There has been a controversial topic in the media regarding a mother’s choice as to where or when she breastfeeds her child in public and we have been asked to comment by concerned citizens. As you know we at The Institute have always been at the forefront of controversy and have never shied away from making comments on things we know little about and we’re not about to start now.

As we understand it the question has been raised as to whether mothers should be allowed to breastfeed in public at all, and if so, where would be an appropriate place. Someone asked “Well, should they be allowed to breastfeed at a NASCAR event, or at one of the Final Four games. What about at the Chik-fil-a at the food court, or during a high-profile murder trial like the OJ case for instance. Or at a bustop during tornado season. How about while jogging?” Well we were at a loss as to how to answer these questions so we decided to ask a mom herself.

We chose Edna, one of the resident grizzly moms at Yellowstone, to see what her opinion might be. We found her, as luck would have it, up on Mt. Washburn nursing Steven, this years cub, in a small muddy patch of dirt along the side of the road. She was in full view of all the passing tourists and other gawkers and seemed perfectly oblivious to the interest they were showing. We approached her gingerly as she was known to have eaten at least two other interviewers and asked her if she thought mothers should be allowed to nurse their offspring in public, thereby flaunting the conventional ideas of modesty. Upon reflection she gave us 10 seconds to get as far away from her as possible and as we split we took that as an affirmative answer.

So there you have it, straight from a mother’s mouth. Nurse where you want to Mom’s, and if anyone gives you any guff send them to talk to Edna.