Someone is going to want to kill me for this, but I do not think that breastfeeding per se is a beautiful thing. It is a healthy thing, a bonding thing, a nutritious thing and something very cool to experience for both baby and mama. But I don't think it needs to be fussed over. It just is. Nature at work. Like walking and cuddling and pooping and playing itsy bitsy spider. So today, I was confused by my weird reaction to a breastfeeding mama. She was sitting on a chair with her shirt pulled up and each of her 2-year-old twins was drinking from a breast. They just stood there and sucked. Then one of them let go, ran away, and wiped his mouth on his sleeve as he did so. I cannot get that moment out of my mind.
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