there seems to be a small number of people in the natural community that love to be 'crunchier than thou'. so i'm going to set the record strait. you are much more of a hippy than i am. you just are. and here is why:
tonights dinner is made from a box.
i'm not sure that the meat we're adding to said box was humanely killed.
in fact i'm pretty sure that it wasn't.
my walk today.... Bubby was in a stroller.
the felt i've used to make Bubby's hand made busy books was not 100% recycled.
i throw away toilet paper tubes.
my milk is regular whole milk.
i drink diet pepsi.
i buy organic foods - some times.
i shop at walmart.
i don't own a bike.
Bubby wears disposable diapers.
i consistently forget my re-usable bags.
i have been known to knit things that are not made of wool.
i let my subscription to Mother Earth News expire.
try as i might, i HAVE to shampoo my hair at least every other day.
my last tube of lipstick was probably not cruelty free.
i haven't put my raised garden beds together, though i have all the stuff to do it.
my lawn mower is a gas powered, black smoke spewing, monstrosity of an antique.
so see? i said it. you can rest easy. there is at least SOMEONE that is less crunchy than you.
**no, this isn't aimed at anybody. it started as a random thought that popped into my head and i wen't with it. so no, i'm not being made to feel bad or anything. you're good.**
I know that feeling. It's actually a substantial part of why I'm considering leaving a local crunchy parenting board.
ReplyDeleteSo, so, so agree! I didn't want to post on Facebook that Q had pneumonia because I would have gotten a ton of responses not to put her on antibiotics, try chiro, colloidal silver, etc. and the shock and horror that I dare treat her 105 degree fever with Motrin and not egg whites to the feet....
ReplyDeletei firmly believe that while natural remedies are wonderful, dammit, science sometimes wins!!!
DeleteI think you get an E for effort cause at least you try more than most people. And I always feel like such a failure when I forget my reuseable bags at the grocery store. But then I look at it like as I'm stocking up on kitty litter scoopin bags.
ReplyDeleteI don't know... I think everyone sort of feels this way. I know I do. I have good intentions, but whatever... some days and things are just what they are and I do what I can as I can. I totally think that's more than some and less than others. And I'm ok with that.
ReplyDeleteOh mommies. I think it happens to anyone in general, not just the crunchies. You know how people can be negative or self-righteous at times (intentionally or not). As they say, think before you click. I wish people were kinder and work towards a happier world (exaggerating now)! Let's just think that they meant good.
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