no where else to brag

Today, I had to take my toddler to a lumberyard. we were sitting around a table with a bunch of "good ol boys" (5 men in their 60s or older) going over construction plans for a project, and he was playing nicely in my lap and listening to our conversation. It went on longer than expected, but he kept sitting nicely. Then out of no where he tells me he wants to nurse, which he never ever wants to do around people.

I didn't want to discourage him, and he'd been so so good I didn't want to deny a comfort mechanism, so I just...did it. Now, I don't normally mind BF in public but this was such a small group in the midst of some technical discussion and just...not a great spot for it. But not one person said a thing or acted weird, and everyone continued to address me in the conversation as needed, no one skipped a beat, and it was a huge victory/relief. It only lasted about 10 min, but it was just perf.

I know just having one jerk in the group would have entirely changed the experience, but it was a small miracle/victory and I was glad for it.