Mommy milk time

By TheLastSerenade - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - Australia - Sydney

Today, I saw a woman breastfeeding her child at the local park. That would have been just fine if the child wasn't at least 8 years-old. FML
I agree, your life sucks 40 304
You deserved it 4 117

Same thing different taste

Top comments

zingline89 18

You got it all wrong. It was her husband, Benjamin Button.

This is gross and that's going to be one messed up and a clingy kid later in life!

Comments

WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER! Breastfeeding your child in public is not okay!

Breastfeeding in public is absolutely fine. Throwing a fit over what someone else does with their own breasts is not okay though. As for the "when they can ask, they're too old" argument-WHO recommends nursing until age two. Most children can ask long before that-many can sign "milk" as infants. Find something important to be outraged about, OP. Or you could try this revolutionary thing-turn your head!

Why do people keep using the "the normal age for weaning is 4-7" argument when the OP explicitly said that the child was 8? If the child was 8 then therefore he is PAST the normal weaning age and he most definitely should not be breastfed anymore.

That can't be healthy for the child. Psychologically at the least.

The kid no longer needs breast milk, it wont hurt him but its more of psychological and emotional dependency on the mothers part, and the child's part, rather than fulfilling any physical needs. I personally think that in a civilized society (where there is adequate access to other safe, nutritious food) theres no need besides codependency to breastfeed beyond 2 years of age, I weaned my kids slightly earlier than that), and even then I had given them bottles of breast milk, rather than breastfeed them).

droptableusers 7

Lysa and Robin/Robert... Gotta love game of thrones

I can see this sort of thing happening at a walmart

I don't understand how this is an fml.... She has every right to breastfeed her child as long as she so wishes.