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Tag Archives: health
Name calling in the name of science
Yesterday someone on Facebook accused me of murder. Yes, you read that right. Murder. I am a murderer because I didn’t get a flu shot. In refusing flu shots, I am killing someone with a compromised immune system by exposing … Continue reading
Posted in Drugs, Family, Health, Life Learning, Unschooling, blogging
Tagged anti-vaxxers, education, family, health, health care, vaccine alternatives, vaccines
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Why I’m opposed to vaccines for infants
As you have probably heard, there has been an outbreak of the measles at Disneyland in California. Cue the anger of the vaccine proponents – everyone from Melinda Gates to Dan Diamond, a contributing writer at Forbes, who wants to … Continue reading
Oreos are not the anti-christ
I am so sick of hearing parents preach about food to their kids. Not once while growing up do I remember my Mom launching into a speech about the evils of certain foods or how “we don’t eat that in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged family, food, gmo's, health, junk food, life learning, moderation, oreos, parenting, ruffles, tomatoes with sugar, unschooling
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The benefits of diversity
Anybody who studies genetics will tell you that when the gene pool of a given population becomes too uniform, stagnant or (dare I say it?) standardized, the results are not favorable. The health of the population suffers, as does … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, School, Unschooling
Tagged animals, cartoon, diversity, dna, dystopian future, education, farmers, gene pool, genetics, health, independent thought, learning, life learning, pretties, school, scott westerfeld, standardized tests, uglies, unschooling
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I had a lot of stuff I thought about writing tonight – Thanksgiving as a tradition and all the ways it is celebrated, but after a day full of food and friends, I find my brain just wants to rest. … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling, holidays
Tagged family, friends, health, learning, life learning, New York City, thanksgiving, unschooling
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