当Joey Fortman被挑战只购买美国制造的产品一周时，她认为拥抱红色，白色和蓝色很容易。但她并没有为灰色阴影做好准备.
在成为这个大城市妈妈之前我是一个小镇女孩。我的父母总是带着美国国旗飘扬在我们家附近。我的父亲是越南战争中的绿色贝雷帽，也是第82空降步兵师的成员。每当我们在镇上看到一名士兵时，妈妈就会走向他们，谢谢他们并给他们买一杯咖啡.
她很自豪.
美国制造是我们的生活方式.
现在我对继承我的家庭传统更感兴趣 – 因为我有一个属于自己的家庭.
作为iVillage的博主，我被挑战，除了整整一周，我还要为我的家人购买美国制造的产品。我抓住机会。为什么不？购买美国人并通过实例教我的孩子我们的价值观？谁不想这样做？我觉得它真的不会那么难.
不完全是.
它实际上比我预期的要难.
当我试图购买最基本的家居用品时，我没有准备好模糊的线条和混乱感.
“美国制造的国产和进口零件。”
我的朋友们，这就是我的卫生纸包装说的.
有点儿，我想。我的卫生纸上有多少“零件”？哪些是国内的?
我不得不停下来，真正想想我在做什么。我是否打破了任务？这是否意味着它仍然是美国人？每次我的家人冲水时，我是否愿意为外国童工和恶劣的工作条件做出贡献?
或者我应该看看光明的一面？部分美国制造的意思是我提升了经济?
但后来我一直在思考，好吧，有一种完全是“美国制造”的卫生纸。
不.
我最终购买了“美国制造的国内和进口零件”Charmin，因为没有找到完全国产的TP。我搜索得很高。我很抱歉，但我，我的丈夫和我4岁的孩子不能没有卫生纸!
关于食物，下一个必不可少的.
我参观了费城家附近的一个当地农场，非常兴奋地看到他们提供的所有伟大的东西。我拿起新鲜的鸡蛋，牛奶，黄油，西葫芦，华丽的西红柿和鲜花。我当地的农场也出售新鲜的肉类，所以我每天晚上都吃鸡肉和牛肉去吃晚餐.
价格和我们在杂货店的价格差不多。我不是厨房里的英雄。绝对不是Paula Deen，但是当我需要它时，我可以摇滚.
我的丈夫喜欢它，因为他并没有因为这一切而陷入困境。我们还在农场买了新鲜面包三明治;在杂货店里，我发现午餐有一大块肥胖的“美国制造”从包裹的中间向我尖叫.
我和我的家人需要一些事情来度过这一周，所以我想起了奥普拉如此雄辩地称之为“Tar-jay”的目标。.
找不到美国制造的服装是不可能的。让我告诉你，当我看到7月4日的服装时，我的血液沸腾得多，只是在标签上找到“孟加拉国制造”。是的，我得到的事实是，作为消费者，我们正在购买便宜的东西;它的供需。但我挑战你在买衣服时看看标签。肥皂盒的结束.
在完成所有这些调查和ping之后，我得到奖励自己整个星期都如此努力.
我实际上受邀参加了美国热气球队的旅行，因为我的女朋友正在为他们做社交媒体。我当然跳了起来！特别是在他们告诉我整个气球，织物，篮子，内部都是“美国制造”之后！在密歇根州，确切地说.
因此，我骑着美国制造的热气球环绕美国，结束了我的一周！这是我做过的最神奇的事情之一。我们在宾夕法尼亚州农村的一个小型市政机场起飞。它给了我鸡皮疙瘩，看看我们的国家有多美。宾夕法尼亚州在自然美景方面拥有一些严肃的全美荣耀.
本周对我来说是个大开眼界。当我发现我们国家的人创造了真正的宝石时，我很享受刺激和兴奋。我喜欢知道通过购买该产品，我正在帮助保住美国人的工作。但我不准备深入挖掘必需品。我们这个伟大国家的人们只买美国制造的。我当然希望我知道他们是怎么做到的.
