Breastfeeding in class

[hobbsyoyo]

Goodness, you aren't even the one I allegedly trolled. I think my post was within tavern standards though. And since that's the card Jolly has been playing ad infinitum, well, the post stays

Usually, one apology begats another. Clearly you aren't interested.

 

[Birdjaguar]

If mothers are in a situation where they are having to bring their children to work, because they have no viable alternatives, I'd be questioning the adequacy of support they are receiving (e.g. maternity leave).

Though that's not relevant to a case where the mother just really didn't want to miss that particular day.

Sick kids, spouses out of town, sick baby sitters, late baby sitters, teacher conference days, teacher work days, etc can all create problems. I could make them stay home and take a day off (paid or unpaid depending upon their job), but allowing kids at work focuses non productive time towards their family rather than the internet or cellphone conversations and encourages them to feel good about where they work. There are jobs where having kids around is not appropriate, but for many it is just fine and most of my employees don't abuse it. Remember, the goal is a happy, productive, and profitable workplace. While I haven't had anyone ask to bring a aging parent to work yet, I have seen much more time off needed to care for them.

My folks earn 4-6 hours of PTO (paid time off/vacation/sick/personal) each 2 weeks of work; that's about 3 to 4 weeks a year. Letting them have a child at work for a few hours every once in while saves them PTO that they can use when they want to rather than when a child needs them.

 

[caketastydelish]

About as many things as your desire to try spotted dick tell us about your sexuality.

I was not aware that my statement involved a pun.

 

[GhostWriter16]

Usually, one apology begats another. Clearly you aren't interested.

Considering all the crap I get on here because of my age, the fact that I was homeschooled and how vocally anti-establishment I am, why on earth should I be?

I come on here to have fun and debate political and religious issues. Not to participate in the mudslinging. But when targeted, I will target back.

My particular post to JR was part of the "Having fun" part. It wasn't even mudslinging. As far as I know it was in the tavern spirit of "Lighthearted insults", not serious stuff.

You, on the other hand, have turned it serious for no real reason. Stop posting for other people.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Taking the hint from mods, walking away.

 

[caketastydelish]

I haven't had this much fun in a long time. We should all troll each other like this on a regular basis.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Moderator Action: Way way off topic and not improving. Please stop.
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889

I find the sense of entitlement among those that want to mandate that I post more than one line at a time to be amusing.

I'll give zombie reagan, zombie space god and any other deities all the credit they are due if you learn to use the enter key properly.

Oh yeah, well I find people who had to cram in order to graduate from a fourth-tier law school to be amusing.

Posting one liners of substance isn't so hard. See?

Orly Taitz is amusing

With grammar and spelling like that, you're only proving Ghostwriter right that you graduated from a fourth-tier law school.

Last time I checked, I didn't even have my GED, much less a diploma from a 4th tier law school.

Better to cram to graduate law school than to cram to graduate home school.

Oh well forgive me. I wasn't expecting him to say something completely irrelevant to the topic at hand.

edit: Ghostwriter isn't homeschooled.

Don't knock the GED's bro.

I bet that cramming for the breastfeeding exam was awesome.

I'm not homeschooled anymore, but I was kidding anyways.

You were rude and offensive. Apologize before we all get infracted.

This explains many things.

Goodness, you aren't even the one I allegedly trolled. I think my post was within tavern standards though. And since that's the card Jolly has been playing ad infinitum, well, the post stays

About as many things as your desire to try spotted dick tell us about your sexuality.

Usually, one apology begats another. Clearly you aren't interested.

Considering all the crap I get on here because of my age, the fact that I was homeschooled and how vocally anti-establishment I am, why on earth should I be?

I come on here to have fun and debate political and religious issues. Not to participate in the mudslinging. But when targeted, I will target back.

My particular post to JR was part of the "Having fun" part. It wasn't even mudslinging. As far as I know it was in the tavern spirit of "Lighthearted insults", not serious stuff.

You, on the other hand, have turned it serious for no real reason. Stop posting for other people.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Loud and clear. Apologies to GhostWriter16 and Oldschooler88

 

[JollyRoger]

I would be supportive of getting this thread back on topic, but we may have already milked it for all it is worth.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Sick kids, spouses out of town, sick baby sitters, late baby sitters, teacher conference days, teacher work days, etc can all create problems. I could make them stay home and take a day off (paid or unpaid depending upon their job), but allowing kids at work focuses non productive time towards their family rather than the internet or cellphone conversations and encourages them to feel good about where they work. There are jobs where having kids around is not appropriate, but for many it is just fine and most of my employees don't abuse it. Remember, the goal is a happy, productive, and profitable workplace. While I haven't had anyone ask to bring a aging parent to work yet, I have seen much more time off needed to care for them.

