Christmas

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

We bought 99% wooden toys due to the nasty recalls of all the Chinese made toys and they were a big hit with Spence! He absolutely loves the wooden parking garage and has played with it non-stop.

My dad got Spence a plastic art desk/easel, but it is all American made plastic. I couldn't be happier with it. :)

Happy Holidays!

Flu shot, schmu shot

So, apparently flu shots are now mandatory for New Jersey preschoolers. Where do I even begin with this?

First off, I have a hard time with the state mandating that I must inject anything into my child. Typically it wouldn't be too big of a deal. I'd say "fill out a philosophical exemption" and be done with it, but NJ only has religious and medical exemptions. True, I don't live in New Jersey, but this sets a terrifying precident. Today it is New Jersey, tomorrow it could be Arkansas.

Secondly, why can the state mandate private preschools? I understand the logic behind vaccinating publicly schooled children. Attend the public's school, abide by the state's rules. But for a privately owned preschool? It just doesn't seem right.

Third, while many organizations push the flu vaccine, it hasn't even been proven truely effective. Many are still preserved with mercury as well, which is one of the culprits of the big vaccine/autism debate.

I, quite simply, am not on board with forced vaccinations, flu or otherwise.

So....its been awhile.

I guess you could say I got busy. Or maybe I just didn't have anything to say.

I shall be back later with thoughts on the mandatory flu shots for New Jersey preschoolers.