The waitress wrote a letter to her father without her mother's knowledge

Keeping her newborn fed and comforted was Jackie’s top priority. She quickly understood why others were staring—it wasn’t because she did something wrong, but because so few had seen a mother breastfeed in public so unapologetically.

Leaving her baby with a sitter had never been an option. He was only a month old, and she wanted to be near him at all times. But the moment he woke and started crying, she didn’t hesitate. She pulled him close and fed him at the table, no matter how many people watched.