Only 9 and it happened already

OMG! I do not want to hear this!! My twins are 9! I'm not ready for them to be little women yet It's bad enough they have little hairy armpits already....oh my, what will I do?

Stephanie

This is exactly the age Emily started and it really hasn't been to bad, except for the fact that she can't swallow pills. But we found liquid Tylenol in the US and it has worked great for her. Good Luck!

Not sure how this very old thread is now resurfacing, but this particular part really caught my eye.
The reason you didn't have the problems that your niece is having is because the dubious practices of factory farming have changed since you were coming up. To compensate for chronic ill effects caused by the deplorable living conditions of dairy producing livestock, animals are pumped full of antibiotics, hormones, and other toxic substances known to compromise the health of both the animals themselves and the humans that consume these products (especially children). There have been many attempts by public interest groups to at the very least label milk, eggs, etc that contain BGH (bovine growth hormones) so the consumer can choose to avoid these products, but of course the FDA and our esteemed political representatives are much more concerned about the business interests (and campaign donations) of Monsanto than they are about the health of our children.
What can you do? Buy organic and free range as much as possible. Of course, families on a budget don't always have that option, but the gov't really doesn't care about the problems of poor people anyway, especially kids.
Can you tell this is a hot button issue for me?!

Not sure how this very old thread is now resurfacing, but this particular part really caught my eye.
The reason you didn't have the problems that your niece is having is because the dubious practices of factory farming have changed since you were coming up. To compensate for chronic ill effects caused by the deplorable living conditions of dairy producing livestock, animals are pumped full of antibiotics, hormones, and other toxic substances known to compromise the health of both the animals themselves and the humans that consume these products (especially children). There have been many attempts by public interest groups to at the very least label milk, eggs, etc that contain BGH (bovine growth hormones) so the consumer can choose to avoid these products, but of course the FDA and our esteemed political representatives are much more concerned about the business interests (and campaign donations) of Monsanto than they are about the health of our children.
What can you do? Buy organic and free range as much as possible. Of course, families on a budget don't always have that option, but the gov't really doesn't care about the problems of poor people anyway, especially kids.
Can you tell this is a hot button issue for me?!

Jeanne, i just want to say i'm so glad you brought this up. i am a big milk drinker and as you know, i'm also a big animal lover and i've been wondering about how buying milk from the market may be affecting the well being of animals who produce milk.
i will buy organic from now on, regardless of the cost. i assume the same is the case with cheese and other dairy products...do you buy yours organic? can i get these things at Whole Foods for example?
thanks....
i already buy my eggs from cage free hens...it costs twice the price but is so worth it for me.

I've given Erin organic since she started milk and now I will continue this too! Thanks for the info.

Yeah, Jen, you can certainly get organic dairy at Whole Foods, - most mainstream supermarkets now carry several brands of organic everything. The hardest thing to get on a consistent basis is organic meat, but you are a vegetarian, so that's not an issue for you.

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but...

EEEEP! 9?!?!?! Wow. I remember in like 6th grade, everyone found out that a girl got her's when she was 8, and everyone teased her about it for so long.

I got mine when I was 13, and by then I too was wanting it to come along really badly because all of my friends had theirs'.

Capucine got her's when she was 15. She didn't really want it, strangly, lol. She dreaded it. For a long time, obviously. Haha. My kids are late developers, really. Capucine is 16 now and she looks about 13. My 7 year-old looks 5! They didn't get it from me, I don't think, lol.