Keith Ablow gives his opinion on the Time Cover

indika236 · May 2012

Any of you get a chance to read this article?

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/05/11/time-magazine-cover-forget-breast-what-about-boy/

"Because she thought nothing of becoming far more famous than she ever was or ever would have been by getting naked on the cover of Time using her son as a prop?letting him, in fact, look right into the camera and be completely recognizable while sucking her nipple. He may never be better-known for anything than for being a breastfeeding 3-year-old on the cover of a national magazine. Ever."

Yikes....

tokenhoser · May 2012

Well, he may never get on the cover of Time again, but he's already got me beat by once.

People are so over the top about this.

noryang · May 2012

Holy crap. I couldn't even get through that article.

While I would personally never allow that picture of myself and my child to be taken (because I think it is weird and unflattering to the art of breastfeeding) - who the heck is FOX News to determine who that child will or will not become??

For the record - I have no problem with her choosing to breastfeed her child for that long. I have no personal interest in breasstfeeding when my child is old enough to ask for a boob with a complete sentence but that's me. To each her own.

jcsumm0 · May 2012

If she's "naked" then so is every other celebrity with side boob.

jcsumm0 · May 2012

Also, I will never get this idea that women are somehow "forcing" their toddlers to breastfeed. Um, have you ever met a 3-year-old? I'm pretty sure they don't do things they don't want to. I mean, sure, you might get them to put on their rainboots with advanced negotiating techniques, but I have a hard time believing you could compell them to breastfeed if they didn't want to.

indika236 · May 2012

fredalina:
Also, not to split hairs, but I don't like your use of the word "report" in the subject. It's an opinion piece and clearly says so.

Report in quotes? Not sufficient? Sorry Subject edited to say "Keith Ablow's Opinion"

pepomntpat · May 2012

indika236:
fredalina:
Also, not to split hairs, but I don't like your use of the word "report" in the subject. It's an opinion piece and clearly says so.

Report in quotes? Not sufficient? Sorry

Maybe this is why my sister says I'm a child molester (or rather will be if I continue BFing past the point where she thinks it is acceptable). Damn fox news...

tokenhoser · May 2012

jcsumm0:
Also, I will never get this idea that women are somehow "forcing" their toddlers to breastfeed. Um, have you ever met a 3-year-old? I'm pretty sure they don't do things they don't want to. I mean, sure, you might get them to put on their rainboots with advanced negotiating techniques, but I have a hard time believing you could compell them to breastfeed if they didn't want to.

I can't even get my 1 year old to wear a hat. I'm pretty sure convincing him to breastfeed (if he didn't already dive-bomb my boobs all day) would not go well for me.

jcsumm0 · May 2012

tokenhoser:

jcsumm0:
Also, I will never get this idea that women are somehow "forcing" their toddlers to breastfeed. Um, have you ever met a 3-year-old? I'm pretty sure they don't do things they don't want to. I mean, sure, you might get them to put on their rainboots with advanced negotiating techniques, but I have a hard time believing you could compell them to breastfeed if they didn't want to.

I can't even get my 1 year old to wear a hat. I'm pretty sure convincing him to breastfeed (if he didn't already dive-bomb my boobs all day) would not go well for me.

Right??!?

3003girl · May 2012

jcsumm0:
Also, I will never get this idea that women are somehow "forcing" their toddlers to breastfeed. Um, have you ever met a 3-year-old? I'm pretty sure they don't do things they don't want to. I mean, sure, you might get them to put on their rainboots with advanced negotiating techniques, but I have a hard time believing you could compell them to breastfeed if they didn't want to.

this totally made me laugh. so true!

3003girl · May 2012

jcsumm0:
tokenhoser:

jcsumm0:
Also, I will never get this idea that women are somehow "forcing" their toddlers to breastfeed. Um, have you ever met a 3-year-old? I'm pretty sure they don't do things they don't want to. I mean, sure, you might get them to put on their rainboots with advanced negotiating techniques, but I have a hard time believing you could compell them to breastfeed if they didn't want to.

I can't even get my 1 year old to wear a hat. I'm pretty sure convincing him to breastfeed (if he didn't already dive-bomb my boobs all day) would not go well for me.

Right??!?

for me it's been a battle to get her to NOT breastfeed as much. I just wanted her to get down to 3x a day and talk about determination!

honkytonk_kid · May 2012

Who is Keith Ablow and why should I care what his opinion is?

Sure, the cover might embarrass him for a few year when he gets older. I was mortified by many things my mom did, including such horrors as talking too loud and with a Yankee accent and wearing mom jeans. I grew up and came to my senses, as will he. Hopefully she'll raise him with enough sense to THANK her some day for doing what was best for him in the face of societal scrutiny.

FraggleChic · May 2012

Consider the "news" source....

indika236 · May 2012

fredalina:
indika236:

fredalina:
Also, not to split hairs, but I don't like your use of the word "report" in the subject. It's an opinion piece and clearly says so.

Report in quotes? Not sufficient? Sorry Subject edited to say "Keith Ablow's Opinion"

LOL, sorry, it just rubbed me wrong. It was like descrbing Mayim Bialik's blog on Today Mom as "Mayim Bialik 'Reports' on Motherhood for NBC News". Not really true. His op ed isn't much different than her blog. Certainly not real reporting.

No worries. I tend to use quotes to indicate sarcasm...Sometimes that doesn't come across clearly...But yes, I agree with you, this is not real reporting.

nosoup4u · May 2012

Uuuuuuh, maybe she did it to promote extended breastfeeding?

In the realm of horrible things to do to your preschooler, this doesn't rank that high..."Toddlers and Tiaras" is a lot more fuckings warped.

anna7602 · May 2012

Ditto everyone. Really.

I know a handful of people around my age who were BFd into late toddlerhood and just beyond (ages 3 and 4). This is anecdotal, of course, but not a single one of them is in therapy. And that's saying A LOT for a place like New York where practically every adult I know is or has been in some kind of therapy.

I am sure this boy will not be traumatized by his appearance on this cover any more than kids whose photos/likeness appear elsewhere.

On the subject of the TIME cover/article in general, I haven't read it. But, the tagline next to the picture makes me feel like the editors of TIME are treating this extended BFer as a freak of nature, instead of placing her on the cover to encourage other women to nurse publicly/go beyond the 1 year mark. That, to me, is really regrettable and makes me want to throatpunch whoever dreamed up this whole "are you mom enough" angle.

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