Paging Dr. Freud...and the rest of the psychological community.

I just recently watched a television news show 20/20 or Dateline, not really sure which one it was. But it was one of the most disturbing documentaries I have ever had the displeasure of watching. It was a story about women who breast feed for an inordinant amount of time. The first woman was still letting her child suckle at the ripe old age of 5. I am no expert but I do know quite alot about medical procedures and protocol. And this is way to long to let a child get milk straight from the tap. To compound the weird out factor, the next mother on the episode had a child breast feeding at the age of seven. I understand in foreign countries this is not uncommon due to the fact that there are not many other options for food for a young child. That being said, this is America, we don't have to substitue breast milk for food becasue we have the food to feed our children. When asked why they liked to still breast feed the children said it made them feel closer to their mothers. To me this demonstrated quite the Oedipal complex. One young boy was actually begging to have his mothers breast in his mouth. I can only imagine the amount of confusion and therapy that this child will have to deal with in his young adult life and potentially even longer than that. Just thought I would share this with you guys. Kinda bugged me and I wanted to get your reactions. More to come...Steven