Slow Behind the 8 Ball!
I don't read a lot of parenting magazines. Most of them don't represent my life. I don't recognize myself or my life in the pictures or stories which is why I missed a rather scathing stab by actress, Amanda Peet, at non-vaccinating parents in the July issue of Cookie. Peet stated, "Frankly, I feel that parents who don't vaccinate their children are parasites." Parasites? Let's take a deeper look at that word, shall we? Biology An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host. Wow! I contribute nothing ? I'll be honest. If autism hadn't come into my life, I'd be just like Peet. Misinformed, judgmental, biased. The list goes on. But I'm not like her. My life isn't privileged. I don't have celebrity status to stand behind and use to insult families who have been living with this disorder for decades. I'm sure if it were up to Peet, our children w...