Time's Cover Photo: Did They Go Too Far?

Of course they went to far and the media is to blame for it...it's making a boogeyman of the attacment parenting movement! With anything there are always going to be some strange folks who stray wayyyy out of line..for example if your child is potty trained and can speak..you might consider pumping etc..I feel as a mental health professional some of the stories I have read are bordering very close to some serious mental and social detachment as far a reality and I hope for the sake of the mother who still breast feeds her 5 year old that she can unlatch!

Disgusting...but I bet it sold millions!

Am I Mom Enough? I sure am- to tell you that it is not healthy for your child at that age to have that type of an attachment to you. ANY study, as well as, your child can tell you; they are trying to form their independence. What about their teeth? If your child is old enough to dress themselves and go to potty, YOU need to deal with YOUR issue.

I think they did go too far for the cover. Every can do as they please, but they should be considerate of others as well. It is one thing if it is an infant, but as they get older it becomes a bit weird. As long as they cover up it's fine with me.

Honestly so wrong that I'm a little offended. I do not want my 6 year old seeing this image. Its gross and not okay. Its giving the wrong idea. Can you say mommy attachment issues. And I mean the mother obviously has attachment issue!

I think breast feeding is great for those who can and want to do it, but this picture went too far. We do not need to see this.

They went too far. If someone chooses to do this, so be it, but it's a private matter. I personally think it's disgusting. This didn't belong on a magazine cover.

**apology for the grammar error**

Millions of women around the world are giving precious life to their children by breastfeeding when no other food is available. They are giving everything they have to give to their child. These are the real Super Moms, in my opinion. The woman on the TIME cover is giving herself too much credit, but some people tend to do that for various reasons, but TIME should have given this a little more thought. This photo could haunt this child forever.

The cover may look horrifying but I feel that is because of how we portray women in the United States. Breasts or "boobs" are looked at to be more of a sexual thing than a body part that gives nourishment to our young. In the area I grew up in, it is very unacceptable to breastfeed especially in public. You have to be covered or you are asked to go home and do it. I think this is wrong. So many people really don't understand what it is all about and how much a mother has to take care of herself in order to provide the appropriate nutrition for her child. If there is a deficiency, quite often the child is switched right away to formula instead of working on the mother's diet. There is such a deep connected between mother and baby's health that continues after birth into feeding. For us now, this isn't the norm so there is a bit of a shock factor.

I think it is a personal decision and should be done privately. This was a tasteless phot. Shame on you "Time Magazine".

I do believe the cover went to far. The child is no longer a baby so he does not need to be breast fed anymore also when a mom breast feeds in public they usually cover up with a blanket.

I applaud the headline, "Are you Mom Enough?" but I think this cover photo was for shock value only. Time Magazine completely missed the mark on this one. They could have highlighed the rights of breastfeeding moms everywhere if the magazine had only shown a mom breastfeeding her BABY in a public place, not a five year old standing on a stool in a staged photo shoot. They went too far with the photo. It's not a freak show. It's breastfeeding.

I think this is disgusting. Not only did they go to far but someone should have a talk with CPS about this. I can't believe they would choose to do display it. I can't decide if its going to hurt their brand or not but it is being talked about and controversy is obviously what they were going for.

This is disgusting!! I think that women should NOT breastfeed in public and I hate seeing it. This is sick and no one wants to see this crap.