tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412683686177021188.post2116274311955691423..comments2024-02-06T00:41:05.268+00:00Comments on News from Luna Wolf: Disposables, Reusables and GuiltVickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04034624851844549788noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412683686177021188.post-37671417583873488612011-08-03T23:44:21.231+01:002011-08-03T23:44:21.231+01:00As my grandmother used to say, "Mind your own...As my grandmother used to say, "Mind your own beeswax and let others mind theirs."<br /><br />I can't wear my cloth pads at work, due to the nature of my job. I can't carry around all the ginormous pads I need, plus the wetbag, plus go to the bathroom every single hour. When I wear disposables, I can fit several in my pockets and change them less often.<br /><br />I wear my cloth gals at home and when I go out where I can take my bag with me, which still reduces waste, although not as much as I'd like. <br /><br />If anyone has a problem with my use of disposables, they can tell me about it after they give up their air polluting cars and their landfill-clogging iPods. They can also carry my bags around and restrain my clients while I dash off to the bathroom hourly to forestall another leak (or change my clothes because cloth pads do not absorb fast enough for me). The ideal of being eco-friendly is a good one but not always 100% workable for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412683686177021188.post-6981960508031443492011-08-02T20:25:11.210+01:002011-08-02T20:25:11.210+01:00Confession: sometimes, when my period is too heavy...Confession: sometimes, when my period is too heavy for a cloth pad to keep it in control, I use a tampon AND a cloth pad together. I always feel guilty for being a cloth pad seller and doing this. I know that I shouldn't and that there is nobody's business, but I still doKaiahttp://www.twitter.com/jumbledwordsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412683686177021188.post-15583616733376170072011-08-02T16:52:47.551+01:002011-08-02T16:52:47.551+01:00Perhaps "shame" is a more appropriate wo...Perhaps "shame" is a more appropriate word, since that comes from an external source. I guess "guilt" is more of an personal sense of culpability.<br /><br />Being aware of what you throw away and wanting to do something about it is obviously a great thing! But I do think the decision to try cloth has to be a one you reach on your own. It shouldn't be something you are shamed into.<br /><br />For example, I cringe when people talk of attempting to "convert" somebody else to reusables. Make them aware of their options, absolutely. But then leave them alone to make their own decision - and respect it.<br /><br />Thanks for the discussion!Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034624851844549788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412683686177021188.post-42403880292538179412011-08-02T16:16:40.232+01:002011-08-02T16:16:40.232+01:00Good points, but when I hear guilt I don't nec...Good points, but when I hear guilt I don't necessarily make the connection to judgment, or judgment by other people. Guilt can be a positive thing when it motivates people to improve their behavior. <br /><br />I too felt guilty for throwing disposables away, switched to cloth, and felt better - not only because I wasn't creating the extra waste but because cloth pads are more comfortable and work better for me. It has nothing to to with what other people think.<br /><br />But you're right that if a person were using cloth pads out of guilt and didn't like them, that would be sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412683686177021188.post-76509182947743469282011-08-02T14:52:43.283+01:002011-08-02T14:52:43.283+01:00That's a really great idea Shannon. I think so...That's a really great idea Shannon. I think some women's shelters accept donations of disposable pads too.<br /><br />This is also a good example of how circumstances beyond our control can dictate what type of menstrual product we use, and why nobody has the right to judge. :)Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034624851844549788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412683686177021188.post-255242217789015432011-08-02T13:02:50.402+01:002011-08-02T13:02:50.402+01:00I wound up keeping them in case my niece needed th...I wound up keeping them in case my niece needed them. Recently, someone I know was collecting tornado supplies. I just packed them all up. I figured they wouldn't mind a half used box of pads.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489659464323402950noreply@blogger.com