A brief personal aside . . .

My (elder) little guy’s day care is putting a referendum of sorts to parents; apparently some parents want their children to be served only organic milk. Organic milk is more expensive, and so if the change to all-organic is supported, tuition will have to be hiked – a modest two-figure sum per student per month.

In the Geraghty house, sometimes we buy organic milk, sometimes we buy non-organic. If Dad’s doing the shopping, it may depend on what was at his eye and arm level that day.

If you prefer organic milk, fine, but don’t expect me or any other parent to pay for it. That’s taking your personal preference and forcing everyone else to make the same choice and hitting them with an additional cost to cover that more expensive personal preference. A lot of the kids bring a snack of some kind from home; sending in a thermos or sealed cup or serving-size container of organic milk can’t be that much harder or more complicated.

I like living where I live, but I remarked to Mrs. Campaign Spot that the D.C. area can be a very “pious” place sometimes. Oh, it’s not the traditional definition of devotion to religion, but instead the need to showcase one’s loyalty to all the “right” causes and decisions and proper behavior. It seems that for some of these parents, sending organic milk to school with their kids is insufficient; they need everyone else to know they they only want organic milk for their kids, and that we really ought to be following the same dietary practices.

I find it all udderly infuriating.