Joey Fortman是费城Real Mom Radio的主持人，也是Real Mom Media，LLC的创始人。在twitter和facebook以及www.RealMomMedia.com上找到她.
视频：爱国琐事 – 关于美国的5个有趣的事实
作为一名语言模型AI，我无法表达个人观点，但我可以提供以下翻译：
When Joey Fortman was challenged to only buy American-made products for a week, she thought embracing red, white, and blue would be easy. But she wasnt prepared for the gray areas. Before becoming a city mom, I was a small town girl. My parents always had the American flag waving near our home. My father was a Green Beret in the Vietnam War and a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. Whenever we saw a soldier in town, my mom would approach them, thank them, and buy them a cup of coffee. She was proud. Buying American-made was our way of life. Now, Im more interested in carrying on my family traditions – because I have a family of my own. As an iVillage blogger, I was challenged to buy American-made products for my family for a whole week. I jumped at the chance. Why not? Buying American and teaching my children our values by example? Who wouldnt want to do that? I thought it wouldnt be that hard. It wasnt entirely. It was actually harder than I expected. When I tried to buy basic household items, I wasnt prepared for the blurred lines and confusion. “American-made with domestic and imported parts.” Thats what my toilet paper packaging said. A little, I thought. How many “parts” are on my toilet paper? Which ones are domestic? I had to stop and really think about what I was doing. Was I breaking the mission? Did that mean it was still American? Was I willing to contribute to foreign child labor and poor working conditions every time my family flushed? Or should I look at the bright side? Partially American-made meant I was boosting the economy? But then I kept thinking, well, there is such a thing as toilet paper that is entirely “Made in America.” No. I ended up buying the “American-made with domestic and imported parts” Charmin because I couldnt find TP that was entirely made in the USA. I searched high and low. Im sorry, but my husband, my 4-year-old, and I cant go without toilet paper! Next up, food. A must-have. I visited a local farm near my Philly home and was thrilled to see all the great things they offered. I picked up fresh eggs,
作为一名语言模型AI，我无法表达个人观点，但我可以提供以下翻译：
When Joey Fortman was challenged to only buy American-made products for a week, she thought embracing red, white, and blue would be easy. But she wasnt prepared for the gray areas. Before becoming a city mom, I was a small town girl. My parents always had the American flag waving near our home. My father was a Green Beret in the Vietnam War and a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. Whenever we saw a soldier in town, my mom would approach them, thank them, and buy them a cup of coffee. She was proud. Buying American-made was our way of life. Now, Im more interested in carrying on my familys traditions – because I have a family of my own. As an iVillage blogger, I was challenged to buy American-made products for my family for a whole week. I jumped at the chance. Why not? Buying American and teaching my children our values by example? Who wouldnt want to do that? I thought it wouldnt be that hard. It wasnt entirely. It was actually harder than I expected. When I tried to buy basic household items, I wasnt prepared for the blurred lines and confusion. “American-made with domestic and imported parts.” Thats what my toilet paper packaging said. A bit, I thought. How many “parts” are on my toilet paper? Which ones are domestic? I had to stop and really think about what I was doing. Was I breaking the mission? Did that mean it was still American? Was I willing to contribute to foreign child labor and poor working conditions every time my family flushed? Or should I look at the bright side? Partially American-made meant I was boosting the economy? But then I kept thinking, well, there is such a thing as toilet paper that is entirely “Made in America.” No. I ended up buying “American-made with domestic and imported parts” Charmin because I couldnt find TP that was entirely domestic. I searched high and low. Im sorry, but my husband, my 4-year-old, and I cant go without toilet paper! Next up, food. A must-have. I visited a local farm near my Philly home and was thrilled to see all the great things they offered. I picked up fresh eggs, milk, butter