last week, my friend posted on facebook about how obamacare had provided her with a new breast pump, commenting "thank you obama! now more mamas can nurse their little ones." a few days later, she made a status about how she felt obligated to brag that her two-year-old had sat through a musical production of 'white christmas,' only for a mom-war to ensue underneath her status. while one mom bragged that her two-year-old AND her newborn had sat through the same musical, a third mom topped all three of their claims by letting the world know that not only had her her two-year-old AND hew newborn AND her five-year-old sat through the entire musical, but they had learned a song and dance from the show. she posted a video clip of their scintillating performance.
today, her status is: "watched a beautiful documentary on home births last night: 'the business of being born'. definitely a must-see!" underneath, one friend commented, "already seen it five times. so good!" while another added, "i have a huge collection of birth films. we'll have to get them out at our next girls' night!"
i love my friend, and i love her toddler. i love motherhood and pregnancy and all of those beautiful things. i cried when i found out she was having her first boy, and i will cry again when she has the next one. but i really wish i knew less about breastfeeding.
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