Comments for Beth Greenfield http://bethgreenfield.com Author Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Some Thoughts on the “Vegan is Love” Hatred by kathy cromwell http://bethgreenfield.com/2012/05/some-thoughts-on-the-vegan-is-love-hatred/#comment-1049 kathy cromwell Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:07 +0000 http://bethgreenfield.com/?p=435#comment-1049 A Veal calf chained to a steel post for a very short life, a dairy cow being torn from his/her Mother at birth or the suffering endured by each and every animal that are here only because we breed them deserve better than they have had for a very long time. How we treat animals is a window into our souls. Abuse is abuse. I am proud that my daughter has taken my advice that I gave her in a gentle way that being Vegetarian is a choice. A Veal calf chained to a steel post for a very short life, a dairy cow being torn from his/her Mother at birth or the suffering endured by each and every animal that are here only because we breed them deserve better than they have had for a very long time.
How we treat animals is a window into our souls. Abuse is abuse.
I am proud that my daughter has taken my advice that I gave her in a gentle way that being Vegetarian is a choice.

]]> Comment on Another Extended-Breastfeeding Controversey? Yawn. by Beth http://bethgreenfield.com/2012/05/another-extended-breastfeeding-controversey-yawn/#comment-1044 Beth Tue, 15 May 2012 02:19:46 +0000 http://bethgreenfield.com/?p=428#comment-1044 Thanks, Linda! VT sounds lovely for groovy parenting... Thanks, Linda! VT sounds lovely for groovy parenting…

]]> Comment on Another Extended-Breastfeeding Controversey? Yawn. by Beth http://bethgreenfield.com/2012/05/another-extended-breastfeeding-controversey-yawn/#comment-1043 Beth Tue, 15 May 2012 02:19:07 +0000 http://bethgreenfield.com/?p=428#comment-1043 Oh yes, the shirt grabbing... Sounds like you made a great decision, Larissa. Hope you are enjoying life on the farm! Oh yes, the shirt grabbing… Sounds like you made a great decision, Larissa. Hope you are enjoying life on the farm!

]]> Comment on Another Extended-Breastfeeding Controversey? Yawn. by Beth http://bethgreenfield.com/2012/05/another-extended-breastfeeding-controversey-yawn/#comment-1042 Beth Tue, 15 May 2012 02:18:32 +0000 http://bethgreenfield.com/?p=428#comment-1042 Go Lisa! I'm so proud of how you have stuck to your beliefs in the face of Jersey Shore craziness. xo Go Lisa! I’m so proud of how you have stuck to your beliefs in the face of Jersey Shore craziness. xo

]]> Comment on Another Extended-Breastfeeding Controversey? Yawn. by Lisa http://bethgreenfield.com/2012/05/another-extended-breastfeeding-controversey-yawn/#comment-1030 Lisa Sat, 12 May 2012 23:32:59 +0000 http://bethgreenfield.com/?p=428#comment-1030 I am proud to have breast fed my daughter until she self weaned at 3 1/2. I was told today at a family party that anyone who breastfeeds for as long as the woman on the Time cover did is selfish and sick. What is wrong with people that they think the most lovely, loving, close relationship between mother and child is sick? And anyone who sexualizes breastfeeding is the one who is sick. My daughter breastfed for comfort and closeness at the end of the day, but whatever the reason, being a mother means being there for your child. Selfishness to me means not being able to detach yourself from your IPhone for long enough to engage with your child, which is what I see more and more of every time I go to a playground. I am proud to have breast fed my daughter until she self weaned at 3 1/2. I was told today at a family party that anyone who breastfeeds for as long as the woman on the Time cover did is selfish and sick. What is wrong with people that they think the most lovely, loving, close relationship between mother and child is sick? And anyone who sexualizes breastfeeding is the one who is sick. My daughter breastfed for comfort and closeness at the end of the day, but whatever the reason, being a mother means being there for your child. Selfishness to me means not being able to detach yourself from your IPhone for long enough to engage with your child, which is what I see more and more of every time I go to a playground.

