Most women I know who are of like mind to me on these matters breastfeed. But neither I nor any of my friends would critisize a woman (or man) who can’t breastfeed – for whatever reason – for using synthetic formula. As for the bottles, there are many chemical free or lower chemical versions – even glass – available. Like I said, we do what we can.

Sugar is bad for you. I very stringently restrict how much sugar – especially sugary drinks – my family partakes in. The fact that I give my child a tylenol when he has a high fever doesn’t change the fact that sugary drinks are aweful for you and are contributing to rampant health problems in our country. People pick what they’re passionate about, and, honestly, I’ve never met anyone who gets it 100%. We all fail, but we all do what we can – even us “granola eating vegans.”

(I rarely, by the way, ever eat granola because most of the store versions are fairly high in sugar. So maybe I’m not the kind of person you’re talking about. I’m more of a veggie eating vegan, if you please.)

Lastly, WHAT THE EFF IS “and saving baby animals and killing baby humans (fetus does sound better ) doesn’t make sense if your green or not” SUPPOSED TO MEAN? Who the hell is advocating killing babies????? I sure as hell am not. And yes, babies and fetuses are different. I’m not a fan of abortion, but I’ve worked closely with women who have had them as well as women who were unable to get them, and based on first hand experience and extensive statistical study, I feel that it should be legal and accessible. BUT THAT IS NOT AT ALL – NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT – WHAT MY POST WAS ABOUT.

BIRTH CONTROL IS NOT ABORTION. I’ve been in this debate before, and trust me, you don’t want to tangle with me on these topics. Not that I would. I doubt I have the time or energy these days.

But back to the point – “and saving baby animals and killing baby humans … doesn’t make sense if your green or not”

W T F?????

Let me make this clear: I am opposed to the infliction of suffering – baby animals, baby humans, adult animals, adult humans, all ages, races, and species – I am opposed to the infliction of suffering. Per-i-od. I am opposed to cruelty, abuse, and neglect. It is, in my opinion, absolutely and completely asinine to try to say one is a compassionate individual because they don’t like birth control or abortion (or any other human specific cause) without batting an eye at a puppy having it’s face blown open by a firecracker or a cow being gutted ALIVE. THAT is hypocritical. You don’t want to fight against animal cruelty? That’s your choice. We all have our causes, and it’s better to have many people fighting many different ways to end different forms of suffering, but saying animal cruelty is ok because it isn’t YOUR chosen cause is sick and absolutely hypocritical.

Now, if that’s not what you were saying, please forgive my tone. I was responding to a number of people who have made comments about animal abuse lately, not just to the comment above.

And don’t try to make this about abortion. That would clearly be completely missing the point. This post was about birth control and green lifestyles. Trying to flip it to an abourtion debate is just obnoxious.

Yeah, good old birth control… tried it, did not like it. Was bitchy All The Time. Tried different brands, did not work. Finally the gynecologist suggested I might be one of those odd women where that happens.

(Me? Odd?)

And as for the true content of this post… I think it is important to realize that we will never achieve perfection, neither in religion nor in ethical living, but that we should always try to do our best as long as it does not harm us – and is feasible. We’re only human, after all.