Being the bad guy

I have had a few older people tell me that they wouldn't ever want to raise children in this day and age. I have to agree with them to some point. It's scary. I feel like when my parents were raising us as little kids, they didn't have to question as much, or think as much as I feel like we do today. I'm not saying it was easier. No. But now..thanks to technology, there is so much information for the general public to get their hands on. Previous generations, they sent their kids to school. Sometimes just debating on public or private. Not wondering about homeschooling, charter, part time or unschooling. They went to the store, bought food, and fed their family. Most people didn't tediously read all the labels, looking for hidden additives, dyes, preservatives or processed particles. They took their kids to the doctor and listened to everything they said and didnt qurstion anythjng. They bought them toys and didn't think twice about any lead, chemicals or cancer causing agents lurking amoung the BPA ridden plastic. They got their child a drink of water from the sink and didn't think about what their city adds to the water and what the percentages were. Well I do. I know I sound crazy to some, but I'm not the only one either. There are many other parents out there just like me. I'm not saying we are better, we are informed, more curious and more selective about what we let on, in and around our children's bodies, and most of the time..our own. To me, things are a lot worse. If you do research, things will start to add up. When your parents and grandparents said "oh you ate that when you were a child, and you turned out fine." No. Cancer of all types is at an all time high. So is Autism and and other spectrum disorders. Women have horribly imbalanced hormones. So many people cannot get pregnant, have miscarriages or their babies have genetic abnormalities. Mental illness rates are insane. Diabetes is rampant. You may be fine now, but who says you wont have somethihg like that 5 or 10 years from now. Most ailments such as food allergies, asthma, arthritis, chronic ear infections and stomach issues are being cured or healed with diet changes. That tells me something about the things we are putting in our bodies. You don't have to break it down anymore for me. Call it a belief if you will, but I will do everything in my power to not let my children fall victim to disease without at least trying to keep as many toxins from their life while they are still in my care. Once they leave the nest..they make their own food decisions. I hope they bring a little bit of what they grew up with.

Tonight I felt mean when I wouldn't let the boys have red white and blue cupcakes that a neighbor brought over. 'It is a special occasion!'I thought, but I have been using that excuse way too much. I compromised and gave them an organic gluten free oatmeal cookie. I hope they understans one day that not everything is created equal. Especially food. So for now, I will just be the bad guy from time to time...