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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm very sorry to say that this did not happen at an Olive Garden
Breast-Feeding Women Descend on Walmart After Store Shames Nursing Momhttp://www.takepart.com/article/2015/02/05/breastfeeding-women-descend-walmart-after-store-shames-nursing-mom?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-02-05
Given the many health benefits of breast-feedingand that most shoppers dont want to hear an hungry infant screaming in aisle nineyoud think stores would be more supportive of a womans effort to feed her baby. But perhaps a manager at a Walmart in Oklahoma likes crying children, or didnt know that the state has a law protecting a womans right to nurse in public. Either way, he's probably regretting telling new mom Elizabeth Moreno to quit nursing her child and cover up.
I was kind of shocked, like, do what? I didnt know what I was doing wrong, Moreno told Fox 23 on Tuesday.
Moreno left the store last week feeling humiliated by the managers request, but she didnt hang her head for long. On Tuesday, she and about 20 other mothers and their infants descended on the store to hold a breast-feeding demonstration called a nurse-in.
A nurse-in is like an old-school sit-in, but with more breast-feeding. To protest the managers behavior, Moreno and the other moms walked around the Walmart in Glenpool, about 15 minutes south of Tulsa, with their babies. As you can see in the video below, some of the women chose to openly nurse their infants while they walked.
We did get some looks and stuff. People were very curious, one of the moms, Renee McBay, told the station.
Moreno said that the when the manager approached her last week, he said another customer had complained about her breast-feeding.
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I'm very sorry to say that this did not happen at an Olive Garden (Original Post)
eridani
Feb 2015
OP
eating cornflake-breaded fried drumsticks from circumsized factory-farmed chickens
krispos42
Feb 2015
#5
While looking at the hairless vulva on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover. n/t
Dr Hobbitstein
Feb 2015
#6
eridani
(51,907 posts)1. No one wants to do a riff on Olive Garden on a Friday night? n/t
krispos42
(49,445 posts)2. You need to tie in vaccinations somehow.
"Breastfeeding mom blames Wal-Mart manager for son's autism after he stops her".
Something like that...
IDemo
(16,926 posts)3. Don't leave out chain-smoking pitbulls..
Coventina
(27,159 posts)4. Who recline their seats on airplanes
krispos42
(49,445 posts)5. eating cornflake-breaded fried drumsticks from circumsized factory-farmed chickens
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)6. While looking at the hairless vulva on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover. n/t
krispos42
(49,445 posts)7. And... and...
... wow, that's a small bikini!
<User krispos42's status has been changed to "busy".>
Brigid
(17,621 posts)8. And don't forget beans in chili.
Yea or nay?