A photo of a student breastfeeding her child at her graduation ceremony has received resounding praise on Facebook.
Queensland mother Jacci Sharkey, 24, sent the photo to the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) in early October, thanking the university for letting her complete her degree while giving birth to two babies, Ari and Alek (20 months old and 6 weeks old in the photo, respectively).
Jacci Sharkey said:
"Just wanted to share a photo from the most recent graduation that I am proud of. I'm extremely proud that with the support of the Uni, during my degree I was able to have 2 babies and still finish my degree. Thanks USC!"
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The photo had received almost 300,000 Likes and nearly 10,000 shares at the time of writing. Sharkey's dedication to her family and studies was praised by commenters, a refreshing change of pace from most Internet comments.
She said the photo wasn't meant to be a statement on breastfeeding, and it was simply a thank you message to her university for allowing her to complete her degree.
"It was really a message of thanks and that other mums can do it as well. You don't have to give up the career to have kids and you don't have to give up kids to have the career ... you can have it all," she said.
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