tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post6365884139327987579..comments2023-10-11T07:39:33.769-05:00Comments on This is Worthwhile: When "feminist/breastfeeding blogs" are bad wordsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-35579587703187323342010-07-29T09:49:17.995-05:002010-07-29T09:49:17.995-05:00ditto to so much of the comments. so much easier t...ditto to so much of the comments. so much easier to slam someone when you're in front of a computer screen instead of their face. <br /><br />great post. we should keep up on ones like this so we can breed the peace and support for ALL moms!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-78643552414413241922010-07-26T13:00:22.862-05:002010-07-26T13:00:22.862-05:00drama drama drama. i kept up on the whole thing a...drama drama drama. i kept up on the whole thing and even commented on the Feminist Breeder's facebook page that i thought her FB fans were being too rude for my taste towards Scary Mommy and her guest poster, regardless of if i agreed with them (which, like Amber, i didn't). guess who they turned on next? me, who is supposed to be "one of them".<br /><br />i just wish that we could all treat each other respectfully. i don't have to like your choices. i don't have to read your blog. i don't have to agree with you. but i can treat you respectfully and even still be your friend.<br /><br />it sucks to be labeled as one of "those breastfeeding/feminist" blogs because all this drama and jumping down each other's throats makes us look like insane people instead of rational researched women.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187151463075117941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-76962712724955869782010-07-26T00:04:12.095-05:002010-07-26T00:04:12.095-05:00Since my kids are now old enough to have kids I...Since my kids are now old enough to have kids I've been away from the mommy wars for awhile now. I had no idea things had gotten so heated. Back then it was just working vs. stay at home moms. I feel like a dinosaur!Bodaciousboomerhttp://bodaciousboomer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-82764376277227665862010-07-24T12:58:32.150-05:002010-07-24T12:58:32.150-05:00@Amber, I agree 100% with you. I read it, thought...@Amber, I agree 100% with you. I read it, thought the same things as you, and didn't comment because it's not what I believe, but I got that it was supposed to be funny (though, I didn't find it to be so). I walked away and thought, Well, ok. I gotta just keep supporting the charities that support my causes, and support the bloggers who advocate for them, too. <br /><br />I know that there will always be tension between groups, but it's especially heart breaking to me when it's women vs. women.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920104559343925583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-59297032558969912912010-07-24T00:13:37.719-05:002010-07-24T00:13:37.719-05:00I do agree, there are women who wish to breastfeed...I do agree, there are women who wish to breastfeed but for whatever reason don't and other who simply decide egainst it. However although I endorse natural parenting I do beieve that everyone has his own parenting pathMelissa aka Equidaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352024837539210547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-9323483103797161502010-07-23T23:02:30.128-05:002010-07-23T23:02:30.128-05:00I think we need to respect each other's choice...I think we need to respect each other's choices. And I think that judging others is almost never appropriate. If having two kids has taught me anything, it's that parenting forces you to eat your words and do things you never expected to do on a regular basis.<br /><br />Having said that, I read the guest post on Scary Mommy, and I took issue with it. I didn't comment. I got that it was supposed to be funny. The fact that I didn't personally find it funny isn't really that important, and challenging it on its scientific merits or whatever would be missing the point. I've had people do that when I've tried to be funny and [insert big eyeroll here].<br /><br />I didn't take issue because I was worried about someone not breastfeeding. It was more because I know people who fought tooth and nail to breastfeed. People who fought and succeeded (like me), and people who fought and didn't succeed (like my very good friend). They fought because it is important. And seeing it dismissed so flippantly as an unnecessary exertion irked me. I think we need to respect each other's choices and efforts, as I said, and the post and comments left me feeling as if my efforts were being belittled.<br /><br />But I can feel that way without attacking. And that's the thing. We don't have to agree, but we do have to behave like the adults we (supposedly) are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-16956910819150172552010-07-23T22:50:07.182-05:002010-07-23T22:50:07.182-05:00Jeezus Pleazus. Amen. Seriously, I woke up this mo...Jeezus Pleazus. Amen. Seriously, I woke up this morning to internetz DRAMA. Why do people think that bickering about formula/circumcision/epidurals/whateverthehellfuelsyourfire is going to change someone's mind?<br />How is "you SUCK because you FORMULA FED YOU MORONZ!" going to make someone say "oh! you are so right! I am definitely going to breastfeed next time!"<br />(le sigh)Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://codenamemama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-61403570633556463022010-07-23T18:11:34.214-05:002010-07-23T18:11:34.214-05:00I totally respect what you are saying. I feel terr...I totally respect what you are saying. I feel terrible for being a woman yet feeling so anti-feminist after the experience last week. It hit close to home for me and I didn't appreciate it. You're right --- it's the hardest thing in the world and we should all be on the same side, not opposing ones.Scary Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885710131012274860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-36486429169210252502010-07-23T17:34:12.514-05:002010-07-23T17:34:12.514-05:00Love this! Thanks for articulating things so well...Love this! Thanks for articulating things so well...if nothing else, all the mama drama led me to your blog!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-50140131822849172422010-07-23T17:09:20.101-05:002010-07-23T17:09:20.101-05:00You took the words right out of my mouth... I am a...You took the words right out of my mouth... I am appalled at the way people can treat each other. No one is safe, while 'The Feminist Breeder' was busy commenting on 'Scary Mommy's' guest post (and her comment was totally benign actually) she herself was being raked over the coals by the 'Peaceful Parenting' people. <br /><br />I'll just say it again, before you hit "submit" picture the person on the other end. Try to remember that you only see a snippet of the whole person on her blog, and that the whole person is probably a lot like you. And even if they're not, be careful they might still be able to throw down!Yuliya @ SheSuggestshttp://www.shesuggests.comnoreply@blogger.com