to think that allowing a six year old to suck her mothers breasts when she has NOT been breast feeding for years is wrong?

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I have a friend. Who recently told me that she lets her 6 year old child suck her breasts. She is not breast feeding her and has not for years.

I am disturbed. Am I right to be? What do I do?

reet, I have to say that I do. In spades

Just to recap my friend in NOT BREAST FEEDING.

Agreed, your friend is nursing her daughter. If we could drop the term breastfeeding and move towards nursing so many breastfeeding issues would be solved. A baby doesn't get fed every time it suckles, sometimes it gets comfort. I don't see why that's any different with an older child who needs comfort.

IMO - Infants often suckle for comfort and the point when a mother and child decide to stop this is very private and between them. There is no right or wrong time to do this.

MMJ have you just watched 'Meet the Fockers'.

Marv, the way I ride a bike ain't gonna give noone no 'O' .. unless the next three letters are uch ...

Desi

Anyway OP seems to have decided that the debate was too hot to handle.

Big Ass Troll

I'm off to breastfeed my gran

Troll or no troll, it's not within the comfort zone of most people.

Maybe, but it doesn't matter about other people, it's between mother and child, unless there is something else going on.

daddymarv agreed. And lol, I have.

Quick, call the police.

Personally no I think YANBU! I would be concerned and quite frankly sickened by this.

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gaaaaaaahh.
Breasts are sexual in our culture. In other cultures not.
They are for feeding and comforting children, though, in all cultures.
If my 8 year old wanted a bottle of milk, and kept asking and asking, I might think that saying 'no darling you are too old, don't be so babyish' would be cruel. Or I might not.

FYI it's possible to come through having the backs of your knees tickled, for some of us. Don't prove nothing.

OBM, I think it proves that washing machines aren't just for washing clothes. Or something

I am frankly sickened by that suggestion .

You should never use a washing machine for anything other than its intended purpose or the manufacturer's guarantee is invalidated.

Ah, you are a good teacher OBM. So, tell me, are undies purely for aesthetics only?

snort at aesthetics. can assure you that mine are for warmth and armour only.

You have armour-plated undies?

you have aesthetic ones ?

No, mine are purely for anaesthetic reasons

LOL!

how do you know that she stopped breatfeeding when she was 2. yes she might have stopped breastfeeding in public but how do you know she wasn't still having a morning or night feed in the privacy of their own home?

I requested opinions on the subject so that I deal with it correctly.

To clarify. I have not used my usual ID for obvious reasons.

I find it interesting that because I disagree with a minority of view points that makes me "a troll".

Clearly most people do agree with me that it is strange to allow a 6 year old to suckle the mothers breasts.

I have sought advice from professional channels and will follow their recommendations.

Marv we have different view points. However it is interesting that I am able to discuss this in a civil manner and you are not. Whilst I appreciate your contributions I have noticed many of your posts are written in a rude and I think aggressive manner and I would ask that you refrain from doing this, if you continue to participate in this discussion please do so in a constructive manner.

Do you not think it might be better to ask your friend why she is doing this?