]]> Comment on Another Extended-Breastfeeding Controversey? Yawn. by Larissa http://bethgreenfield.com/2012/05/another-extended-breastfeeding-controversey-yawn/#comment-1009 Larissa Thu, 10 May 2012 22:21:45 +0000 http://bethgreenfield.com/?p=428#comment-1009 I nursed my kids until they were, respectively, 2 years and 20 months. I would have gone longer, but my kids were both separation-averse and kind of shy, and it got to be too much. Every time we were in a social situation (or at the bank, or in line at the store, etc), they'd start grabbing at my shirt, and plus I was working at home so there was no break. But I am all for anyone nursing as long as it feels right to all parties involved (meaning, mother and kid). Of all the issues in the world to get upset about! I nursed my kids until they were, respectively, 2 years and 20 months. I would have gone longer, but my kids were both separation-averse and kind of shy, and it got to be too much. Every time we were in a social situation (or at the bank, or in line at the store, etc), they’d start grabbing at my shirt, and plus I was working at home so there was no break. But I am all for anyone nursing as long as it feels right to all parties involved (meaning, mother and kid). Of all the issues in the world to get upset about!

]]> Comment on Another Extended-Breastfeeding Controversey? Yawn. by linda http://bethgreenfield.com/2012/05/another-extended-breastfeeding-controversey-yawn/#comment-1008 linda Thu, 10 May 2012 22:02:01 +0000 http://bethgreenfield.com/?p=428#comment-1008 I also did extended nursing. My son self-weaned around 2 years. My daughter self-weaned close to 4. It isn't easy to listen to people who say, "you only need to do that for a year. that's what all the doctors say, anyway," and just do my own thing anyway. Thankfully I live in a place where extended nursing and attachment parenting is more normal. Still, when I went home to visit family, I was always surprised at the questions and surprise at how I was choosing to parent. Keep up the great work, Beth! I also did extended nursing. My son self-weaned around 2 years. My daughter self-weaned close to 4. It isn’t easy to listen to people who say, “you only need to do that for a year. that’s what all the doctors say, anyway,” and just do my own thing anyway. Thankfully I live in a place where extended nursing and attachment parenting is more normal. Still, when I went home to visit family, I was always surprised at the questions and surprise at how I was choosing to parent.

Keep up the great work, Beth!

]]> Comment on “You Can Do That?” Lessons About Lesbian Parenting on the Beach of Isla Mujeres by darlene smith http://bethgreenfield.com/2012/05/you-can-do-that-lessons-about-lesbian-parenting-on-the-beach-of-isla-mujeres/#comment-980 darlene smith Sun, 06 May 2012 11:21:00 +0000 http://bethgreenfield.com/?p=414#comment-980 Beth, what a great article. Enjoyed it, take a bow, i now want to go there. Thanks!!!! Beth, what a great article. Enjoyed it, take a bow, i now want to go there. Thanks!!!!

]]> Comment on The NYC Vegetarian Food Festival: Vegan-Kid Heaven by suzanne http://bethgreenfield.com/2012/03/the-nyc-vegetarian-food-festival-vegan-kid-heaven/#comment-376 suzanne Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:52:42 +0000 http://bethgreenfield.com/?p=385#comment-376 the most evolved toddler on the planet! All the food sounds amazing but am sorry to hear about that atrocious petting zoo. Thanks for the informative post! the most evolved toddler on the planet! All the food sounds amazing but am sorry to hear about that atrocious petting zoo. Thanks for the informative post!

]]> Comment on My New Activism: Living Out Loud With LGBT Teens by Beth http://bethgreenfield.com/2012/02/my-new-activism-living-out-loud-with-lgbt-teens/#comment-370 Beth Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:38:54 +0000 http://bethgreenfield.com/?p=356#comment-370 Thank you, Kelly! And how wonderfully wild that you are the mom of two teens. Thank you, Kelly! And how wonderfully wild that you are the mom of two teens.

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