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The Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer Connection
Monday, November 12, 2007
Do yo
u think it's society's place to change their attitudes about breastfeeding to encourage more mothers to breastfeed, or do you think mothers should take more initiative to do right by their infants and ignore prevalent (archaic) attitudes about breastfeeding?LINKS
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posted by Jennifer James @ 9:50 AM,
4 Comments:
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At November 12, 2007 9:43 PM,
Mama Bear said...
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One can't really be separated from the other. Society can't be separated from the woman that is within it, and each woman cannot separate herself from society. Therefore, it is the responsibility of both to work in tandem, and, my inclination would be to lean on the most influential one, the one that holds the most power (this would be society), to take the initiative, in order to influence each individual woman. However, society is composed of individuals, so it's really a matter of different individuals who see the importance of breastfeeding (you and I, for example, Jennifer), to speak out on behalf of those who have not yet come to this realization. It is pioneers who drive the change in society that we all need. Therefore, the heaviest burden/responsibility falls upon us, the people who know better and have the power to disseminate this information accurately. Kind of a paradox, isn't it? :)
(Btw, Jennifer, I wanted you to read my last comment here on my Breastfeeding Ad Campaign post: http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/09/01/breastfeeding-ad-campaign-hoopla/. You were right.) -
At November 12, 2007 11:23 PM,
Jennifer James said...
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Hi Mama Bear -- As usual very eloquent, concise, and on point.
It takes a big person to retract something they've said or written. -
At November 12, 2007 11:29 PM,
Mama Bear said...
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Aw, shucks. :)
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At November 16, 2007 8:33 PM,
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Very well said Mama Bear =)
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