Time Magazine pedophilia cover...why aren't these people in jail??

[WKUHilltopper]

I can't even post the cover....

Why aren't these people in jail for pedophilia? Anyone else would be. More clues your country has lost its discernment. Its inability to collectively make prudent decisions. Again, this is indicative of sin and being delivered over to what your society wants. Enjoy the benefits of mocking God and His turning away. It only gets "better" from here.


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[David T. McKee]

Right from the back-ally van to the cover of time. great.

[Meg]

Wow!! Is there nothing these people won't stoop to???

[billym]

Genesis 6:5

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually

[SonSeeker]

This cover is both disgusting and ridiculous. The kid looks how old? 3,4,5?? Aren't babies usually weaned by about a year old? Pretty typical of Time magazine though.

[LivnForChrist]

Wow!! Is there nothing these people won't stoop to???

Sadly Megan, the answer is no.

[livin_in_the_Son]

I saw this on the Today show this morning. The woman was on promoting something called 'attachment parenting'...basically it is putting all of the child's emotional needs first. They are constantly held, share the same bed, and...well you saw the cover. She stated that she puts her husband and her relationship first, but I don't see how. The worst thing about this is that it is teaching the child to be demanding and selfish...and we think the product of the 'me' generation was bad.

[readyforhome]

There are people who are working as we speak to "destigmatize" and "normalize" pedophilia. Why it was just a few short days ago that in new york that it was determined that it was okay to look at kiddie porn. Sorry but that is how I feel; and in my opinion, any person with the slightest bit of morals shoud feel. This is definitely how Christians should feel about this IMHO. There was another family that I watched on televesion who all went to the restroom and did everything else together. WEIRD! But I have to agree this will likely make the child feel that all their wants and needs should be fulfilled, even later on in life. We already have this to a degree, and all one has to do is look at Occupy Wall Street crowd. They're a prime example of this.

[FaithInChrist]

Time magazine has taken a natural and beautiful relationship between a mother and her child and turned it into a display of nastiness and titillation.

It is only modern society that has claimed a child should be weaned by one year old. Up until the introduction of formula babies were not weaned until they were older toddlers. This ensured the natural immunity from disease that the breast milk provided the child also the child's nutrional needs were met while the child learned how to tolerate food. Today a high percentage of children have food allergies because they are introduced to foods too quickly.

Since the breast has been sexualized breast feeding is seen as disgusting by many, when in acutality it is the process that God designed to feed babies and young toddlers.

I do not agree with attachment parenting but I do believe in prolonged breast feeding, it is a very powerful tool we have been given by God and it isn't utilized because of stigma.

[livin_in_the_Son]

Faith, you are certainly entitled to your opinion, and I'm not arguing with you....but babies had to breastfeed longer back in the old days because food spoiled quicker, and babyfood wasn't as readily available like it is today. Plus studies have shown that it's actually the colostrum, not the milk that provides the immunity. I would hazard a guess that there are more food allergies today from all the chemicals that are in our food...but it's just my opinion.

I think that we will just have to agree to disagree on this matter. I still love you though.

[JAyres]

Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world, and we did this with both of our children. However, by the time the kid is old enough to walk, talk, and have lightsaber fights, I'm pretty sure the kid should also have been weaned. The kid on the cover is a month shy of four years old. My kids had long since demanded solid food by that age, and my youngest could best me at eating sushi by then (don't freak, it was California rolls, nothing dangerous).

[YeuEmMaiMai]

This isn't the first time this subject has been discussed by the media. I believe that Rosie, Dr Phil, Oprah, and the evening news (just to name a few) have all done segments on this.

The issue is not really about the picture on the cover....that's just a result of what the problem is.

Children are meant to be breast fed until such a point that they can eat solid foods. At that point in time the child is taught a very important lesson in life...what the word NO means and that the world does not revolve around them.

For the mom to allow this is just shows a lack of common sense and an improper sense of caring for her child. Some would even argue that this is sexual gratification but I doubt it since her husband/lover/whatever can take care of those needs and the social/legal ramifications are quite stiff.....

