tits for tots

In the last decade or so I've been involved with various breastfeeding activities seeking appropriate names. My longstanding favourite has always been "tits for tots" tho has never actually made the cut, funnily enough, but makes me grin everytime. I last heard it over the weekend from someone campaigning that the Sun newspaper stops its printing of topless women on page 3. I partly followed a radio discussion about it today and am inclined to agree with the person who said that in a decade when telling our kids we will all be incredulous that if was still happening up until now. (Assuming that the current stoppage continues and they don't restart if sales drop.)

I think it's ace when anyone stands up and says something needs to change, and then it gets changed. I can't say I did any campaigning in this other than the odd bit of social media sharing and petition signing, but all our actions big or small can add up. I love that the fairtrade movement is unimaginably larger than I ever thought it would be when I started trying to encourage people to buy fairtrade coffee by holding tastings outside a supermarket nearly 25 years ago.

These are good things to hold on to as I'm aware I'm feeling a bit frustrated in my attempts to support people, which is the way I think we change the world on a daily basis. I've realised that essentially my support tends to boil down to asking people the questions 'how do you feel about that' and 'what do you need'? And then listening well whilst people work that out. Interestingly this is also the root of my paid work, but setting that aside, yesterday I can think of at least half a dozen lovelies I tried to support and couldn't quite do it in the way I usually do. Maybe I just need more creativity/flexibility. What it mainly has highlighted tho is that it would be good to look at my need to be needed. Hopefully today I shall pay myself some good attention and ask what it is I need and then take time to listen to my answer.It's a good question to ask!!