Trends
are necessary in society, and I am not above yielding to trends’ enticing drifts.
For example, after my lavender scented baths, I eat fingerfuls of coconut oil
while thoroughly lathering it all over my skin. Also, when my son was nine-months-old, I
bought him Robeez shoes so his feet would develop properly (knowing in my head
that my feet developed just fine after wearing Mary Janes for the first five
years of my life). Having a husband who works at Trader Joe’s, I often think
about society’s prevailing trends, and as a mom, I am constantly comparing my
parenting decisions to my peers’ parenting tendencies. Trends play an important role in shaping our identities and connecting us to others. Some trends, such as eating organic meat and breastfeeding infants, are healthy; some trends are pointless, although harmless; and some trends are harmful. The ones that crack me up, such as abstaining from gluten without having Celiac Disease and bulletproofing coffee, are useful if they provide peace of mind (and perhaps a decadent cup of extremely fattening coffee).