[Lindabear]

Nursing a baby is natural and beautiful and God given ability...
but nursing a child that old does not seem right
and I would think there could possibly be psychological problems for the child.

Seems to me, when a child has teeth to eat normal food and can talk and understand to drink from a cup, it is high time to stop nursing!

That Time picture seems like a mother that has real problems letting go and letting her child grow up!

And wow, just think when the child is even older and his "friends" discover this picture...
what teasing and ridicule he will face, wonder how many playground fights will result from this picture!

IMHO, The mother is very selfish, reguardless of what may have been done in years past, in different times,
when different things were necessary. The child lives in today's society, don't make the kid a societal freak.

As for Time magazine, it is one thing to do an article promoting breast-feeding...
but the way this picture is shone, is disgusting.
Why didn't they show the mother cuddling the child...
her breast discreetly covered as it should be and I feel God would have a mother do in public,
instead of this provocative cover!

I am also tired of hearing women should be allowed to expose their breasts to breast-feed in public
because it is a "natural" function.
So is going potty a natural function, but should it be done in public with everyone watching? Goodness!
God gives us brains to have some "natural" functions done as discreetly and privately was possible.

[Suzanne]

That "Time" cover made me feel squeamish when I saw it, and my feelings haven't changed any since then. I think that breast feeding is natural, but there's a time to stop it.

[Cricket55]

Breastfeeding still at 4 years old, that is going overboard.

[FaithInChrist]

Breastfeeding Past Infancy: Fact Sheet : KellyMom

Well according to many on this board I am a "pedophile", "sinful" and" being delivered over to what society wants".

Faith, you are certainly entitled to your opinion, and I'm not arguing with you....but babies had to breastfeed longer back in the old days because food spoiled quicker, and babyfood wasn't as readily available like it is today. Plus studies have shown that it's actually the colostrum, not the milk that provides the immunity. I would hazard a guess that there are more food allergies today from all the chemicals that are in our food...but it's just my opinion.

First of all, look at what you just wrote, "babies had to be breastfed longer in the old days because food spoiled quicker...I would hazard to guess that there are more food allergies today from all the chemicals that are in our food"

You do realize that the reason food spoiled quicker in the old days is because "all the chemicals that are in our food" were not in their food. So the cause of the surge of allergies (in your opinion) is the same reason they had an excuse to EN (extended nurse) in the "old days". So it seems to me that it is every much more a reason to EN today, to keep those young bodies from having to absorb "all those chemicals" today.

Also colostrum is full of antibiodies, however immunity continues as long as the breast feeding relationship continues.

It saddens me the opinions that many will throw out damning women they do not know nor do they know the circumstances behind this very personal and intimate relationship.

I do agree with all of your opinions about the mom who agreed to those "photo ops" and Time magazine. It seems that the mom's agenda is far more important than her child, which is shameful. Again I say that Time magazine took what is an intimate and beautiful relationship between a mother and her child and sexualized it.

I am not basing any of the above on opinion btw, I extended nursed my nearly 17 year old daughter for almost 3 years. At the age of one she only weighed 16 pounds, the doctor told me to feed her anything she would eat. She threw up everything I gave her except breast milk. Her breastfeeding continued until she was nearly 3 years old and she finally weighed a whopping 23 pounds. However, she weighed enough that the doctors didn't worry about her ending up in the hospital if she caught a simple cold. Weaning was simple, she doesn't remember being breastfed and it is not something we discuss. I am sure that she appreciates the chance at a healthy life that EN gave her.

As for the claims that this will make children awkward, unable to separate from mom...etc. Well, she is the most outgoing of all my kids, she is also the best student and the healthiest child, she is the only child with no allergies out of 4 kids. She is the one that has gotten up on stage since she was 6 years old to sing in front of perfect strangers. In fact she just got a solo performance for her end of the year choir concert that will be performed in 2 weeks.

