Having had a c section and two natural births, I feel qualified to say that a c section is far from cheating...the whole reason I attempted VBAC in the first place was that I found the c section so difficult...

When someone is asked what date they were born, they never respond "Oh, I wasn't born, I was delivered via c section" so birth is birth, no matter how it's achieved. Don't let this stupid woman detract from what is a truly amazing achievement, feel pity for the ignorant cow!