My daughter was invited recently to her friend's 3 year old birthday party. She was so excited! She picked out presents for her friend and even wrote her name on the card, as well as a 2 year old can.
Thankfully the mother of her friend has hanged their food to more organic so it made me feel a better about going since they were providing lunch. It's easy to control things in my own home but going to someone else's home can be stressful since I only feed my daughter organic.
As I made a plate of food for my daughter she asked me if she could have some chips. I noticed the bag that the corn chips had come from and they were not organic, meaning that they were made with GM (genetically Modified) corn, so I had to tell her no. Thankfully she was ok with this since there were organic strawberries. I also had brought my daughter's stainless steel sippy cup filled with water from our Reverse Osmosis system and I was happy I did. They had water bottles for everyone. I really wanted to say something about not drinking from plastic water bottles since the bottles that water come in contain BPA and that it leaches in the water, but I didn't.
The birthday cupcakes came and they asked who wanted ice cream. I see that the ice cream container and I see it is not organic and I know it is made with milk that contains growth hormones and antibiotics that were fed to the cows. No ice cream.
The party was over and we get a little gift bag on the way out. We walked in the door of our house and my daughter immediately opens the bag and there are cute pads of paper, non toxic crayons, cute hair ties and a plastic brush and plastic little mirror. Damn! As my daughter went down for her nap the plastic items mysteriously disappear from the house. There is a certainty that the plastic they are made with contains BPA or other chemicals that I do not want going into her mouth.
It was a great party. Not really a stress-free day, but I am aware that this is the way things are and will be for me to keep my daughter away from the chemicals, hormones, pesticides and genetically modified things that exist in the items and foods that most people use everyday without a second thought. I know that for people who don't do things the way I do it must seem odd, but I don't care. I want my daughter to have as healthy an existence as I possibly can as long as I can.
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