K WORTHEN

o.k. there's another acronym. What's bewg? I'm guessing it is something to
do with a big wide grin. Am i right?
Amy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Parental Crisis


> 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
>
> ----------
> > 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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