Today at the YMCA - UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
Despite the fact that strange things ALWAYS happen to me – I should expect this one to happen with me!
This morning Tati called asking if we were gonna make to the Y – Benji was having a hard morning so I told her probably not; a few minutes go by and she knocks at our door – Great! We can make it now – I got myself dressed, as well Benjamin and Tati got Noah ready – We made it!
So we are hanging out at the “blocks” room for Benji to play, another friend Marcia came by to talk with us – the baby gets hungry so I gave no thoughts to it, just got him and nursed, right there!
This woman who was there playing with her kid and had a badge from the Y on her shirt came by and did not measure her voice said “You can’t breastfeed in public, we have a nursing room where you can do it, but not here!” in front of several other parents…
No comments: I was *SHOCKED*! I didn’t even know what to say for a minute – I was just so angry! Benji was playing, did not want to stop and put shoes on to go to a nursing room, besides, YMCA it’s a “family oriented” place!
Marcia heard the whole thing and left to go to the bathroom, in the mean time Tati came in and I left Benji with her and I was heading to the main desk when Marcia is coming back with one of the managers; Amy… she came and looked at the employee who HARASSED me, yes - to me it was harassing! She gave me hundreds of apologies, and I went off on the woman at this point, I was just so angry!
Marcia of course kept herself calm, went back into the playroom and very politely told the woman about the “rules” change – after she left the manager called her into this little room where the laundry is, said something to her, I went back into the playroom to finish feeding my son – in front of everyone while Benji was playing!
Later in the morning this girl Sandra stopped by us at the hall to apologize…
Ooops, the boys are screaming but the best part of this story is still to come but I got to go see my kids - I’ll be back here later to finish it…
