I have admitted before that I’m addicted to Craig’s List. Where else can you sell things, buy things, announce things, AND find lovers all in the same place? And that’s not even tapping into the wonderful human stories that emerge under various section headings. It’s also a haven for the unusual and extra-ordinary.
My latest find is a lactating mother offering to sell her extra breast milk. She claims to be a healthy woman who is just really cranking out the mommy juice and wants the extra to benefit other children. I found myself laughing over this one, not because breastfeeding or wet nursing are funny, but because CL was her mode of advertising.
Wet nursing has a very long and honorable history in most cultures; honestly, the fact that it’s not really done much anymore in this country, at least, is further proof of how out of touch we’re getting with all things natural. What’s comical to me is how many people probably would think her ad gross, and swear that formula is more sanitary. More sanitary perhaps, but healthier? No way!
With this in mind, she turned to Craig’s List…where out-of-the-ordinary is more the norm. I thought about writing her to find out how much she’s charging! My baby’s all grown and my tits haven’t cranked out anything but powered milk for the last couple of years, but the thought of making money off such a simple human function appeals to my imagination!


