tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783694226142843213.post6146227762597152561..comments2023-03-25T07:50:21.966-05:00Comments on La Catolica Loca: Poor MotivesBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906873166719359978noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783694226142843213.post-61908506890223588422010-03-13T09:21:45.583-06:002010-03-13T09:21:45.583-06:00It can be a little distressing to realize how much...It can be a little distressing to realize how much of your own behavior (and everyone else's) is about "being special" or otherwise making yourself seem more important to the people you want to impress.<br /><br />I wouldn't feel too bad about this, though. It's everyone.<br /><br />There's a blog I read called <a href="http://www.overcomingbias.com/" rel="nofollow">Overcoming Bias</a>. Taking ordinary human behavior and laying it out on the dissection tray is a common theme there. You might find it interesting.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429466497553817194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783694226142843213.post-45567550002603328152010-03-13T08:37:50.522-06:002010-03-13T08:37:50.522-06:00My original reasons for cloth were based on saving...My original reasons for cloth were based on saving money, but that only held true if I actually didn't buy more of them. Instead, I tended to buy a system, use it for a while, get frustrated with some of the various issues involved in it, and then buy something else. Balancing convenience, trimness and performance was always an issue for me, plus handling the laundry merry-go-round, trying to find something that cleaned and left the diapers odor free without causing build up. Disposables are just more straight forward to us. Their cons are that some give me migraines, particularly Pampers and Luvs. So yeah, I have reasons to use cloth, but I'm pretty disgusted to realize how much of my motivation was this sense of superiority.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906873166719359978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783694226142843213.post-47649994688181255522010-03-13T07:48:52.678-06:002010-03-13T07:48:52.678-06:00Very good post. I never mentioned it, but I too f...Very good post. I never mentioned it, but I too felt a bit of the "superiority complex" in myself when I used cloth diapers, and even now with other lifestyle practices, such as buying organic (which isn't often because DH doesn't buy in to it's "proven" superiority!). Just wanted you to know you're not alone. I always kept sposies on hand and used them occasionally. There was about a month straight that we used them not long before Reagan potty-learned. Gosh it was so much nicer than washing all the time. I still loved the cloth, but sposies made my life just a little bit easier. I know I didn't save money using cloth, so I can't use that as a reason for why I used it, though that was the main reason when I first started. I continued using cloth because I believed (and still do) that they're better for the environment, and for the skin, although Reagan has very rarely had a skin issue. They just had a foul odor...that gel that's in them. But I also LOVED feeling "unique" and "different" when I used them. I enjoyed being asked about them. Why? So strange.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792248073177938527noreply@blogger.com