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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 670474" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>I am very allergic to it too, Leafy. So is my daughter. And corn syrup, which is in everything, too. We don't eat prepared foods, and are very careful in restaurants.</p><p></p><p>I never thought about MSG being the thing that makes us want to eat more and more. I think that is probably a true observation, Leafy.</p><p></p><p>Scary thought, isn't it. Especially in light of the information on gut flora and its effects on physical and emotional health. I was thinking about when my children were little and to breast feed a baby was practically an act of social rebellion. It was believed that Science could improve on Mother's Milk, do you remember that, Leafy?</p><p></p><p>La Leche League, where young moms could go so we would not feel guilty about breastfeeding our babies.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, wow, Leafy. You must really love the stuffings out of your D H. Ii am turning into lazy these days, and only making apple crisp most of the time, and never for breakfast.</p><p></p><p>What a beautiful scent memory that must have made, with the sun coming up.</p><p></p><p>I told my D H there was a lady on the site who knew how to cook Chinese. I will tell him that your D H favorite breakfast is apple pie, hot and fresh from the oven.</p><p></p><p>He will love that story.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Rice, instead of toast or pancakes, Leafy? </p><p></p><p>My D H loves Spam, too.</p><p></p><p>When his family visited from Italy, the thing they loved most was white Tasty bread. Yes, the cheap stuff. You believe it? And they loved peanut butter, too. They took it back in their suitcases, when they left.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, I loved everything about learning this. How extraordinary. </p><p></p><p>Thank you.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I love coffee. When I went into menopause, I developed allergies and asthma and I had to stop drinking it. Now that I am better, I can drink it again but it still tightens me up a little. I have been thinking about transitioning to herbal teas. </p><p></p><p>I love Earl Grey.</p><p></p><p>So, maybe Earl Grey.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I am glad their cultures and practices and beliefs are coming back, very glad. It is the same here, with Native culture. Two of my grandchildren are Native.</p><p></p><p>It has been an awakening for me, to see history from their perspectives.</p><p></p><p>Though the generations who suffered through it are mostly gone now, my daughter was loved by a Native grandmother who told story after story about what it was like to have lost their families and been put into boarding schools and to have been forbidden to speak their own languages, and to have seen their Medicine Men disparaged and ridiculed.</p><p></p><p>And to have been called savages.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>My granddaughters have experienced prejudice, too. </p><p></p><p>What a horribly hurtful thing.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 670474, member: 17461"] I am very allergic to it too, Leafy. So is my daughter. And corn syrup, which is in everything, too. We don't eat prepared foods, and are very careful in restaurants. I never thought about MSG being the thing that makes us want to eat more and more. I think that is probably a true observation, Leafy. Scary thought, isn't it. Especially in light of the information on gut flora and its effects on physical and emotional health. I was thinking about when my children were little and to breast feed a baby was practically an act of social rebellion. It was believed that Science could improve on Mother's Milk, do you remember that, Leafy? La Leche League, where young moms could go so we would not feel guilty about breastfeeding our babies. Oh, wow, Leafy. You must really love the stuffings out of your D H. Ii am turning into lazy these days, and only making apple crisp most of the time, and never for breakfast. What a beautiful scent memory that must have made, with the sun coming up. I told my D H there was a lady on the site who knew how to cook Chinese. I will tell him that your D H favorite breakfast is apple pie, hot and fresh from the oven. He will love that story. Rice, instead of toast or pancakes, Leafy? My D H loves Spam, too. When his family visited from Italy, the thing they loved most was white Tasty bread. Yes, the cheap stuff. You believe it? And they loved peanut butter, too. They took it back in their suitcases, when they left. Oh, I loved everything about learning this. How extraordinary. Thank you. I love coffee. When I went into menopause, I developed allergies and asthma and I had to stop drinking it. Now that I am better, I can drink it again but it still tightens me up a little. I have been thinking about transitioning to herbal teas. I love Earl Grey. So, maybe Earl Grey. I am glad their cultures and practices and beliefs are coming back, very glad. It is the same here, with Native culture. Two of my grandchildren are Native. It has been an awakening for me, to see history from their perspectives. Though the generations who suffered through it are mostly gone now, my daughter was loved by a Native grandmother who told story after story about what it was like to have lost their families and been put into boarding schools and to have been forbidden to speak their own languages, and to have seen their Medicine Men disparaged and ridiculed. And to have been called savages. *** My granddaughters have experienced prejudice, too. What a horribly hurtful thing. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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