From one mom to another
A Meat and Dairy Industries Article from All-Creatures.org

FROM Switch4Good
May 2021

I spend my day waging battles for other moms out there - the ones like me that feel they should have a right to give their kid what they feel is healthiest for them.

I was wrestling with my son this morning, trying to get him to wear his dino sneakers because his pink ones are getting so worn out. He wears them EVERY DAY. Then it was which water bottle to bring to school and what jacket to put on before climbing into his car seat. I welcome these little inconvenient battles where my son is asserting who he is and learning his place in the world.

Other battles aren’t so welcome. When I drop him off at school, I have to wage a battle about why I choose to provide him with soy milk and not cow’s milk. As a mother, I want what’s best for him. I want something that was created for his consumption. I’m not comfortable with him ingesting something that feels stolen from another little one, whose mother made it for her baby. Needing to provide a doctor’s note, explaining that my son won’t be taking the cow’s milk (and the myriad of hormones that come with it) at school is preposterous. That’s why after I drive home from dropping him off, I spend my day waging battles for other moms out there. The ones like me that feel they should have a right to give their kid what they feel is healthiest for them and the voiceless mothers whose milk was stolen from their babies to feed ours. I need your help in that fight.

Join Me In A Donation To Switch4Good

At Switch4Good, we’re working tirelessly to spread the message that not only do alternatives exist, but they are kinder, healthier and more beneficial to the planet than cow’s milk. And don’t get me started on the food justice issues surrounding dairy. I want all kids in school to have this choice and not be force fed the governmentally subsidized option that they’re led to believe is what’s best for them by constant dairy industry advertising.

This is an issue that is too urgent to wait.

I’m impatient by nature, which hasn’t always served me. I’ve stirred many pots at family gatherings, at friendly game nights and at neighborhood parks directed at unsuspecting parents. But I’m damn grateful for my impatience here at Switch4Good. Because our kids’ health isn’t something we should EVER be passive about. If there’s one thing we are tasked with as moms and dads, it’s feeding our children (and making sure they don’t crack their heads open while playing...so two things).

Please join me in waging these battles for all our children. My fabulously passionate and impatient team is working hard to make meaningful change. But that work doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Your generosity is the ONLY way to make these victories possible. On behalf of my child and yours, thank you for making a difference.

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