The Dissuaders

Whenever people praise how smart and "bibo" my son is whenever he performs his antics, I can't help but feel giving ourselves a congratulatory pat on our backs because it only means that our parenting efforts are paying off. Such phrases eradicate my paranoia and guilt for those times when I feel like I'm an irresponsible parent let's say whenever he gets sick. God knows how much I really strive to nurture and take care of him to the best of my abilities...that sometimes, it appears for some people that I'm already neglecting myself basing on the way I look now blaming it to the fact that I still breastfeed my son at 20 months old. I really cringe whenever people discourage me to stop breastfeeding so I can already jump into my normal body built and mass. They believe that breastfeeding is like my appetite suppressant pill that's why I look in my thinnest and skinniest body. If only they know how voracious my appetite is..if only they can understand how I'm so decided to give nothing but the best for my son. Sadly, there are still a lot who don't understand the holistic benefits of breastfeeding.