Ronda Kaysen's son is attached to her breasts. Often literally. He is seventeen months old and, as Ronda writes in this Bad Parent essay,
he still nurses, hungrily and heartily.
Kaysen
says she always intended to breastfeed her child until he self-weaned.
Yet even she is often embarrassed by his behavior, especially when her
boy demands a meal from his mom in public. Frankly, I can empathize
with that feeling. While I totally acknowledge that it's perfectly
natural, even healthy to nurse a child into his or her toddler years, I
can't imagine ever wanting to do it. After a child reaches a certain
age, there is something about that process that seems sort of ... ooky.
I'm not saying that's right or fair or even remotely justified. But I
can't deny I feel that way, even though I completely respect Ronda's
decision.
Based on the comments posted in Ronda's essay, I may be in the minority on this.
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