I\'m Summer, a mouthy, sarcastic bitch. I\'m passionate about natural birth, long term breastfeeding, and living naturally. I curse too much, love tattoos, and will some day be crushed to death by my book collection. I homeschool, dream of gardening, and swing to the left. 
Attack of the Eco-Moms!
Hey look, Julia Roberts and I have something in common. Besides our incredible good looks, that is. You know people get us confused all the time, and now they’ll be even more confused. I can see it now, poor Julia will be taking the composting out and the neighbors will look out their window and holler “Hey Summer, is that you?” Then she’ll sigh and shake her head and wish everyone would stop getting us mixed up.
OK, kidding aside there is something about having kids that seems to make people stop and really look at the world around them. Usually followed by an “Oh shit!” and a desperate scurry to figure out what they can do to make everything as perfect as possible for this tiny bundle of love that is so dependent on you. It’s frightening to think of all the things you breath, eat, touch, and use daily suddenly invading the microcosm of your baby.
They are perfect and you think, How can I help sustain their state of bliss and progress? And really beating up the planet the way we have is not going to do that. Having kids is a great catalyst for reflection and action.
Having kids set in motion my “hippie” gears for certain. Which is a bit funny because I was raised in a semi-hippie-ish home. Had a garden, composted, recycled cans, reused brown paper sacks to wallpaper the living room. But my teens pushed me as far away from that as possible. I was a typical teen munching on Big Macs and tossing my trash out the window. It took having kids oif my own to realise that maybe it isn’t such a nutty idea to be environmentally friendly.
[tags]Julia Roberts, environment, parenting, kids[/tags]
I totally agree! I also had a “duh” moment when I realized that I was going to have to start taking better care of my own body so I could grow old and be a burden on my child!
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