Attachment Parenting & Time Breastfeeding Cover

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Locke

Just to play the Devil's Advocate for a moment here, but on the topic of that being sexual abuse:

Think about it from the standpoint of that kid growing up. Couldnt this in a way just be an almost forced or nurtured Oedipal complex? How is this kid going to have a normal sexual realtionship as an adult without thinking about mom every time he sees breasts?

As a counter-Devil's advocate to this point: Wouldn't he be able to have a much better relations with women because he wouldn't feel the need to stare at every breast he came across?

Although, since breast feeding is not sexual in nature and we only form the sexual links later in life when we go through puberty, I really don't see it influencing it in either way.

[Reaper]

Picture of the child as an adult:

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by Rathji

As a counter-Devil's advocate to this point: Wouldn't he be able to have a much better relations with women because he wouldn't feel the need to stare at every breast he came across?

Although, since breast feeding is not sexual in nature and we only form the sexual links later in life when we go through puberty, I really don't see it influencing it in either way.

Actually I would think his upbringing would make him even more breast focused, not less.

[Russic]

Originally Posted by Daradon

Actually I would think his upbringing would make him even more breast focused, not less.

I wasn't breast fed. You are incorrect.

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by Russic

I wasn't breast fed. You are incorrect.

While a good joke that's hardly proof of the argument against the point I'm trying to make.

[jammies]

At least while he's on the boob, he isn't yelling and carrying on so that I want to put him in a cage with ravenous alligators.

There's always an upside to creepy!

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Daradon

Actually I would think his upbringing would make him even more breast focused, not less.

I certainly am not a shrink, but I don't think having something as a food source leads to it being associated with sex more. I could totally be wrong, but I have never once had a sexual thought about a Pepsi bottle.

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by Rathji

I certainly am not a shrink, but I don't think having something as a food source leads to it being associated with sex more. I could totally be wrong, but I have never once had a sexual thought about a Pepsi bottle.

Well part of the awesome thing about boobs isn't just that they are sexual to us men, but also comforting. And you know where that comes from. Comes from childhood.

I mean, you've never nuzzled into your girlfriends/wifes chest before while cuddling or sleeping?

The Pepsi bottle is not a good parallel at all. And that's the point I'm making. It ISN'T just sexual. It has other connotations as well. Whether they are focusing on breasts for sex or for other reasons I would imagine breastfeeding a child into his childhood would make him more focused on breasts than less.

I remember this one particular boy I was talking about at 6 years old always trying to put his hands up my girlfriends shirt. It wasn't because he was hungry, or because it was sexual, but because he hadn't broken that comfort connection yet. But he was obviously MORE focused on breasts.

He even tried to do this with other women. Try fixing that problem without a lot of reprogramming.

[Russic]

Originally Posted by Daradon

While a good joke that's hardly proof of the argument against the point I'm trying to make.

It was more joke than actual hypothesis.