Time To Normalize
When you really think about it, no one wants to eat under a blanket—why would a baby? Jackie realized how absurd the expectations placed on mothers could be. What she did that night was natural and necessary, not inappropriate. It’s time society stopped treating breastfeeding as taboo.
Public breastfeeding continues to stir unnecessary controversy. People say it makes them uncomfortable, but few stop to consider the discomfort mothers endure. Jackie hoped that one day, such a moment would be seen as normal—not as something to whisper about or hide.
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