I was invited to a real life Nurse in

Flamingemu

A new kid working at our local sprayground asked someone to cover up this weekend so she has organized a nurse in next month. I thought that only happened on TB. 

I will not be going a) because L can't nurse in public anymore, my nip would just be hanging out all the time, and b) I am there several times a week working out at the gym and really don't want to deal with any nonsense after.

Regardless, I am kind of excited I was invited. ha! 

Hyaline

I feel like sometimes people organize protests over something that a simple call to a manager would fix.  Like this--this kid was probably just trying to do his job and didn't realize this was a no-go.  And he's probably really embarrassed right now.  Mistakes happen.  It's not like the park put up a "Nursing Moms: Cover your Ta Tas" sign or something.

Then again, I find nurse-ins kind of obnoxious regardless.  It's like the attitude is "This is normal, I think it's normal, you must accept it, and I don't care if it makes you uncomfortable," which even though I agree that people should be ok with NIP, deciding for someone else that they can't feel uncomfortable with it feels disrespectful.  It's kind of an ironic turn of close-mindedness.  

And I NIP with a cover all.the.time and have no issue with others doing so sans cover if their kid needs to eat, so it's not like I think NIP is wrong. 

 

linzeek44

Haha. I wanna be invited, but I don't really want to go.

I think if one kid asked me to cover up, I'd have an issue with him/her, and not necessarily with the whole big organization. A lot of times people are poorly trained and don't know the laws or whatever. And then management apologizes...you know? I don't see the need for any kind of protest, NIP or otherwise, unless the organization has a problem with it and supports the employee.

Flamingemu

I don't think a nurse in will do anything. The woman who it happened to left a message on the splash grounds FB page and the management apologized and said they would take the time to train their employees on what is and is not acceptable. I think that is a perfectly acceptable response and bet that being told to cover up won't happen again.

danabsd

I can only think of the dance on The New Normal.