Comments for Sausage Mama http://www.sausagemama.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:32:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Indigenous Perspectives – Vintage Blog by Amy in Oz http://www.sausagemama.com/indigenous-perspectives-vintage-blog/#comment-2475 Amy in Oz Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:32:39 +0000 http://www.sausagemama.com/?p=33419#comment-2475 The things that you described can be classed as nothing but absolute atrocities. When we forget empathy for others, we can do the most incredibly hideous things to them. I wonder about the impact of invasion and settlement by convicts and their jailers (who also are liable to become desensitized to the suffering of others). I wonder if that was a factor in some of the brutality that you described? Though this, of course, doesn't explain all of the things that were done, such as the Stolen Generation policies and enactment by governments, churches and white society in general. But I wonder if some of the attitudes and brutality had to do with who first came here from Europe? (There definitely was a sense of out of control behaviour by first settlers, because an urgent message was sent back to Britain to send a boatload of women convicts to help tame and civilise the male convicts). The things that you described can be classed as nothing but absolute atrocities. When we forget empathy for others, we can do the most incredibly hideous things to them.

I wonder about the impact of invasion and settlement by convicts and their jailers (who also are liable to become desensitized to the suffering of others). I wonder if that was a factor in some of the brutality that you described? Though this, of course, doesn’t explain all of the things that were done, such as the Stolen Generation policies and enactment by governments, churches and white society in general. But I wonder if some of the attitudes and brutality had to do with who first came here from Europe? (There definitely was a sense of out of control behaviour by first settlers, because an urgent message was sent back to Britain to send a boatload of women convicts to help tame and civilise the male convicts).

]]> Comment on Indigenous Perspectives – Vintage Blog by Sarah Hunt http://www.sausagemama.com/indigenous-perspectives-vintage-blog/#comment-2471 Sarah Hunt Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:36:56 +0000 http://www.sausagemama.com/?p=33419#comment-2471 I never generally celebrate Australia Day anyway, but I was considering going today with my kids for the "free breakfast" - cheapskate aren't I? But now after being reminded about our invasion , I think I would feel like an immoral cheapskate getting my two bits for history's glamourisation of Australia Day. It's always the same isn't it? The winners are the ones who write history. I never generally celebrate Australia Day anyway, but I was considering going today with my kids for the “free breakfast” – cheapskate aren’t I? But now after being reminded about our invasion , I think I would feel like an immoral cheapskate getting my two bits for history’s glamourisation of Australia Day.

It’s always the same isn’t it? The winners are the ones who write history.

]]> Comment on Indigenous Perspectives – Vintage Blog by kalinda borkowski http://www.sausagemama.com/indigenous-perspectives-vintage-blog/#comment-2470 kalinda borkowski Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:28:30 +0000 http://www.sausagemama.com/?p=33419#comment-2470 Identifying as aboriginal we tend to call Australia Day Invasion Day and mourn what this country has lost. Culturaly as well as fauna, flora ect. I think the sadest thing I ever heard was from a mainland elder speaking about his grandmother and the stories she had told. Aboriginal women were smart and quick learners they knew what the redcoats were going to do to them if they caught them so to "punish" them for the idignities if they were able they would carry sand from the beaches when they saw a redcoat comming the would throw the sand inside themselves!. Unfortunatley it only worked for awhile as the redcoats learnt this trick and use to unhook a stirrup from the saddle and throw it at the womans head to prevent her from utilising her sand. Can you imagine Queen Victorias face if this had happenned to her?. Identifying as aboriginal we tend to call Australia Day Invasion Day and mourn what this country has lost. Culturaly as well as fauna, flora ect.
I think the sadest thing I ever heard was from a mainland elder speaking about his grandmother and the stories she had told. Aboriginal women were smart and quick learners they knew what the redcoats were going to do to them if they caught them so to “punish” them for the idignities if they were able they would carry sand from the beaches when they saw a redcoat comming the would throw the sand inside themselves!. Unfortunatley it only worked for awhile as the redcoats learnt this trick and use to unhook a stirrup from the saddle and throw it at the womans head to prevent her from utilising her sand. Can you imagine Queen Victorias face if this had happenned to her?.

]]> Comment on Indigenous Perspectives – Vintage Blog by Lou http://www.sausagemama.com/indigenous-perspectives-vintage-blog/#comment-2468 Lou Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:29:20 +0000 http://www.sausagemama.com/?p=33419#comment-2468 This just makes me cry and ashamed to call myself Australian. This just makes me cry and ashamed to call myself Australian.

]]> Comment on Breastfeeding Mr Three by ClaireL http://www.sausagemama.com/breastfeeding-mr-three/#comment-2461 ClaireL Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:50:49 +0000 http://www.sausagemama.com/?p=32862#comment-2461 We are going through much of what you describe but you must have had a really hard time with your health problems and migraines - children are very resilient and understanding, you should not try to be a SuperMama all the time, it might impact your health and turn something wonderful like BF into something negative in your mind. Jack was 2.5yo when Nicolas was born and it's been difficult at times that the Jack was still breastfeeding although, as with you, I think the emotional advantages of still breastfeeding were really worth it. Jack went from 2-3 day feeds to 5-6, just like you describe - mainly from wanting to tandem feed! I've tried feeding them both to sleep in the evening but I find it too difficult. I often find myself feeding or rocking the youngest (now 6wo) while I sing to the oldest and pat his bum to help him get to sleep. Jack is very understanding, it makes me very emotional when he interrupts our BF to tell me to go look after Nicolas whom he hears crying next door with his Dad. I have my Mom here for now and don't know how I'd do it on my own in the day... The hardest was the night-weaning... For a while we did 10 second feeds at night but then I decided to completely stop at night-time. Jack understood we would only BF day-time because Mommy was tired at night. But for about a week, Jack was crying for milk when he woke at night. I didn't give in (although my heart was really crying out to and I did cry as well a few times). I finally found that rocking him in my arms singing him a song about how much I loved him and his Dad loved him and his Grandma, etc... calmed him down. Jack's still waking up at night more often than before his brother was born but hopefully that'll pass soon. Good luck xxx We are going through much of what you describe but you must have had a really hard time with your health problems and migraines – children are very resilient and understanding, you should not try to be a SuperMama all the time, it might impact your health and turn something wonderful like BF into something negative in your mind.
Jack was 2.5yo when Nicolas was born and it’s been difficult at times that the Jack was still breastfeeding although, as with you, I think the emotional advantages of still breastfeeding were really worth it. Jack went from 2-3 day feeds to 5-6, just like you describe – mainly from wanting to tandem feed! I’ve tried feeding them both to sleep in the evening but I find it too difficult. I often find myself feeding or rocking the youngest (now 6wo) while I sing to the oldest and pat his bum to help him get to sleep. Jack is very understanding, it makes me very emotional when he interrupts our BF to tell me to go look after Nicolas whom he hears crying next door with his Dad. I have my Mom here for now and don’t know how I’d do it on my own in the day…
The hardest was the night-weaning… For a while we did 10 second feeds at night but then I decided to completely stop at night-time. Jack understood we would only BF day-time because Mommy was tired at night. But for about a week, Jack was crying for milk when he woke at night. I didn’t give in (although my heart was really crying out to and I did cry as well a few times). I finally found that rocking him in my arms singing him a song about how much I loved him and his Dad loved him and his Grandma, etc… calmed him down. Jack’s still waking up at night more often than before his brother was born but hopefully that’ll pass soon.
Good luck xxx

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