Natural Parenting

It’s official.  My son is obsessed with tags. 

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Pillow tags, stuffed animal tags, shirt tags, you name it.  If it’s a tag, Axel wants to eat it.  It’s seriously insane.  If he sees a tag, even if it’s far away from him, he goes after it like his life depends on it.  It doesn’t really make sense to me why he would go for a plain little white tag, especially when he is surrounded by colorful toys, and other entertaining things, like mommy and daddy.  I’m beginning to wonder if there is an underlying cause for this behavior.

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We’ve actually started tearing the tags off of all of our pillows, and a few other things.  It just doesn’t seem like it could be that good for him.  I’d hate for him to get addicted to the ink.  I realize how far fetched that must sound, but I think it’s a definite possibility. 

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I know that for me personally, becoming addicted to toxins is fairly easy.  My mind loves the chemicals in junk food.  They give me a sort of rush, or high almost, but they also drop me afterwards.  That’s why I try my hardest to stay away from them.  Something that gives you a good feeling at first, but later leaves you feeling like you got hit by a truck, can’t be good for your body.  That’s why I’m nervous about letting Axel chew on these tags, as I’d hate for him to get a taste for something that’s so unnatural. 

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I understand that allowing him to eat a little ink may not do a whole lot of damage, but you never know.  And, even if the damage is extremely minimal, I’d rather him not have any if I can prevent it.  My job as a mother is to make sure my child is loved, nurtured, and protected.  If that means cutting off all the tags in my house, so be it. 

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*Does anyone know if the ink on tags is actually toxic?  (The tags I’m talking about are the ones that have ink printed on them, not the kind that have stitching with dyed threads.)  I’m really curious about this.  Although, I know that even if the ink isn’t considered a toxin, it’s still not really suitable for eating!  If anyone knows anything about this, please comment!  Thanks!

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