When I was a young mother, my friends and I routinely nursed each other's babies when we babysat for each other. It was the norm. Now it's a big deal. How things have changed in 30 years! Mom
Very sweet of her - and I'm sure she really does mean what she said about thinking this is not really a noteworthy thing that she did. And while none of those babies really looked like they were on the verge or wasting away to nothing - I'm sure it was noteworthy to them and their parents. And it's always good to hear a news story about the GOOD side of humans.
I think it was a natural reaction of a nursing mom. I wouldn't have hesitated. Like Nancy said, I think the most honorable thing is that she didn't think it was a big deal.
Just a note, and this may be stereotypical, but it's what I see. The sisters from China in our ward are very protective of their children; their husbands don't seem to expect them to do anything but care for their babies and none of them feel they can have callings because they have a baby, etc. I think part of that is because in China they can only have one child. For the moms in the earthquake, losing their child would have been everything.
I think it was a natural and good thing to do, and that she showed her true colors to say it was "no big deal." If she'd expected to be called a hero for it, I'd question her motive. I was very happy to hear that she did this. Dad
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I would have. Perhaps a more important question for me at least is..."could I have?".
When I was a young mother, my friends and I routinely nursed each other's babies when we babysat for each other. It was the norm. Now it's a big deal. How things have changed in 30 years! Mom
Very sweet of her - and I'm sure she really does mean what she said about thinking this is not really a noteworthy thing that she did. And while none of those babies really looked like they were on the verge or wasting away to nothing - I'm sure it was noteworthy to them and their parents. And it's always good to hear a news story about the GOOD side of humans.
I think it was a natural reaction of a nursing mom. I wouldn't have hesitated. Like Nancy said, I think the most honorable thing is that she didn't think it was a big deal.
Just a note, and this may be stereotypical, but it's what I see. The sisters from China in our ward are very protective of their children; their husbands don't seem to expect them to do anything but care for their babies and none of them feel they can have callings because they have a baby, etc. I think part of that is because in China they can only have one child. For the moms in the earthquake, losing their child would have been everything.
I think it was a natural and good thing to do, and that she showed her true colors to say it was "no big deal." If she'd expected to be called a hero for it, I'd question her motive. I was very happy to hear that she did this. Dad
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