Granola Moms scare me !?

Question

I am sick/scared of these granola tree hugging mommies who co-sleep , and instinctively parent while feeding their ( always dirty and unkempt) children unpasturized organic food products and refuse vaccinations so the rest of us can start worrying about Polio and Small Pox outbreaks again ! I think these people should all be investigated by CPS and forced to shave their arm pits and legs , and cover their gnarly toenails in closed toe shoes ....eeeww !

But , What do YOU think ?

Answer 1

I'm scared of close minded mothers! I cosleep, attachment parent, babywear, use herbs and homeopathy, cloth diaper, don't vaccinate, my family eat healthy and if you called CPS on me they'd laugh at you! First you should research and realize that you probably weren't vaccinated for small pox! Also, by looking at me you wouldn't know that's how I parent. My family is clean and we keep our nails trim.
I agree with another person, if you think those vaccinations work, you should have no problem with my son and I not being vaccinated!
I would type more but you're not worth it.

Answer 2

Granola Mom

Answer 3

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"Mom, women who eat meat get more breast cancer. I hate eating really innocent animals that haven't done anything to make me eat them? So, since soybeans and soya is more full of protein than beef, I can eat tofu, chickpeas, lentils and a ton of things *present her with a list of foods with all the nutrients* so I'll be healthier this way. Also constipation, meat clogs you up". She's your mom and you love her, right? If you're afraid she'll yell and say no, just expect her to yell, then it won't make you upset. The only thing she wants is you to be healthy, and if you all were Hindus she wouldn't even care, because you'd be vegetarian anyway- and Indian mothers adore their children. So, just do the research, write a list of foods- a long list, tell her you're nervous to talk to her about something, and really be honest and go slowly because this is important. You'll laugh about it after, she'll be very happy you've done a lot of homework on it, and bottom line is, she can't make you eat meat. So if there's beans, rice, cereals, granola, fruit, veg, noodles and spaghetti in the house, you can eat those anyway.

Answer 4

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Granola Moms scare me !?
I am sick/scared of these granola tree hugging mommies who co-sleep , and instinctively parent while feeding their ( always dirty and unkempt) children unpasturized organic food products and refuse vaccinations so the rest of us can start worrying about Polio and Small Pox outbreaks again ! I...

Answer 5

Wow. Generalize much?

We co-sleep and we believe in eating a mostly natural/organic diet. We do our best because, lets face it, organic food is expensive. But we do avoid anything with trans fat. I do it because I have studied nutrition and most prepackaged foods are cancer causing. If you want to turn a blind eye to that fact that is your perogative.

I DO believe in vaccinations. I do shave and I keep my toenails trimmed. :) I also always wear closed toe shoes because my absolute favorite shoe is Converse.

Anyway, my point is that just because someone co-sleeps and believes in healthy eating doesn't make them some tree hugging granola mom.

I don't believe you can classify people in that way. That would be like me assuming that every home school family is conservative Christian. Or that because someone has purple hair and multiple piercings she can't possibly be a cheerleading coach.

Answer 6

If your kid is vaccinated, how are they in danger from another child being unvaccinated? I'm so confused by your logic. Sounds like you've labeled an entire population on an extreme example. I know plenty of people who drink unpasteurized milk (you don't pasteurize veggies or fruit, so I'm not sure where you're going on that) and they dress and groom like most of society.

Anyway, I'm more moderate than your example, but I'm personally tired of people who give their daughters perms at 3 years old, and teach them that new shoes are more important than homeless people. I guess it depends on your value system.

And for the person who says they'd rather have an autistic child. OH PLEASE...you can't say that until you live day to day cleaning up after your nine year old still crapping in her pants. Or picking the skin off her hands and feet until they bleed. I do have proof that vaccines caused autism in my children, in the form of MRI's that show lesions on their brains. SOME people have proof of this. Some don't. There are MANY causes for autism, up to twenty genes, some of which cause a inflated response to vaccines. My younger children have had mumps, measles, rubella, and pertussis, after I refused to vaccinate them. Each one was no worse than the common cold. Complications from those diseases were very rare, and inflated by Eli Lilly trying to sell a product.

Answer 7

Hmm apart from the unkempt children, nasty toes and unshaved body hair..I guess I am a granola mom. Never thought of it as a bad thing that I feed my child healthy selections and teach him young how to eat for life.

Some vaccines aren't necessary, children NEED to get sick sometimes, if you keep popping every vaccine into them known to man then they will end of dyeing of a common cold!!

It sounds more like you have an issue with a particular woman, or group of women and are making a bad generalization of a whole.

Answer 8

I like granola cereal, and I'm a mom, does that count?

Answer 9

Its okay. I understand. My absolutely best friend had this same problem. What she decided to do was eat meat about once a month because honestly you need the protein that meat gives you, so she told her mom that if she could be a vegetarian then she would eat meat about once or twice a month. Hope this helps! (p.s. dont be afraid to tell her anything! she will understand, shes your mother! just explain it to her why you think its wrong:)

Answer 10

Like: Most, in your words, 'granola moms' are such great mama bears to their kids. I've never met one who wasn't a devoted, loving parent.
Dislike: Most 'granola' parents I've met are just as closed minded as you seem to be against the more conventional 'mainstream' moms. I hate that people label so much. We're all parents, we all love our kids.
I do agree with you on the vaccination issue, however. Polio and whooping cough is coming back. I'm keeping my kid vaccinated. There's no proof that vaccines cause autism. They don't know what causes it. And, to put it rather bluntly, I'd rather have an autistic child then a dead child (from polio, smallpox, mumps, rubella, etc etc etc)