Everything you're doing is messing up your kid -- and your own potential to have more, which, of course, you'd mess up. From drinking a soda yourself and shampooing your hair to using baby bottles to feed your child, a toxic cocktail of chemicals is playing havoc on hormones and causing developmental problems modern science has yet to fully comprehend.
At least that's the message of an Oakland Tribune article about the as-yet-unknown downside of modern, everyday products. The chemicals inside plastics, toys and appliances tinker with key hormones -- turning them on when they should be off, or vice versa. "In the absence of concrete data for many of these chemicals, the precautionary principle should be exercised," said one scientist.
If that's not the scariest message I've heard in a long time, I'm not sure what is. On its face, it appears to be sound advice. Be cautious. OK, sure. Fine. But of what, exactly? Should I not drink Coke? Should I throw out my daughter's baby bottles? Will drinking beer from a can instead of directly from the tap inhibit my ability to have more kids? Get on it, people. Stop with the scare tactics and get with the testing. Just how safe is my kid? How safe are we all?
