I'm Sorry If My Breast Traumatized Your Children

This weekend I was at a picnic in our neighborhood and my nine-month old baby needed to eat. Being the liberal mom that I am, I proceeded to nurse her in a lawn chair surrounded by other moms.

"Oh my God, you're breastfeeding out here - in front of all these children?"

Uhhh, yeah. It's food. There's nothing hanging out. What surprised these women most was that for the last six months I had been nursing my daughter in front of them (and all the impressionable young children) without them even knowing. I guess they thought she was sleeping soundly in my arms. (Need I mention that their babies were all bottle-fed?) The conversation continued for some time.

"Eww, breastfeeding is gross."
"I'm not going to molest my child like that."
And my personal favorite, "I had a friend once who breastfed." (Said with the same tone as "I had a friend once with leprosy.")
I will note that not a single person had a problem with one of the men peeing on a bush not ten feet away. Yet my breastmilk was somehow dirtier than his urine?!?!
Now, breastfeeding is a personal choice and not one of those moms could agree packaged formula is better, however, they still treated it as taboo that other people may know what you're doing. I'm not a hippie, tree-hugging super-mom crusading about town, breasts-a- flashing, to herald the coming of a pro-boob state. I am not pushing my choice on any other moms out there. I am simply feeding my child as nature intended, tastefully, respectfully, and fully clothed.
I'm not here to educate your kids about my boobs. If they ask, I tell. If you have a problem with your children learning one of the fundamentals of the human (and animal) life-cycle, take them home.
Tell them the stork dropped them off on your doorstep and Santa and the Tooth Fairy delivered formula to your house. And that lady down the street breastfeeding-she's just a dirty pervert molesting her kid into better health, higher intelligence, better social functioning, and a stronger sense of confidence.