Katherine,  The following quote was taken from a book called BREASTS by Ayalah
and Weinstock, 1970 and used as my introduction to my Masters thesis:
"It occurs to me that when you breastfeed, food is coming out of you and going
into another human being, so through the nipple flows life and creativity.  And
the life-giving character of the female of the species should be symbolized by
the nipple because it is not just the fact ahta a child is born of a woman's
body that makes her the 'life-giver'.  Giving birth is not enough!  Children
can come out of our bodies and be left to die if they are not wanted, and then
wwhat?  But the nipple is truly a transmitter of love and life" (p 153).
-Anonymous Mother.

I hope you like it.
Yaffa















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