Posts by aira

Quote: Originally Posted by serenitii They are ending the label of "swine flu" because the big pork companies are suffering economically and applying pressure. (People are afraid of pork.) Yes, I'm...

I think the are ending the label of "swine flu" because of the association with egg on their faces in the 70s. I figure they either thought no one would remember, or maybe many of the guys making decisions about the...

I'm in North Haven! DS is 5, and we are unschoolers. There is a great homeschool wilderness program going on in ansonia here: www.twocoyotes.org PM me if you want to get together sometime (I don't come to MDC much anymore.) The...

Hmmm . . . subclinical. Such a little word with such enormous implications, eh?

Another "over my dead body" here. Never. No way. No how. Not gonna happen. Anyone coming at me or family with a crap-filled syringe will be treated as attempting assault.

When I was asked to sign "the form" (I'm killing my baby, yada yada yada...), I responded that I'd be happy to sign something like that... just as soon as the ped signed *my* form stating that I have fully disclosed my lengthy...

Wow, this OP discussion sure dropped off... Is anyone going to come along and refute the breastfeeding studies as irrelevant because of the self-selection? Offer a reason why vax studies couldn't be constructed the same way? I'm...

I've tried to reply to this thread a couple times and MDC logged me off! So the gist of it is that I'll be happy to pop in now and again and chat with those who are needing hugs, looking for support, or otherwise struggling in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by cloudswinger Well, if you read the wikipedia on vaccinations, it's supposedly been around since 200BC, done by the indians or chinese. So I wouldn't say it's a relatively new concept. It's...

The shifting of police powers in the US is what makes me think it will not end anytime too soon.