Original Article on Brooklyn Paper

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Stephanie Thompsonfor The Brooklyn PaperThe body is the gateway to intimacy. We are grown inside a person our mother and the whole rest of our lives we try to figure the ways to reattach, or find a substitute. The recent Time magazine cover featuring a toddler attached to a sexy moms breast was grossly titillating (pun intended) and a clear attempt to sell more copies of a dying magazine. But at the same time it offers a great starting point for a conversation that is desperately needed in this country: how long can a mother allow a child to stay physically close if not completely attached. My answer? Forever. I have written about how my boys love my boobs, and how open I am in talking to them about ...(read more)