The Breast Book

Society wants to push us into boxes and tell us girls are supposed to behave a certain way or boys are supposed to think a certain way.

Forgiveness As that's exactly what she's done!! "I don't fit like a girl so I must be a boy".

That is terrible!!

1. I hope intersex organisations get to see this and complain to the publisher!

1. I developed early, quickly and was very large of nork. If I had read that I'd have thought I was trans. I actually hated my breasts. I had a breast reduction when I was 30 and it was amazing. I felt so much better. And I was treated differently by men, AND women! I was treated like a person, without my breasts being an issue. However, unlike this person, who is suggesting if you're uncomfortable with your breasts then they can be removed totally and you're likely trans, I have NEVER felt sad about the removed breast tissue. I mean not even a millisecond.

1. I had to use a supplemental feeder for breastfeeding and it is NOT a straightforward alternative. It is harder than breastfeeding. And that's before you're out in public. And the cleaning is almost a part time job. Bottle feeding is far far less time consuming cleaning-wise. This method of feeding should be more widely known about, but never pushed as an equal alternative because it's so much more work.

1. The fucking idea that you can just take donated milk because you had elective surgery is abhorrent to me. And that you can plan on it is also factually incorrect in many places. Breast milk banks should be for preemies and babies whose mothers cant and are in hospital. Women who've had mastectomies because of cancer should be very high priority too. Women who decide they are men should not even feature on the list and if so, then at the very, very bottom. I'd say after people like me who had an elective surgery but don't pretend we're not women and then get pregnant. How can you say you're not a woman, then give birth and demand resources from other babies and mothers? I guess male entitlement isn't biological...

1. Send it back and state why.

More labels can sometimes just lead to more limitations. If you feel that you have to have surgery and take hormones to conform, this shows we have a long way to go before individuals genuinely feel accepted as who they are. Having breasts and a masculine identity for example, shouldn't have to be a contradiction.

That makes so much sense.

As does this.. Society wants to push us into boxes and tell us girls are supposed to behave a certain way or boys are supposed to think a certain way.

I wonder why she included this section in her book.

On the other hand if you're going to read the book together it might be a way to get in there first on this topic and get her to think critically by posing some questions to mull over together as you read, before an evangelical guest does a workshop at primary school or she watches you tube videos...

I thought my kids hadn't encountered this idea that boys can actually turn into girls and vice versa, until they started talking about it ... At least that account makes it clear jack didn't turn into a boy/ man... It could be a starting point for open critical thinking if you read it together rather than just leave the book on her bed and never mention it.

It's not fit for purpose as it's unsuitable for a child. Not sure how they would take that in a shop though. You may have to swap for something else. Online you're fine to return it.

A book explaining mastectomy to a child is only suitable if someone close has breast cancer or maybe high risk like Angelina Jolie

You can definitely return it. As long as you do not cut out the pages. Well done for checking it first.

Oh god. The last line. Society tries to push us into boxes, telling girls and boys how they should behave. Maybe we should be breaking that down rather than chopping off our breasts?

You can return anything you buy online.

Did you get it from a shop or online? Online you have seven days to return it so email them now and return ASAP.

If a shop I'd go in and say it's unsuitable for your child if you don't want to go into the reason. Not wanting to encourage your child to have unnecessary surgery is a good reason though.