This woman’s response to someone who disapproved of her breastfeeding went viral because it’s 10/10

Some people think this could be the greatest breastfeeding response of all time.

The look on mum Ashley Kaidel’s face is ambiguous until you read the circumstances around this picture, taken as she breastfed her baby in a restaurant.

And when you know what’s happening, it’s the hardest stare you’ve ever seen.

Here’s what she said on Facebook in a post that went wildly viral, shared 123,000 times.

“In the picture, it appears I’m staring off into the distance. In reality, I’m staring into the eyes of a woman staring at me. She is looking at me with disgust and shaking her head with judgement in an attempt to shame me and indirectly tell me without words that I am wrong and need to cover myself.

“I do this for the person that has the mentality ‘Boobs are to be covered. They’re for your husbands eyes only. They’re intimate. It’s a personal/private thing to feed your baby. Cover up out of respect. My kids don’t need to see that. Walk out of the room’ and any other derogatory, close-minded comments and sentiments alike.

“[B]reasts were made to sustain your baby’s life before they were made to bring pleasure to any other man, woman, partner or spouse. Their sole purpose is to make food and dispense it straight into a baby’s mouth. There is nothing weird about this and there’s no difference in me feeding my baby with my breast than you feeding yourself with a spoon.”

Kaidel, who described herself as a ‘badass breastfeeding (uncovered) mama’ added:

“I don’t post this for attention. I don’t post this because I think everyone should nurse uncovered. I post this to give mamas encouragement. And to encourage others to make breastfeeding mothers feel accepted and supported; not alienated, ridiculed and judged.”

And here is her Facebook post in full.