A Disagreement on Fukushima
Imagine being torn within your own family at the risks of Fukushima. I have been studying the risks of Fukushima since early on. I also received a call from a friend at NOAA the first week of the disaster and decided it was time to pack up the family and head southeast from Southern California. I did exactly that, but my wife was skeptical the entire time.
She heard so little that she thought I was going crazy, but since we have two children (1 and 3), I took it my hands to make sure we were all safe. The problem is now she is really doesn't see a threat. My wife feeds my kids yogurt, although she doesn't give them much milk. It's still extremely frustrating. My biggest problem is she doesn't like sitting in a house so she takes the kids outdoors for 3-4+ hours a day. I certainly don't want her locked up in the house, but I try to get her to avoid outdoor exposure more than an hour or two each day. We are further south, so I am assuming our exposure in Southern California is much less than the Northwest, but I know it's still a threat and will continue to be so until these reactor leaks are contained.
I don't know if anyone else is experiencing a similar problem, but I'm sure there are others out there like me. My wife thinks I am negative when in fact I am just concerned about the health and safety of my wife and kids. This has been the most frustrating situation I have ever experienced in our marriage. Is any experiencing a similar situation?
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I am lucky that my husband has been very supported over this situation, however he is not as concerned as I am and I had to educate him a bit on radiation. One thing that does get his attention better is reading the posts on this forum (and I agree that the "hot particle" reads are good to share to get the point across). I do feel so isolated however from my friends and family because they do not seem as concerned or are oblivious to the issue, so I feel your pain. I am the only one with small children in my immediate family, and this has been so stressful on us even though we are together on it. I hope this thread can be a continued as support for everyone going through similar issues. Thanks for starting it.
I too am in this situation.
I too am in this situation. I have a 19 month old and want to protect him as much as I possibly can. My husband will 'humor' me for a few days, then it is back to as if Fukushima has never happened. It is a constant battle with him to get him to see that this is ongoing and is STILL a very critical situation. At times I have even thought of divorce as we just can't seem to see eye to eye on this. It is so stressful and frustrating to battle a loved one over something like this when the situation is so stressful on it's own.
YES---common marital division!
Well, I was wondering when someone was going to post about this problem!
I have had (uh-hum) "disagreements" in my household, too. I have to say that from talking with married people (or, "in a relationship," to be PC), it seems that this is a very common problem. Often, one person is very concerned, while their partner believes that they are grossly overreacting.
I contribute to a site about Fukushima fallout, and I was actually joking that we should include an advice column for these domestic disagreements. But, then I realized, that I have no advice to give!
All I can say is that after battling this with my husband for weeks, he is finally paying more attention to the seriousness of all of this now that the news is actually on CNN.com and other major media. But, at least, he had been "humoring me" with the Hyper-HEPA filter, RO water and food from the Southern Hemisphere!
I think that you should make sure that your wife sees the information about the "hot fleas." Weeks ago I had actually gotten "wind" of this info, so I was not surprised. But, I do believe that anyone learning of this-even if not 100% convinced-would really have to take some notice, especially if one has children. Really, isn't safe better than sorry????