Before Scout came along, I wasn’t sure what I thought about breastfeeding, especially after someone told me it felt like your nipple was being slammed in a door, but breastfeeding is great for other reasons (besides nutritional value):
- When you’re tired of visitors, you can hide with the baby in another room and refuse to come out until they leave. Trust me: once the baby is gone, people go home.
- Your husband has to do the dishes or other chores.
- Breastfeeding forces you to sit down, relax, and watch a movie for a Movies Teach Us post…even if you only get to watch it in 20-minute segments.
Recently, I watched The Starving Games, which is a spoof of The Hunger Games. Here’s what I learned:
- People in the Capital dress funny because Lady Gaga was President.
- In the game lottery, enter names like Hugh Janus and Dean Gillberry. They’re funny when they’re announced.
- Kantmiss celebrates with a chest bump before volunteering to save her sister.
- Wedgies can cut you in half. Beware.
- You can put out an entire forest fire with a fire extinguisher.
- Angry birds attack in the Starving Games.
- Kantmiss is invited to join The Avengers.
And most importantly, Chuck Norris doesn’t have a catch phrase because catch phrases need him.*
*Anything about Chuck Norris is always the most important.
Favorite Comment From Last Post: “I fail to see how donut pants aren’t strategically positioned to be beside the Homer Simpson boxers….”—AbsentElemental
Thoughts Appear 
May 6th, 2014 at 6:48 am
I used to love using nursing as an excuse to get the heck away from everyone. It was the only guaranteed time I had with baby, where people would just leave me be.
May 6th, 2014 at 7:38 am
Ah…I fondly remember the little breastfeeding room they had at Target. It had a nice comfy rocking chair where I’d sit while Jim chased our four year old son down the aisles. How I miss those lazy moments now. You’re right, breastfeeding is a great excuse to get away from everyone (provided you don’t have mastitis which is hellish)
May 7th, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Those were the days. Now, people look at you funny when you bring your 9-year-old into the comfy-chair breastfeeding room. Haters.
May 6th, 2014 at 8:13 am
I remember with my first, people would always happen to stop by right at feeding time, and I’d feel guilty whisking the baby away, so everyone would get to experience a hungry, cranky baby. I had no such problems with baby #2. I’d be like, “oh well, sucks to be you with the bad timing. See ya!”
May 6th, 2014 at 9:11 am
Where do you find these movies? 😀
May 6th, 2014 at 9:48 am
Watched this the other night…had to put down my drink because wine was threatening to come out my nose. I love the Twilight spoof too if you haven’t seen it. Can’t remember the name off hand though.
May 6th, 2014 at 12:21 pm
I need to see this movie. Like yesterday. I might volunteer as tribute if I can take on some Angry Birds and get in good with Iron Man.
May 6th, 2014 at 1:51 pm
Have to find that movie and watch it!!!!
May 6th, 2014 at 6:01 pm
Lady Gaga as president? Take me to this movie asap!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
May 7th, 2014 at 8:45 am
Dean Gillberry is the best name ever. I had to say it out loud….three times.
May 7th, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Me too – just got it.
May 7th, 2014 at 12:20 pm
Is this a TV show? Gotta check it out. I started the second book but just could not get into it. When people ask me if I read a hot book, my new response is going to be “No, I’m going to wait for the parody.”
May 7th, 2014 at 12:21 pm
P.s. forgot to comment about breastfeeding and your nipples. Um…they look fine.
May 11th, 2014 at 6:59 am
The disappear thing with the baby? That was my MOST favorite thing about breast feeding. Happy Mother’s Day!!
May 11th, 2014 at 4:27 pm
I never heard of The Starving Games. Sounds like a hoot!
May 14th, 2014 at 11:54 am
On the topic of breastfeeding, I thought you might appreciate this. Bless The Onion! 😉
May 15th, 2014 at 5:51 am
Love it! I’m supposed to be sleeping in the fridge? Oops.