It really breaks my heart that others would be so judgemental on a subject that they really have no foreknowledge of and what they are basing their opinions on is nothing but their own stigmas they have attached to this subject. No hard facts, simply opinion.

The World Health Organization endorses an extended nursing relationship of at LEAST 2 years.

I love all of my RF brother's and sister's but I feel that EN mom's were unjustly judged based on Time Magazine and one selfish mom.

[YeuEmMaiMai]

faithinChrist,

In your case it was acceptable to continue to feed your kid as they were not able get any other form of nourishment. It's the cases where the kid can obviously eat other things and the mom is "flaunting" it as done in the Time article.

I do personally believe that these kids WILL be messed up from how they are being exposed by Time and their parent(s). There was a case back in 2010 where a mom was arrested for breast feeding her 5 year old..(she was actually coming to the school and feeding him and there was no medical reason). These kids that are 4-7+ years old WILL remeber things like this. Heck I can even remeber stuff from when I was 3-4 years old (like the first time I rode on a Boeing Jet from Michigan to Florida back in 1973..... or playing with my cousins or even the time that a teenager got his arm stuck in a vending machine when he was trying to steal candy......and these things happened before I went to school..... I even remeber being in the hospital from having surgury on my achellies heels and that was when I was 3 years old.

[FaithInChrist]

faithinChrist,

In your case it was acceptable to continue to feed your kid as they were not able get any other form of nourishment. It's the cases where the kid can obviously eat other things and the mom is "flaunting" it as done in the Time article.

I do personally believe that these kids WILL be messed up from how they are being exposed by Time and their parent(s). There was a case back in 2010 where a mom was arrested for breast feeding her 5 year old..(she was actually coming to the school and feeding him and there was no medical reason). These kids that are 4-7+ years old WILL remeber things like this. Heck I can even remeber stuff from when I was 3-4 years old (like the first time I rode on a Boeing Jet from Michigan to Florida back in 1973..... or playing with my cousins or even the time that a teenager got his arm stuck in a vending machine when he was trying to steal candy......and these things happened before I went to school..... I even remeber being in the hospital from having surgury on my achellies heels and that was when I was 3 years old.

True a child of 7 would remember. A child of 3 or 4, most likely not. Simply because when we are that young we can remember the exciting or scary things that happen but day to day activities are more difficult to remember. EN is a mundane activity just like eating a meal. It is doubtful anybody has a solid memory of eating dinner back when they were 3 or 4, unless it was a very special occasion.

We are lucky we don't remember that kind of stuff, the mundane stuff, like getting dressed, eating, diaper changes...that stuff doesn't really stick in the memory of a child.

You are right though, the mom is flaunting and she has done a disservice to mom's that need to continue nursing for whatever reason. I am angry at Time for their presentation of this, they were looking for gasps and dramatic reviews. Shame on them!

[WhisperWisdom]

There's a story in my family that we always repeat when it comes to this topic of attachment parenting....(true story too)

My grandmother chose to breastfeed most of her children. Notice, I said most. She stopped after my uncle Tommy nearly tore her nipple off.

Simply put....when the child starts having teeth is when you should stop breastfeeding them directly from the breast. You can continue to put the milk in bottles, but it's not necessary to keep doing it directly from the breast in my opinion.

I apologize if this is too graphic, but I don't know how else to say it.


Secondly, these ladies are deluding themselves if they think it's not taking a toll on their relationship with their husbands. Children should not still be sleeping with their parents at the age of 2 or older. Heck, they shouldn't be in the first place, unless there's a good reason why a parent needs to be so close by to them, such a medical issue or a hearing issue.

In my opinion these days, our generation has become very wimpy when it comes to parenting their children. Everyone has their own ideas when it comes to correcting their children, but what I'm seeing these days are kids who have little to no correction at all, and we will be paying the price for it.

[nanny]

Why didn't they show the mother cuddling the child...

I am also tired of hearing women should be allowed to expose their breasts to breast-feed in public
because it is a "natural" function.
So is going potty a natural function, but should it be done in public with everyone watching?