terms for everything or risk punishment.
If the professionals don't at least salt and pepper their conversations with
correct terms and pronunciation, who will?
Jeanne Rago BA, IBCLC,RLC
New Jersey, USA
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