I'm so sick of worrying about everything. I feel forced to be a hippie by all the crazy things around. On a daily basis, these are the "precautions" we take:
-No microwaving in plastic
-No cooking in non-stick pans
-No artificial sweeteners (sugar only. Read every package looking for any no-cal sweeteners or High Fructose Corn Syrup, especially for D)
-Avoiding growth hormones in all our food, avoiding GMO's, paying way too much for groceries to get all organic
-Sniffing all plastic toys to be sure they're not PVC. Worry about the shower curtain.
-Trying to clean up after a toddler with all natural cleaning products.
The fact of the matter is, I'm effing tired. Now I read that microwave popcorn contains the same carcinogens that teflon does. This is getting seriously old.
I'm not this type of person. I'm not a zealot consumer activist that reads every package. It's not in me. My hand is consistently being forced anytime I try to shop. For every new organic product I see in the stores, I see three that make me wince just imagining that havoc they could wreck on my little guy's system.
Now he's having skin issues, and my brain constantly being bombarded by whatever the new worry is, can't stop considering that chemical toxicity is already building up in his little body.
When will everyone catch on that I, and millions like me, just want a little sanity exercised? We just want to live in a world that isn't so toxic.
Leaving after all these years
8 years ago
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