DISQUS

Rupertz,

You clearly missed my point, which is that you can\'t possibly know why another person choose to breastfeed or not to breastfeed. There are many reasons one could choose not to bottle feed which wouldn\'t be obvious to a stranger in public.

If you\'re in the habit of scowling at anyone for bottle feeding, you are no better than those who scowl at women who bottle feed.

[QUOTE]If anything, I\'m all for scowling at women and men who bottle-feed (caveat, except those who for health reasons, or adoption, etc) in public. If you can breastfeed and you chose not to that is far worse than breastfeeding in public.[/QUOTE]

Except that you have no idea why someone is bottle feeding, so scowling at them is just being an ass.

Maybe the mother has medical issues and can\'t physically do it. Can you tell by looking if that\'s the case?

Maybe the child is adopted. Can you tell by looking if that\'s the case?

Maybe the mother pumps and is feeding the baby breast milk from a bottle. Can you tell if that\'s the case?

Unless you can universally know why a give person is bottle feeding, keep your scowling to yourself. No, actually, no matter what, keep your scowling to yourself. It\'s frankly none of your business why someone bottle feeds or not.

We plan to breastfeed, but if for whatever reason my wife can\'t do it, I have no problem with bottle feeding, and I have no tolerance or respect for any ass who would question my parenting because of it.