Lynda

Well, clarification time here too. My point wasn't that one shouldn't use
tampons at all, rather that one should know what they contain and that
there is a healthy alternative. Also, that the rate of cancer is directly
linked to tampon useage. I've ranted at my whole extended family (Grampa
had 18 brothers and sisters), so it isn't just you guys <<<BEWG>>>

Lynda

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> From: K WORTHEN <kworthen@...>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Parental Crisis
> Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 3:52 PM
>
> Dear Lynda,
> You're right nobel was a strange choice of words. I guess it was one of
> those "lack of a better term" moments. I agree that drug companies do
keep
> us in the dark. All I was saying is that tampons, like so many other
things
> in our lives can be useful (esp. if you swim) and that they do work well
for
> a lot of people (myself included). I would never discourage any of my
> daughters from using them if they wanted to. Perhaps I go overboard in
the
> empowering women thing, but I'd like my daughters to be able to use them
if
> they want. I hope I've clearified myself,
> Amy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 1:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Parental Crisis
>
>
> > When I used disposable diapers they didn't have the gel in them. I
mainly
> > used cloth but on an extended vacation they were what we choose to use.
> >
> > However, wishing to fight or not, I think that no one is trying to be
> nobel
> > (rather strange choice of words), one was simply sharing information
that
> > the drug companies and manufacturers of various products have worked
very
> > hard to keep us, the consumers, from knowing. You can't make informed
> > choices if you don't have the information/knowledge to make those
choices.
> > As one acquires more information/knowledge, one frequently finds that
the
> > choices they made in the past are not the choices they would make in
the
> > present.
> >
> > Now, TSS is similar to tetenus and blackleg in the environment it needs
to
> > cause problems and putting something on the outside of a body will have
> > nothing to do with one acquiring any of the above unless one puntures a
> > spot that they are on. All take a closed environment (lack of oxygen)
> that
> > has been traumatized--puncture wounds are the norm for tetenus, the
> scrapes
> > and pinches caused by the plastic applicators of the major culprit
tampons
> > created the environment for TSS, a bruise is the norm for blackleg.
And,
> > it should be noted that the tampons with the plastic applicators were
the
> > ones that were pulled and that other tampon makers were only required
to
> > print a warning statement on their packages.
> >
> > Lynda
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: K WORTHEN <kworthen@...>
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Parental Crisis
> > > Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 2:48 PM
> > >
> > > I'm just curios to know... how many of the people that are against
the
> > use
> > > of tampons use or have used disposable diapers on their children? It
is
> > a
> > > fact that the chemical in the gel used to make disp. diapers so
> absorbant
> > is
> > > the same chemical that was removed from tampons in 1988 because it
was
> > > linked to TSS. And we have this pressing against our children's
> > reproductive
> > > oragans 24/7? I don't want anyone to think this is a personal slam.
It's
> > > not. I use them for my kids from time to time. I'm just saying that
> > perhaps
> > > we should rethink our stance from time to time. FYI this gel is also
the
> > > same one that is used to coat Tylenol and other gel caps. Is it
really
> > > objective to make blanket statements about the use of tampons when we
> all
> > > can't be so noble to say we've never used any of these other
products. I
> > > hate conflict and don't want anyone to think I'm looking for a fight.
I
> > just
> > > think we all need to examine oue daily practices a liitle closer.
> > > amy
> >
> >
> >
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