[rachellanigh]

I was reading Mother Goose to ds1 and 2 tonight and I came across this cute rhyme:

Cushy Cow

Cushy Cow, bonny, let down thy milk,
And I will give thee a gown of silk;
A gown of silk and a silver tee,
If thou wilt let down thy milk to me.

 

[mzfern]

Cute poem... but how is this about lactvism?

 

[firstkid4me]

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Originally Posted by mzfern Cute poem... but how is this about lactvism?

A lot of Mother Goose rhymes were actually political or sexual in nature. For example, Humpty Dumpty was said to have been about a battle, another story is it's about King Richard III of England, and yet another is it's about a king in England that was crazy but no one could come out and say he was crazy so they composed a rhyme about it. There's a possibility this rhyme was actually about breastfeeding and not, in fact, about a cow.

 

[nikihodges]

love love love

maybe i should put that on a shirt

 

[rachellanigh]

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Originally Posted by mzfern Cute poem... but how is this about lactvism?

Maybe I'm not aware of the true meaning of lactivism but I figure if I breastfeed, read books like "We Like to Nurse" to my children and show them poems about how other mammals can nurse their babies then maybe I can raise strong supporters of breastfeeding. A stretch yes, but kids can make great leaps when it comes to picking up on ideas.

 

[MamaBear1976]

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Originally Posted by firstkid4me A lot of Mother Goose rhymes were actually political or sexual in nature. For example, Humpty Dumpty was said to have been about a battle, another story is it's about King Richard III of England, and yet another is it's about a king in England that was crazy but no one could come out and say he was crazy so they composed a rhyme about it. There's a possibility this rhyme was actually about breastfeeding and not, in fact, about a cow.

This makes a lot of sense, because... since when do people dress their cows in silk gowns?

 

[bobbirs]

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Originally Posted by MamaBear1976 This makes a lot of sense, because... since when do people dress their cows in silk gowns?

that is exactly what I thought...

 

[Ruthla]

It was probably a euphamism for "let me impregnate you and I'll buy you fancy clothes."

 

[firstkid4me]

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Originally Posted by Ruthla It was probably a euphamism for "let me impregnate you and I'll buy you fancy clothes."

Or show me your boobies