
By all means, VENT, Amazonmom - get all of that stuff out of your system. You know that you have done nothing to deserve any of that - it's all just the toxic waste that hypercritical and judgmental people spew about hoping to make others perceive them as being superior to you and everyone else. In fact, such individuals usually attack and demean those they find most intimidating - those they actually envy - so, in a way, they are complimenting you by their belittling; i.e., they have bigger problems than you going through their lives feeling so inferior to others. Just smile ever so sweetly at them to let them know just how much you pity them trapped in and victimized by their own insecurities. As for "to breastfeed or not to breastfeed," YOU are your baby's Mom and YOU are responsible for making the best decisions about your baby's care based on YOUR particular circumstances and situation, and no one has the right to criticize or pass judgment on you - not even your T.
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"I walked a mile with Pleasure; she chattered all the way,
But left me none the wiser for all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow and ne'er a word said she;
But oh, the things I learned from her when Sorrow walked with me!"
(Robert Browning Hamilton; "Along The Road")