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Today I got an issue of Organic Style in the mail. I'm not sure why... I don't subscribe but it came with an invoice. I think it was a ploy to get me to subscribe. The Husband thinks I forgot I did. Well, regardless, after reading Organic StyleŽ Raising Healthy Kids, I won't be subscribing ever. The link is an excerpt of the actual article... what you don't see is that the first pargraph discusses how "we all try to do the right things..." like "getting the proper vaccinations" and then proceeds to list 10 things that you can do to keep your kids safe. Guess what one of the top things is? That's right, folks, buying non-PVC nipples and pacifiers.
If I wasn't so tired I'd be writing a letter that went something like "Mhmm... parents who are truly concerned about chemical contamination should also investigate the numerous and hazardous chemicals contained in those "proper vaccinations" and, gee, want to live on the edge... I mean like really organic... BREASTFEED... then you don't have to worry about PVC-ridden nipples and pacifiers!
Comments
Amen to that!
Posted by: Eden | April 2, 2002 9:12 PM
Oooh, I hate that magazine. For a long time I subscribed to Organic Gardening, until they arbitrarily switched me to Organic Style. I hated the magazine from the first page. It seemed like it was all about organic as a "trend" - like obscenely priced natural fabric clothes and furniture, for example. Not about simpler, more natural living, but about capturing that upscale crunchy-granola look. Ick. I was so irritated that I cancelled the whole subscription rather than go back to OG. I think I read later that they had switched their female subscribers to OS and left the male subscribers with OG...another thing that pissed me off.
Posted by: kayla | April 3, 2002 9:22 AM