tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650719792924060292.post6064758780469068079..comments2023-09-21T11:38:06.279-04:00Comments on * * * House Fairy * * *: Mothering in public.Housefairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158143680987249710noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650719792924060292.post-6275417963957896272007-10-01T17:31:00.000-04:002007-10-01T17:31:00.000-04:00Thankyou for bringing up the fact that HELLOOOOOO!...Thankyou for bringing up the fact that HELLOOOOOO! How many magazine covers do I have to see that are borderline pornographic on shelves low enough for a two year old to view, and yet everyone gets all antsy in pantsy when they see an inch of "real" breast with a baby attched to it actually doing something productive. I can't stand how hypocritical our media has become.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650719792924060292.post-7523561380349039432007-10-01T17:12:00.000-04:002007-10-01T17:12:00.000-04:00you did do a great job with this joy. i have been ...you did do a great job with this joy. i have been keeping up on this whole thing. it's sad that it even is a "thing" isn't it? it's insanity to me to think that people would get so upset about nursing a baby in public. it's a beautiful, natural, age old process. and you know, why is it that we are supposed to be such a progressive country, but we're one of the only places i've heard of that have this issue?krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553413058033375393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650719792924060292.post-75152894427061542362007-10-01T13:24:00.000-04:002007-10-01T13:24:00.000-04:00I've been thinking about this since I read this po...I've been thinking about this since I read this post the other day. <BR/><BR/>"So disturbing is the yuckiness of it all, I just do not know what to do or say. Its as though I live on an alien planet, really."<BR/><BR/>I feel like that often! People have become so accustomed to the "unnatural" that the natural seems weird to them -- it is like being on an alien planet!<BR/><BR/>I never felt militant or protestant when I fed my babies while we were out. I really didn't think about it much at all. I was usually more concerned with my own modesty - not wanting my stretch-marked belly hanging out - MOST concerned with my crying or fussing baby wanting to eat RIGHT NOW. It didn't matter if we were at home, at a friend's house, or at the mall.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842076391554837076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650719792924060292.post-83505984098319015972007-10-01T13:09:00.000-04:002007-10-01T13:09:00.000-04:00I second Kelley's remarks. I do a lot of "self-edi...I second Kelley's remarks. I do a lot of "self-editing" while I write. It's a trade-off, I guess, and sometimes my writing is less spontaneous than I'd like it to be. Years of being in school and writing draft after draft, analyzing the nuances of each word, have that effect. But it's good, too, because it really makes me think about how to phrase things, how to not alienate my audience while not compromising the integrity of my message. I'm thinking, for example, of the gazillions of comments that the Marie Claire article has spawned. My instinct is to hit back and argue with all of the "idiotic" responses. I had to think for a while how to phrase my responses so I wouldn't come across as reactionary and inflammatory as most of the commenters. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, just me being long-winded. I really like your writing.Rixahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650719792924060292.post-68171857890778107162007-10-01T09:47:00.000-04:002007-10-01T09:47:00.000-04:00Thanks, Kelley. I never know if anyone will get me...Thanks, Kelley. I never know if anyone will get me because I get so manic and scattered and a thousand things hit me as I type and I want to say so much and---<BR/>well, <BR/>I am just so glad that somehow my mania is coming through coherently. For me, only when I write in the EXACT way that I speak, does any essence come through. I heard today on the radio about someone who writes "Conversational Essays". I felt like perhaps that what I do.Housefairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158143680987249710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650719792924060292.post-89102402932422937822007-09-30T17:19:00.000-04:002007-09-30T17:19:00.000-04:00I love your writing, Joy. You take the very essen...I love your writing, Joy. You take the very essence of the situation, and put it into words. That is a wonderful talent.Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703334707738126703noreply@blogger.com