‘My boyfriend and I can’t agree: washable or disposable diapers’
When one corner of the house goes for the most sustainable product and the other prefers the cheapest option, you get a battle where the towel is not quickly thrown in the ring.
Ronja (31), mother of Maxime (9 months):
“I find the daily discussions with my boyfriend about diapers exhausting. That is: for me it is not a discussion that we use washable ones, he still comes home stiff with disposable ones. I don’t think it’s justifiable. Pantyhose are gross, he thinks.
“The two versions are next to each other in the commode, the symbol of a silent sustainability war”
So the two versions lie side by side in the changing table, the symbol of a silent sustainability war, and I’m the only one doing diaper washing. I can’t help but acquiesce, on his care days. Just as much as he has to change the diaper pail, because he causes the most waste.
We save at least half, I console myself. After which I hypocritically get in the car to work, while my boyfriend does everything by bike.”
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To spare
Xiu (29), mother of Jade (1):
“I am an insurance hopper. Because I not only want to be insured as green, but also as inclusive as possible. Saving is important to me, but less important. When a health insurer was discredited because it does not fully support abortion law in disguise, I immediately switched to another one.
“We pay more, but I do have a clear conscience”
I applied in terms of premium, which means that my boyfriend and I now pay almost thirty euros a month more, but I did have a clear conscience. For a short time it caused war in the shop, until I suggested leaving the condoms in place, to save money and the environment. What would that matter to us? Since then, it has been peace and quiet in our abode.”
This article appears in Kek Mama 10-2022.
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