tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post2853721752584909706..comments2023-09-01T05:03:34.545-05:00Comments on WaldenMommy: Life Behind the Red Front Door: The AP'd child speaks outLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17345135760495892431noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-13053779047869465192012-12-17T11:29:33.523-06:002012-12-17T11:29:33.523-06:00I'm the product of early 1980s "hippy par...I'm the product of early 1980s "hippy parenting" also. I don't know where my mom got her parenting philosophy from (certainly not her own mother). But she fully embraced the idea of compassionate & responsive parenting. Now, as I'm expecting my first child, I can fully appreciate the trail that she blazed. I hear from other women how their parents don't "get" it, how they pressure them to do this or that, criticize their decisions, etc. I feel incredibly lucky to have a mom who was active in La Leche League, who's parenting philosophy of "do what's right for you and your baby" gives me confidence as an expecting mom.Stevihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783004820081256952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-41740564177814013872012-12-17T10:13:27.756-06:002012-12-17T10:13:27.756-06:00Well said! I was born in 1973 and raised basicall...Well said! I was born in 1973 and raised basically AP style, and yeah, in my family it was normal then and still is now. A lot of the things I have done with my son, I did because I feel they worked well with me or because I saw them work well with my younger cousins.<br /><br /><i>I think, based on their headlines and how they portray mothers who extend breastfeed and Attachment Parent (the author states that she believes mothers who AP are trying to make up for something lost in their own childhood), they are going for the shock-value.</i><br /><br />How is it shocking that a mother would try to make up for something lost in her own childhood?? To the extent that any mother believes that any aspect of the way she was parented was inadequate or wrong, doesn't it make sense that she would try to do better?Becca @ The Earthlings Handbookhttp://articles.earthlingshandbook.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-69158124902148731822012-12-17T09:55:30.906-06:002012-12-17T09:55:30.906-06:00Its great to hear from an AP child! Im sorry I mis...Its great to hear from an AP child! Im sorry I missed this when the sensationalism was going strong, but loved reading it :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767847394956942818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-74048626026899569622012-05-19T15:45:13.976-05:002012-05-19T15:45:13.976-05:00I and all my siblings were nursed past age 2 as we...I and all my siblings were nursed past age 2 as well. My dad was against AP parenting practices in general so my sister and I did not co-sleep etc but my step-dad didn't really care one way or the other so our four half brothers all co-slept. I feel very strongly that these AP practices protected us from some other dysfunctional aspects of our family. Nursing is very normal in my family and I've noticed that my brothers have a different attitude towards women's bodies than most guys their age.Robinhttp://seventhacreheaven.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-63192145232002606792012-05-13T17:09:24.844-05:002012-05-13T17:09:24.844-05:00Yes, my grandparents and even my husband's gra...Yes, my grandparents and even my husband's grandparents definatly had the instinct to respond to their babies. They weren't always able to (because of the recomendations of their time period) but they wanted too. I am glad mothers are now able to and encouraged to respond to their babies.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345135760495892431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-43799883370040763922012-05-13T17:07:02.061-05:002012-05-13T17:07:02.061-05:00Lol, thank you!Lol, thank you!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345135760495892431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-7331916482751561182012-05-13T02:04:10.208-05:002012-05-13T02:04:10.208-05:00Ah, I love this! I'm so happy to hear from an ...Ah, I love this! I'm so happy to hear from an attachment-parented grown kid. What a treat that you're several generations into such instinctual, responsive parenting, and have only good to show for it.Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-15922034007576296142012-05-12T19:40:36.061-05:002012-05-12T19:40:36.061-05:00I love these stories! Thank you for sharing your n...I love these stories! Thank you for sharing your normalcy ;)Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://codenamemama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-36002841455396023802012-05-12T12:53:38.982-05:002012-05-12T12:53:38.982-05:00I believe the offical name for it when I was littl...I believe the offical name for it when I was little was, "hippies." ;) I joke about it but you are right, there was no name for it! I was told today that a childhood friend of mine was tandum nursed... everything we think is "new" is really quite old!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345135760495892431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-23857259488258645202012-05-12T12:52:26.790-05:002012-05-12T12:52:26.790-05:00Oh, wow! Do you remember nursing? I actually don&#...Oh, wow! Do you remember nursing? I actually don't remember at all. I do remember my sister nursing as a toddler (and asking, "Can I nurse now?" complete sentence and all) and as a baby but other than that, I don't. It was just so ... normal!<br />I too moved out at 18, for college, and then never moved back in!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345135760495892431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-13246850668743791982012-05-12T08:17:08.241-05:002012-05-12T08:17:08.241-05:00I hear you, all of this criticism for the mom on T...I hear you, all of this criticism for the mom on Time is hitting close to home for me as well... I was breastfed until nearly age 7, and I was an independent kid. I moved out when I was 21 (and never moved back in). All that stuff they say simply isn't true and it's pretty hurtful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495796091157215318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-14062677636581498802012-05-11T23:35:56.163-05:002012-05-11T23:35:56.163-05:00Yes! Me, too. My parents practiced AP with me an...Yes! Me, too. My parents practiced AP with me and my siblings as well, before there was an official name for it. And we turned out to be wonderfully independent, adventurous, and happy. I AP my children, and my sister will do the same with hers. We like it, we know it, and it feels right. Thank you for a refreshing post.Mama Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554633560302397335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-16938583007798480192012-05-11T16:28:29.699-05:002012-05-11T16:28:29.699-05:00Very well said! I love this whole piece... and I ...Very well said! I love this whole piece... and I am slightly jealous of the support you now have. To have a parent who is so fully capable of embracing your parenting is such a gift!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952785632790506850noreply@blogger.com