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EllieBC

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18. When did everyone on the left become so damn insensitive?

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 03:13 AM

Apr 2020

Do you have no empathy for people struggling to get by? Now you want them to buy cloth diapers and hand wash them? I guess they should just be happy because past generations did that. Past generations did lots of things. I guess we should just end all welfare too because they sure found a way to feed themselves. And education programs because they can just go get a job at the mill and be happy.

If you read the article it opens with a woman who scraped together cash to do laundry. Scraped together. So she should scrape together more to do diapers which require hot water wash and 2 rinses to maintain quality and to make sure they are properly cleaned?

Maybe AOC is right. Parts of the party are out of touch.

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hand-washing disposable diapers, rushing to potty train, using newspaper as prices jacked up [View all] Demovictory9 Apr 2020 OP

Makes a person want to reconsider cloth diapers. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #1

can you still buy those? parent would need the cloth diaper, plastic pants and diaper pins Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #2

You absolutely can still buy them. Crunchy Frog Apr 2020 #3

i wonder why the families in the article dont buy a pack Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #15

Yep. You can still buy them. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #6

good to know Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #14

Yes Tree-Hugger Apr 2020 #7

My recollection from the days before disposables, when everyone used cloth diapers, marybourg Apr 2020 #10

You are correct. EllieBC Apr 2020 #19

I'd say that washing and drying cloth diapers at home, even without a washing machine, Crunchy Frog Apr 2020 #21

Yikes shanti Apr 2020 #61

Well, if there were no signs saying not to, marybourg Apr 2020 #63

There are vendors that cater to people that want such diapers. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #58

I am old... but I do not understand why disposables. KentuckyWoman Apr 2020 #4

Yep, and a lot of people also think they have to buy drinking water in plastic bottles. Steelrolled Apr 2020 #9

Disposable society. Such nonsense. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #5

Same Tree-Hugger Apr 2020 #8

Some people are so tone deaf. EllieBC Apr 2020 #11

So what did people do before disposables came out? cwydro Apr 2020 #12

She probably wasn't working 2 jobs. EllieBC Apr 2020 #13

Very few people are working two jobs right now. cwydro Apr 2020 #17

When did everyone on the left become so damn insensitive? EllieBC Apr 2020 #18

Washable, reusable diapers, it's an idea when no disposables are available. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #23

The only thing most posters here are focused on is the virus. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #26

Goodness gracious me. cwydro Apr 2020 #29

Disposable diapers are not cheap. Mossfern Apr 2020 #47

Yes I have. EllieBC Apr 2020 #51

Apparently your PITA Mossfern Apr 2020 #66

I still say that using modern day cloth diapers and hand washing them at home Crunchy Frog Apr 2020 #22

She's talking about hand washing the disposables so she can use again.... KentuckyWoman Apr 2020 #24

nappy service, no clue what the cost is in LA, but it runs around only 10/week in London per child Celerity Apr 2020 #38

If she's washing and hanging disposable diapers forthemiddle Apr 2020 #40

So get some cloth diapers Raine Apr 2020 #16

Easier said than done spinbaby Apr 2020 #20

Add in the social distancing mandated for the laundrymat, too. Lars39 Apr 2020 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Apr 2020 #30

+1 demmiblue Apr 2020 #32

How? By suggesting viable if imperfect alternatives to using newspapers as diapers? Crunchy Frog Apr 2020 #60

I know, right? Nature Man Apr 2020 #25

Careful now. You'll be accused of being cold hearted. cwydro Apr 2020 #31

This thread is amazing. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #27

Yep. Not unusual, though. n/t demmiblue Apr 2020 #33

No kidding. crickets Apr 2020 #34

There's plenty you can do. cwydro Apr 2020 #36

You're right. Thanks for the kick in the rear. crickets Apr 2020 #41

My county was in need of people making wellness calls to seniors. cwydro Apr 2020 #42

Haven't done the housecleaning yet, either. crickets Apr 2020 #57

A great reminder of the joys of not having children HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #35

Whoa, talk about tone deaf. cwydro Apr 2020 #37

While my sympathies and best wishes do go out to those described in the OP, I must say Dial H For Hero Apr 2020 #45

I have no children either. cwydro Apr 2020 #48

Is it even possible to wash a disposable diaper? Rae Apr 2020 #39

It is possible to use fabric diapers. They are washable. marble falls Apr 2020 #43

I know, I used to use them Rae Apr 2020 #46

welcome to DU gopiscrap Apr 2020 #50

Thank you!! Rae Apr 2020 #54

You're welcome gopiscrap Apr 2020 #59

No way. cwydro Apr 2020 #52

I've seen enough babies at swimming pools Rae Apr 2020 #53

once I accidentally put a disposable in a washing machine fishwax Apr 2020 #55

Oh my gosh!! Rae Apr 2020 #56

I'm pretty sure that it's not. All this talk about diapers is dredging up memories from Crunchy Frog Apr 2020 #62

We also used cloth diapers, phylny Apr 2020 #44

My kids are so old that I only had cloth diapers for them when they were babies. Disposable CTyankee Apr 2020 #49

I used cloth for my oldest LeftInTX Apr 2020 #64

You could purchase blue pads and tape LeftInTX Apr 2020 #65