Comments on: So, I Was Contacted By @TIME Magazine…… #AttachmentParenting

By: Shan@FamilyBringsJoy

Shan@FamilyBringsJoy — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:39:35 +0000

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to you, Joy! I am so excited for you…so much so I feel like I’m going too! I know that’s weird, but I really am happy for you! I can’t wait to hear all about it! :D

By: Pardon My Poppet

Pardon My Poppet — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:59:22 +0000

What a wonderful thing to do for them! Thanks for sharing!

By: Katrina Moody

Katrina Moody — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:57:50 +0000

First … how AWESOME that Time contacted you! That is amazing! As for the attachment parenting … that isn’t something we did with our boys. But we did breastfeed. All of my boys have the same rare disorder and we decided with their extra health problems that breastmilk would be the best thing we could do for them, despite all their challenges.

I remember getting offended and weird looks when I was nursing my one-year-old, even my eight-month-old … there’s this stigma in American Society, I think, that tells society that a woman should hide away if she is breastfeeding, that it is something shameful.

But I found it the total opposite – it was the most freeing, exceptionally emotional time I spent with my children, two of whom started life in the NICU.

I also saw that picture of Time’s cover … the child they included for the cover looked like a very old three-year-old to me … but I wasn’t nearly as disturbed by the photo itself as I was by the headline underneath it. I just feel like Time tried to pit parents against each other … moms against dads, attachment-parenting proponents against those who subscribe to different theories.

By: The @TIME Magazine Photo Shoot I Was Contacted For…What Would Dr. Sears Think? #Attachment Parenting

Fri, 11 May 2012 20:03:23 +0000

[...] today’s issue of TIME Magazine. Â A lot of anger, a lot of praise. Â As someone who was contacted by TIME about being a subject in this photo shoot, what do I [...]

By: Pardon My Poppet

Pardon My Poppet — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:08:46 +0000

Totally agree!

By: Journey of Life

Journey of Life — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:55:13 +0000

OMG. Totally awesome! Congrats!

By: Crazed in the Kitchen

Crazed in the Kitchen — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:42:13 +0000

That’s very cool that they called you. I’m anxious to read the article, because what people seem to be taking away from the hype is that attachment parenting=extended breastfeeding. I was physically unable to breastfeed my kids, but I still consider myself an attachment parenting mama. There’s so much more to it than breastfeeding and cosleeping.

By: Kathryn Jenkins

Kathryn Jenkins — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:59:19 +0000

This is very interesting and so cool you got contacted! I have to admit that I am one of those few who feels very uncomfortable breast feeding in public. I often breast pump if we are going out just to avoid it. It also makes me less stressed. I don’t see any problems with other mothers choosing to, it’s what I feel comfortable with. As far as the age, it’s a personal choice that every mom has to make and none of us should judge at all. Really cool post!

By: Tat

Tat — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:11:33 +0000

I fell into attachment parenting quite accidentally, my son just wouldn’t have it any other way and I chose the path of least resistance as the only way to preserve my sanity. Later I read a lot about it and felt empowered about my choices, but in the beginning… I was just following my instincts trying to make the most of each day I had with my baby.

I breastfed both my kids until they weaned themselves, my son at – 20-21 months and my daughter at my daughter – at 2 years and 3 months. I think if it works for you why should anyone care what you do? But having said that past a certain point I did make an effort to avoid breastfeeding in public and getting the ‘looks’

By: Kenya G. Johnson

Kenya G. Johnson — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:38:48 +0000

First of all congrats on that e-mail/phone call! Secondly, its hard for me to comment on the breastfeeding because I wasn’t successful at itl. So I can’t say how far I would have taken it. But I have always felt uncomfortable with the babies that could “feed themselves”. Side note about hiding, my son was a huge two year old who I felt looked too old for me to be changing a diaper. When we were out I started changing him in the back seat. So I’m kinda thinking I would have not fed in public at a certain age if I could help it.