Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Diaper Delivery #1

Towards the end of last year, when I was feeling especially worn down by the ugliness in the world, I decided I should pick one thing and make it better. The thing I picked was the fact that there are parents in this country who cannot afford to buy sufficient diapers for their kids. I picked that because the thought of a parent choosing between food and diapers is heartbreaking, and also because I suck at potty training, and having monetary stress added to the cosmic stress of that situation just seems like adding insult to injury. So I decided that the proceeds from this blog (which come from Amazon Affiliate links and ads) should go to buying diapers for other people's kids.

I wrote to one of my favorite local charities and asked if they'd be interested in getting sporadic diaper deliveries. They were, and specifically requested newborn, size 1, and size 2 diapers.

And then I had to wait until I accumulated enough credit on Amazon to get a gift card from them, and then wait three months for them to pay out that gift card.

I got my gift card on Sunday, so last night, I bought a pack of 76 newborn diapers, and told Amazon to deliver them to my chosen charity. I was going to make a cute graphic showing the number of baby bum- months I'd contributed to keeping clean and dry, but by my calculations, the average newborn goes through roughly 10 diapers per day, so my contribution last night is responsible only for one quarter of one clean and dry baby bum-month.

But that's better that nothing. One thing, made a tiny bit better.

8 comments:

  1. Yay. And I'd still make the graphic... because while it doesn't seem like a whole lot now, over time it will add up.

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  2. I guess that is why I saw so many toddlers in China ( back in the old days that is) with a square hole cut out of their onesies. I think in certain cultures, toilet training actually happens a whole lot faster than it does in the West.

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    1. Anonymous11:42 AM

      That's actually what our post today is about.

      However, elimination communication isn't as realistic an idea for the working poor in the US, just like cloth diapers aren't a great idea when you don't have your own laundry machines.

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  3. You are awesome!

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  4. So great. And I agree, make the graph!

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  5. I got my gift card on Sunday, so last night, I bought a pack of 76 newborn diapers, and told Amazon to deliver them to my chosen charity. I was going to make a cute graphic showing the number of baby bum- months I'd contributed to keeping clean and dry, but by my calculations

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