Despatches from a mother who started late (and is running to catch up)

Monkey business

We all know that breast is best, but really, you can take a good idea too far, as I think you'll agree this picture proves. This Indian lady, a government worker, has treated Buru, her pet monkey, as her third child, since her woodcutter husband found him half-starved as a baby under a nearby tree after a storm. "Yes, I breastfeed him. He is my son," Namita Das told BBC News. "I did not have a son. God has given me one." According to the BBC, Buru generally stays at home, but can sometimes be seen climbing on neighbours' rooves, stealing bananas. Blimey! And I thought I got some funny looks for breastfeeding Beanie until she was a year old.

Posted 03 September 2007 16:36

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Comments

Vicky said:

This is so gross. I can't believe the BBC actually devoted time writing an article on it.

Posted 03 September 2007 20:23

21st Century Mummy said:

eeerrr

Posted 03 September 2007 20:32

Mother at Large said:

Vicky, 21st CM, let me hide my head in shame....

Posted 03 September 2007 20:41

Frog in the Field said:

I can think of only one word

Ouch!!

Posted 03 September 2007 21:35

Mother at Large said:

FITF, I could think of quite a few.... But yes, exactly.

Posted 03 September 2007 21:54

Omega Mum said:

Has the NCT issued a comment yet? Would have made a good mascot for that recent rally. And I bet Gordon Brown's just dreaming up some new legislation to make roof-climbing and banana throwing compulsory amongst pre-schoolers to reduce obesity levels. I found it delightfully tasteless and don't even want to know what that says about me, though I think I could guess.

PS have you thought of setting a poetry competition based on the word verification on your blog. This time, mine are 'Hartford' and 'Braddock'. There's got to be something you could do with those.

Posted 03 September 2007 22:37

DJ Kirkby said:

My initial reaction was 'eww gross'.

Posted 04 September 2007 05:51

Mother at Large said:

OM, oh no! Va-vay designed the word test for first-time users of the site only. Something must have gone wrong. You shouldn't be seeing that. Sorry about that. I'll ask him to investigate.

The words come from a US project at Carnegie Mellon to transcribe certain books onto the net. So, yes, absolutely, good idea about poetry writing. Some of the words may already come from poems. I barely find time to blog, much less write poetry, but perhaps there'd be interest in a competition!

DJ, mine too.

Posted 04 September 2007 05:55

Great Big Veg Challenge said:

Dear oh dear oh dear.

You have to wonder how desperate she is to want to do that.

Poor monkey.

Posted 04 September 2007 08:52

Vanessa said:

Eeeeuuuchh! Vile beyond belief.

Posted 04 September 2007 09:12

Flowerpot said:

takes a lot to make me speechless but I think I am....

Posted 04 September 2007 09:33

Mother at Large said:

GBVB, not an attractive picture, is it.

Vanessa, even the NCT would draw the line at this.

Flowerpot, not so Mrs Das. Or, for that matter, he 'boy' Buru.

Posted 04 September 2007 10:31