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Holistic Moms Network


I'm not sure why I get so mad when people call me a hippie. Maybe it's because I grew up making fun of hippies. Maybe it's because I've always strongly resisted categorization, which is kind of a hippie thing to do in and of itself...

All hippie tendencies aside, as a mother I surely lean further away from the crunchy end of the spectrum than toward it. I use disposable diapers, paper towels, feed my kids plenty of good old American processed food, and seldom walk anywhere. But as I watch Jonas grow, and think about all I've learned, and how it will affect this new life very nearly bursting out of my belly as I type this, I feel myself quietly, secretly, cautiously sticking my big toe in the un-polluted waters of social and environmental consciousness. After all, I want to give these boys the best possible fuel for their bodies and minds, and maybe even do my best to make sure the world is still around when they grow up and have their own children.

So anyway, as much as hyper-judgmental organic earth mothers annoy the crap out of me, I'm thinking of joining our local chapter of the Holistic Moms Network. Maybe I'll learn a few things, and maybe I will meet a like-minded mommy who's there for the same reasons, and we can laugh at the hippies together.