These are disturbing things I’m seeing in the news lately:

• A judge removed a breastfeeding woman from his courtroom

• Facebook deleted thousands of photos of breastfeeding mothers

• Stores have thrown mothers out for breastfeeding

Why? Why is this being allowed? There is no law that prohibits public breastfeeding. None. In one case the police who removed a mother from a store even admitted it was not against the law, as he was removing her; and she went!

This is what I don’t understand. Why are moms not refusing to go?

Moms did rebel and make a point to Target by staging a “sit-in” so to speak to publicize the issue. That was positive.

But why did the mom leave in the first place? There was no need for her to interrupt meal time for her infant.

If people have a problem with breastfeeding, it’s THEIR problem.

A man named Steve, at The Huffington Post commented, “This does not belong on TV or in public, it is gross.”

Excuse me?? It’s GROSS?? How is the act of feeding your hungry child gross? I say to Steve, “Grow up!”

Sesame Street has been able to handle the “grossness” of breastfeeding in the past as the natural healthy function that it is. But now, Sesame Street is under the gun by the Steves of the world not to teach kids about the most nutritious way to feed their new siblings.

So, what should we tell little Johnny about why the new baby is hiding under a blanket in mommy’s arms, that she’s playing hide n seek? Give me a break!

It’s the Steves of the world, with their neurotic hang-ups, that are dictating policy not to allow public breastfeeding. But it’s also the Steves of the world who are perfectly ok with displaying a naked woman on a magazine cover, with her arms covering only the tiniest of areas, in the front of a 7/11 store rack. Another mom and I went to that store & demanded that the manager put the magazine in the back so our 14 yr old sons didn’t see it when they came in for slurpies. The manager looked at us as if we were nutsy moms & placated us to get us out of his face. That same manager would be “grossed out” I’m sure by a mom coming in with her infant totally covered & breastfeeding. Why are we ok with that??

Come on, moms. Next time someone gives you a dirty look as you’re feeding your baby, smile sweetly & turn away. Next time a store employee asks you to go somewhere else, kindly decline their suggestion & turn away. Support Sesame Street in teaching breastfeeding by telling them you agree.

Do not let the Steves of the world & their immature hang-ups dictate policy because they’re grossed out!