Thank you very much, you took the words out of my mouth. My mother used to live on a farm as well. She would even drink milk that was never pasteurizedOriginally Posted by Yosemite
Certainly got a reaction!
I agree that we are too germophobic! I grew up on a farm where we pulled carrots and turnips right out of the ground, wiped them on our pants and ate them, we tended to the farm animals and probably didn't wash our hands terribly well before eating. Now bear in mind that dad had spread cow manure all over this area before he planted these vegetables.
As a kid, none of us were sick (except for measles and mumps), none of us had ear infections, none of us had allergies, and I could go on. Our bodies were ALLOWED to build up immunities to bacteria and germs. Our kids nowadays are not allowed to do that because parents are TOO worried about germs. You are right about the chemicals - just spray more chemicals into the air and let them breathe that - it's better! YEAH, RIGHT!