My folks earn 4-6 hours of PTO (paid time off/vacation/sick/personal) each 2 weeks of work; that's about 3 to 4 weeks a year. Letting them have a child at work for a few hours every once in while saves them PTO that they can use when they want to rather than when a child needs them.

Honestly, you sound like a great boss. I'd work for you. But then you'd have to fire me for trolling IT. I hate them so much..

 

[Camikaze]

Sick kids, spouses out of town, sick baby sitters, late baby sitters, teacher conference days, teacher work days, etc can all create problems. I could make them stay home and take a day off (paid or unpaid depending upon their job), but allowing kids at work focuses non productive time towards their family rather than the internet or cellphone conversations and encourages them to feel good about where they work. There are jobs where having kids around is not appropriate, but for many it is just fine and most of my employees don't abuse it. Remember, the goal is a happy, productive, and profitable workplace. While I haven't had anyone ask to bring a aging parent to work yet, I have seen much more time off needed to care for them.

My folks earn 4-6 hours of PTO (paid time off/vacation/sick/personal) each 2 weeks of work; that's about 3 to 4 weeks a year. Letting them have a child at work for a few hours every once in while saves them PTO that they can use when they want to rather than when a child needs them.

Those would definitely be legitimate answers to the questioning. I was assuming mothers having to routinely bring their children to work, which wouldn't be such a good arrangement.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

What bothers me about this whole thing is why she would allow a SICK baby to crawl around on the FLOOR.

 

[NovaKart]

This one hits my 'well that's a weird thing to do' button, but I can't say I really care.

Personally I'd just love to know if she kept (presumably) lecturing during the feeding. I think it would be absolutely hysterical if she just kept teaching and refused to acknowledge the child hanging off her breast. Would be quite surreal.

This is how I feel about it. While I don't exactly care I think she could step out of the room and breastfeed instead of standing in front of the class lecturing and breastfeeding at the same time. It just seems rather unprofessional.

 

[Quackers]

Because it's a way to view the world that can be studied?

Thinking about it: Feminism is merely a political idealogy - correct? Much like Nazism, Fascism and Liberalism. So why does Feminism have an entire degree devoted to it? At best it's a module in a degree on Politics or history = right?! I sense a conspiracy here...

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

My opinion is based solely on how I would have felt about it if it happened at my school or the few university classes I attended. And then, my opinion would be soley based on whether it was Miss Thornton, my hot French teacher or Miss Treddinick, my very rough English teacher. Objectivity is tough here.

 

[LucyDuke]

I would never marry a feminist, and presumably, Quackers feels the same way.

Based on the conversations we've had I think it's safe to say you'd never have a chance with any anyway.

What bothers me about this whole thing is why she would allow a SICK baby to crawl around on the FLOOR.

Why's that a problem?

I always wonder what's the male equivalent of breast-feeding so "masculinists" can perform it in public? Yes, I'm being facetious.

I'd say given that day care and the generous times off that people are given for pregnancy, that there's not much need to put breast-feeding center stage. I'll echo that breast-feeding is natural and a parenting duty, so it's generally reasonable in public, but why bring it to work where it is disruptive? Need attention, much?

Because the baby needed to be looked after and fed? I mean, there's a lot of stupid attention-whore crap people pull with their kids, but this has a simpler explanation.

This is how I feel about it. While I don't exactly care I think she could step out of the room and breastfeed instead of standing in front of the class lecturing and breastfeeding at the same time. It just seems rather unprofessional.

Suppose she'd been bottle-feeding. Would that be different?

 

[NovaKart]

Yeah I think it would be different although still a bit unprofessional.

 

[History_Buff]

This is how I feel about it. While I don't exactly care I think she could step out of the room and breastfeed instead of standing in front of the class lecturing and breastfeeding at the same time. It just seems rather unprofessional.

Aye, had it been me, and the TA had volunteered to watch the baby, I would have just left the two of them in my office while I went off to teach. Should something come up, the TA will know where to find you.

 

[Birdjaguar]

What bothers me about this whole thing is why she would allow a SICK baby to crawl around on the FLOOR.

Babies pretty much do whatever they feel like and don't do what they don't feel like. There is nothing wrong with a baby, sick or not, crawling on a floor if that's what it wants to do. Fresh germs are important to developing its immune system.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

A healthy baby - sure, no problem. But a baby that's already sick doesn't need any more potentially dangerous crap getting into its eyes, nose, or mouth.