Neighbor Demands Mom's Extra Breast Milk and Is Playing Dirty to Get it
advice column, the mom only casually knew her neighbor"Tara" before they both got pregnant around the same time, but that didn't stop her from doing her an intimate -- and priceless -- favor one day."I saw Tara a few days after she gave birth and asked her how things were going," the mom wrote."She burst into tears and told me that she didn’t think she would be able to breastfeed. She sounded so heartbroken about not nursing .
The mom wrote that Tara would accept"none" of her excuses when she tried to politely turn her down at first and even went as far as to send the mom pictures of her daughter crying with captions meant to guilt her into giving up her milk. "Anyone who hears, 'I’m sorry. I can’t give you any more of my breast milk' and counters with 'But mothers of twins do it all the time!' instead of 'Oh my God, I’ve made myself a nightmarish imposition on a very friendly person and need to apologize and leave the room immediately' is not a person whose good opinion you should solicit or whose approval you should worry about," Ortberg continued."Tell her to never text you again, then block her number.
He added,"No, it’s not fun to walk past someone who makes giant weepy eyes at you because you won’t give her your bodily fluids, but it’s certainly better than reading her texts.""Why are there so many people who think it's ok to just DEMAND things from others??? Why do we have so many toddlers running around impersonating adults?" one person wrote.
. Tell her that it's not too late, LLLI will -- for free! -- help her learn to re-lactate over the next days and weeks, so her baby will transition from formula to her milk.""Just give her the darn milk for crying out loud," one commenter wrote."It's not like she's asking for your beer."
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