I have to address this issue because today I was just pushed over the edge by some of these cloth diapering enthusiasts. I am seeing more and more disgust to people who use disposables from people who use cloth diapers and it is just appalling to me! For an example: on Facebook there is a post/discussion regarding Mickey Mouse using a disposable diaper on Goofy baby. The person posted asked if anyone else has seen disposable diapers on any tv shows lately and what do they think of them. Various people responded to this saying they either were impressed by seeing cloth diapers on Spongebob or the Muppet babies or in disgust that Tommy on the Rugrats wore a "saggy" disposable or that "if only the cloth diaper movement could have gotten to Pam and Jim on the show The Office at how huge that exposure of cloth diapers would have been" for those that themselves cloth diaper or make/sell cloth diapers.
Please excuse me while I throw up.
I would hate to assume that these people who cloth diaper should probably be vegan too. I know for a fact after reading some of their more personal posts on what they make for dinner that they are not in fact vegan people. I just would assume from the way they cut down people who use disposable diapers that they would be vegan and grow their own vegetables, use solar panels on their houses and ride a bike wherever they go. I think there are worse things to be disgusted in people in this world. How about those people who beat their children or drink/do drugs while pregnant? So, some people want to use disposable diapers...so what? My neighbors want to use my yard as their garbage can and so far there isn't anything I can do about it. In fact, one of their disposable diapers is on my lawn but I'm not going over there to slap them in the face with the one cloth diaper I have.
That being said, I have nothing against people who cloth diaper either (besides them hating on everyone else in the world who isn't following in their footsteps). I would cloth diaper if we could afford to spend $200 at one single time to buy some cloth diapers right at this very moment. It would not be to save the environment because let's face it, I run my air conditioner all day and night, I use toilet paper and womens products every month that I throw away (I say this because many of these cloth diapering women use Diva cups or mama cloths- along with wiping their own butt and their babies butts with flannel pieces of fabric [probably one of their husbands old hunting shirts] and they no longer use napkins or paper towels). If we chose to cloth diaper, it would be to save us some money. That is the only reason I am looking into doing this. It does kind of weird me out to have to clean poop in my washing machine or use a sprayer on a toilet to try to spray chunks of Gavin's crap off before washing these diapers. But- if it could save us some money...I would gladly do it. That doesn't mean we wouldn't NEVER use disposable diapers again. Many of these people who are like "Ew, disposables on tv- gross" are then saying "I have a long trip to go on so I have to use disposables" or something along those lines where all these other "SUPER MOMS" chime in on how to still use cloth diapers though you are driving from Maine to California without a washing machine. Um, gross. I hope those people put those used cloth diapers in a bag on their roof rack for crying out loud.
The point of this is...whether you choose to use disposable diapers like MANY people in this world or choose to use cloth diapers, remember that we all live here together. I would like to say "hey thanks for lending me your space in the landfills for all my disposable needs (diapers, tissue, plastic tubing from the hamburger meat)!"
And that leads me into my part 2 discussion of that Facebook post above regarding Mickey Mouse: someone actually said that they also were disturbed by the fact that Goofy baby was being given milk. They said "I saw that too & Goofy being fed a bottle of milk. I hope one day it will be cloth diapers & mommy's milk. Keep pushing for it!!!" What!? Are you saying the only "right" way to project the image of a baby is in cloth diapers and drinking breast milk? Are you kidding me? This is for another discussion later on because I have to go so I can give my son formula from a can (a powder even!).
-Samantha
