Lynda

In this case it is a "big evil wicked grin" <g>

Lynda

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> From: K WORTHEN <kworthen@...>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Parental Crisis
> Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 4:28 PM
>
> 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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