Man Boobs

Very, very, very slowly Ragnar Bengtsson's revolution is taking hold. Bengtsson, of course, was the economics — note, not biology — student who made news last year for announcing his plans to breast feed his two-year-old. [Earlier: ABC: About Boobies and Crickets] Now comes news that los señores d'España are welcome to take hour-long breastfeeding breaks at work ... even when mother and baby are at home. (Actually, what they ruled on was a point of discrimination, but the effect is the same.)

The takeaway from the court case: Ragnar is not the boob he appear. (And by the way, is he still trying to breastfeed his now 3-year-old?).

ABC: About Boobies & Crickets

It would seem likely that the father in the news for the most unlikely act would be Ragnar Bengtsson. The 26-year-old Swedish economics student has decided to try and learn (adapt?) to breastfeed — hopefully not for his 2-year-old.



However, breastfeeding pops is somewhat traditional, or at least part of some discussion. [Earlier: Everything Changes] For today, however, what seems even more odd is the father who is a champion cricket spitter (at least in Wisconsin) and seems to be bringing his son up in his blue ribbon spittle.

Everything Changes

While it is generally agreed that a newborn changes everything in the father's life, "everything" can still include some surprises.

Welshman David Conley found the resolve to deal with his lifelong stammer, because he couldn't pronounce the name of his baby boy, Evan. Men shocked into something even more radical include those men (perhaps apocryphyl) who suddenly found themselves lactating pops because their newborn needed them to. And getting his life changed most of all, and most unfortunately, is Swindon's Dave Robertson, 21, who dropped dead while his partner dropped life, his baby boy Sam.

Nothing prepares you for a newborn, indeed.