Mind your own Tits! {Celebrity Post}

Following our theme on the blog for the next few weeks "FE+MALE= IRON MAN"  and the empowerment of women, here's to our first of (hopefully) many celebrity posts:

 I am constantly being criticized for feeding my child.

Yes, you read that right. 

 

I feed my baby!

 

 

Crazy, right? I face this backlash for the simple fact that

I choose to feed my baby from my breasts.

 

 

Over time, female breasts have become extremely sexualized. While they are great assets that contribute to our romantic endeavors, that is not their primary purpose.

 

 

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but female breasts exist purely to feed our children. When I go to feed my child, the furthest thing from my mind is how “hot” I look to those around me while I offer my leaking boob to my screaming child. I can assure you that it is not attractive to either party. Anyone with the perverted misconception that it is a sexual act to gain pleasure from probably shouldn't be around any children to begin with.

 

 

Breast milk is the most perfect food for your baby. That statement shouldn’t be offensive simply because it is a fact. There is nothing man-made that can compare to the nourishment of human breast milk.  That being said, a common misconception is that breastfeeding mama’s look down upon those that choose to formula feed. As long as your baby is fed, that is all that matters.

 

 

 

 I nurse my daughter because it's free, I'm lazy, and I hardly miss out on any sleep!

 

Breastfeeding came easy to me and that's one of the many reasons I chose to stick with it. I feel proud of the fact that my body is able to solely sustain my baby’s life. 

 

 

Mothers often face ridicule for their choice, but they also deal with ridiculous “solutions” that some believe make breast feeding more “acceptable”. Nursing mothers are often directed to the bathroom in order to feed their children or are told to use a cover. Do you think you would enjoy a meal in a public restroom? I’m seriously doubtful. It’s disgusting, smelly, and extremely unsanitary.

 

 

And please, try eating with something covering your head and let me know how well that works for you. Some feel the need to ask, “Why don't you just pump or bring a bottle of formula?”

 

 

This is so frustrating because the person sharing this idea obviously doesn’t realize how much more work pumping involves. And if I wanted to give my child formula, I wouldn't be breastfeeding. Again, this is because I have her best interests at heart, not yours merely because you can't keep yourself from staring. So I will not go out of my way to do these things to make YOU more comfortable.

 

 

 

I am a such a huge advocate for breastfeeding, because it is natural and the best food you can give to your baby. Again, that is a fact. I want people to become more aware of the benefits (for baby AND mama)!

 

 I want them to understand that nursing is something to be proud of! You are nourishing your baby, you are the sole reason they are growing and thriving! And that is something to be proud of, mama! When I post photos of me nursing my youngest, it's not to show off my breasts, but I am trying to get your attention. Why? Because I want to NORMALIZE breastfeeding. I want people to be able to walk by a mother nursing her child and not give it a second thought. The fact that I receive more animosity for feeding my child than a woman does while wearing a bikini is ludicrous.

 

 

The hypocrisy in our culture absolutely amazes me. It is my sincerest hope that we can one day live in a society where breast feeding is universally accepted.

 

But until that happens, if you don't like it, don't look!

 

 

At the end of the day, all mama’s want the same thing;

                            Happy babies and some wine.

Ps. Mind your own tits!

 

 

Written By Amber E.

Amber is happily married to Sargent Quentin of the USMC and the mother to two adorable little girls, Rylee (almost 3) and Harlee (6.5 months). She is a strong breastfeeding advocate, she enjoys eating food without having to share and the glamorous luxury of showering by herself. But since those moments to herself are few and far in between, Amber loves spending her time at the pool or the park with her family.

 

 

 

 

FE+Male= Iron Man

Women are strong. Women HAVE to be. Pregnancy, childbirth, raising children, raising spouses, plucking, shaving, dying, bleaching, blow drying, straightening, high heels, crazy emotions, the list goes on. Men, what do they have to be strong for? Getting kicked in the balls?

 

I once heard that the definition behind the word “Woman/Women” comes from a warning to the male race. “Woah, man/men”.  A beware! Pfshhhhhh.

We know men are weaker, why do think we let them make all of the decisions? Not because we’re too weak to make them ourselves, but because we want to make sure that they’re going to be committed enough to stick to the choice. Think about it. Proposing? Why do we let the man make the decision on whether they want to be with us for the rest of their life? We don’t. We know we want to be with them otherwise we wouldn’t be. We just have to wait for them to think they’re making the choice because that way they'll be more likely to honor it. They’re like a wild animal. They need to be approached slowly or otherwise, they bolt.

They say that women are difficult to understand and that there’s no way to know what we’re thinking. False.  We are just far too superior for their little minds.

 

We took the time to get to know their habits, understand their fears, and nurse their wounds. Us? They haven’t stopped being wrapped up in themselves long enough yet to even begin to understand how simple we are.

 

I’ve come to notice something as the years have passed, my ex husband always said I never made a decision and that he always had to, but honestly, the only decision I’ve ever seen him make is that I should be the one to make the choices. Case and point, when trying to find some place to eat. He would ask me where we should go, I would usually always respond with, “I don’t care where. You know me, I love food. I can find something anywhere. Plus, I chose last time.” To which he almost always followed that up with, “No, don’t lie. I chose that time. You have to choose this time because you never make the decision.” So then I make the choice only to have this exact conversation the next time it came to choosing where to go… or pretty much any other decision in our lives.

Can I get an “amen”, ladies?

Women are considered equals, but yet we’re required to do more. We now have to be mothers, are expected to work a 40 work week, clean the house, make sure dinner is cooked at a decent time every night, that the man has clean clothes, and that we’re giving enough sex- the good kind, not just simply being there, but the “blow job every night” kind. Oh, we are also expected to keep ourselves in shape as well as have ourselves looking amazing, but not too made up (because didn’t you know, men like the ‘natural look’) every single day too.

Heaven forbid that he helped out on the weekends either. I mean, he’s “been at work all week and would just really like to enjoy the down time” probably to lounge around in his boxers, scratching his gonads and waiting for you to bring him food on top of being his beer bitch. Not paying attention to the fact that you ALSO worked all week (whether at a job or being a stay at home mom, because let’s be honest, that shits tough!). Am I right?

 

 

While a man makes more at his job that his FEMALE secretary usually does everything for him. Women are expected to work harder because we apparently have something to prove to the men, that we are able to carry our own work loads. But in turn, we end up working circles around these men. I’ll bet that when you receive a raise from your male boss for working your ARSE off, jokes are made behind your back about all of the sexual favors you had to perform to receive the promotion you DESERVED to cover the fact that they’re butt hurt about being shown up by a WOMAN!

 

 

Yup, because we SPIT in them!

So as of now, I am declaring the next few weeks #LikeAGirl over here on the Mombie!  I will be having Guest Bloggers speaking on topics ranging from exercise, breast feeding, what its like to work in a predominantly male career, etc! If you're interested in writing a guest post, please do not hesitate to let me know! Wiles.kailei@gmail.com - IG: TheWalkingMombiee. I cannot wait to get these next few weeks rolling!

In the mean time, Mombies....