I have man boobs that would rival any 15 year old girl. The joy of being slightly over weight, I do have access to having man boobs. But I'm respectful to people and keep my man boobs hidden under a shirt most of the time. Even when I go swimming I often keep my shirt on. I tell people it's because I don't want to get a sunburn, but the real reason is that I don't want to go on flashing my man boobs to the world.
I also have much experience with chicken boob. I have felt up several pounds of chicken boob in a day.
Boob does not scare me or bother me. I have helped raise money even for boob cancer research and I have worn my pink ribbon for boob cancer awareness month.
I'm a big fan of using boob as God intended. I think boobs are great for feeding young children.
That said, I must ask that you warn me when you are going to flop out your boobs to feed such young children. Today at work I was working with a ten year-old client. We were looking at his feet when his mom said something to him. We both looked up and there she was with her shirt pulled up and a kid sucking on one of the boobs. And this boob was not young, first kid sucked boob. This woman has a high school sophomore daughter. The boob was old boob and it was icky. I tried to refocus on the work at hand but I just couldn't get out of my mind the image of this icky yucky boob.
So please all of you with boobs - female, male, chicken or otherwise - Please do me a favor. Give me a little warning before you go and pull out your boobs. Like I said, I don't mind boob; I just need a little warning.
Conversations with my body in the first trimester of pregnancy
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1. Body/morning sickness: Hey.
Katie: Oh, no.
B: HEY! Heeeyyyy, are we at Stake Conference? (a church meeting- this was
at a Saturday evening session)
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1 year ago
you're killin me, smalls. poor sean, can't get old boob image out of his head, must get a fresh young boob image to replace it. hahahaha.. i dunno what to tell you, just that you're probably in need of gettin some in the worst way. i will remember to keep myself covered especially around you then.. wouldn't want to make an awkward situation even MORE awkward ;) yeah, i'm still laughin...
ReplyDeleteI'm all for nursing in public. Goodness knows, I'd MUCH rather see a boob than listen to a baby scream. I've nursed six babies. With all six, I've nursed in public. Do I do so with my boob hanging out for the world to see? No. I'm usually covered up with a light blanket, or, if it's really hot, I at least make sure my shirt is covering everything that could be deemed indecent (including my post baby belly...ick! lol) However, I respect the right of women to nurse however they, and their baby feels most comfortable. I do completely agree that some warning should be given! A polite, "Do you mind if I nurse the baby?" is simple and can avoid that shocked, "OMG, there's a boob staring me in the face that I didn't know was there and I can't look away or they'll know I'm uncomfortable, but I can't look at them or they'll think I'm a perv" frightened look of their son's late twenties male teacher.
ReplyDeleteKatie, as a side note, I don't teach any more. I am a therapy aide now.
ReplyDeleteBut the rest of that...right on. I don't care if people are breast feeding - but please cover up...or at least give me warning you are going to be popping out the boob.
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