I took the kids to the zoo.
I was sitting on a bench in Australasia nursing my son when a group of high school kids walked by. One of them started saying it was disgusting and gross and illegal, and I should go to the bathroom, etc. He was saying this to his friends, and to their credit, they were telling him it wasn't illegal, and what did they expect me to do- nurse in the bathroom every time blah blah blah (to which he said yes.) He wasn't close enough that I could say anything without raising my voice, which I didn't want to do. (This guy was talking very loudly to make sure I would hear him).
Then when my son was done nursing, I caught up with them. I asked one of the girls which school they attended, and I plan on calling them. Well I did call but no one was there, so I left a message for them to call me.
So anyways, I went up to the guy and told him that his comments about my breastfeeding were unwelcome and that I can breastfeed where I like, and it is protected by the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
So he starts going off on me about how what I was doing was illegal. I was exposing myself. I could be arrested. Blah blah blah. Add in a few f words in there. (I wish I had have remembered to tell the guy that women can go topless here if they want, so it would be pretty freaking hard for me to get arrested for exposing myself.)
I was just flabbergasted, like this ignorant kid knows more about breastfeeding in public than I am.
So I told him I was getting a Zoo employee. He was all "I wouldn't do that if I were you because you will get in trouble."
So I told the zoo employee who called security. Security came, got his info, kicked him out of the zoo, banned him for a year, and they are sending a letter to his school.
The first guy I talked to, the security guy, and another security guy who came to see if we needed help were all so nice to me, asked if I was okay, said that he was completely wrong, and it was unacceptable, etc.
I was very happy with the way they handled the situation.
I was sitting on a bench in Australasia nursing my son when a group of high school kids walked by. One of them started saying it was disgusting and gross and illegal, and I should go to the bathroom, etc. He was saying this to his friends, and to their credit, they were telling him it wasn't illegal, and what did they expect me to do- nurse in the bathroom every time blah blah blah (to which he said yes.) He wasn't close enough that I could say anything without raising my voice, which I didn't want to do. (This guy was talking very loudly to make sure I would hear him).
Then when my son was done nursing, I caught up with them. I asked one of the girls which school they attended, and I plan on calling them. Well I did call but no one was there, so I left a message for them to call me.
So anyways, I went up to the guy and told him that his comments about my breastfeeding were unwelcome and that I can breastfeed where I like, and it is protected by the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
So he starts going off on me about how what I was doing was illegal. I was exposing myself. I could be arrested. Blah blah blah. Add in a few f words in there. (I wish I had have remembered to tell the guy that women can go topless here if they want, so it would be pretty freaking hard for me to get arrested for exposing myself.)
I was just flabbergasted, like this ignorant kid knows more about breastfeeding in public than I am.
So I told him I was getting a Zoo employee. He was all "I wouldn't do that if I were you because you will get in trouble."
So I told the zoo employee who called security. Security came, got his info, kicked him out of the zoo, banned him for a year, and they are sending a letter to his school.
The first guy I talked to, the security guy, and another security guy who came to see if we needed help were all so nice to me, asked if I was okay, said that he was completely wrong, and it was unacceptable, etc.
I was very happy with the way they handled the situation.
That's just... wow! 
to you!
