CD/Mom rant. (kinda long)

jCamsquared

I mentioned to my mom that I want to CD last week.. her reaction?

Good luck with that!

I was like oookay. I gently told her some of the pros, including the cost benefits. I couldn't remember the exact numbers I read recently on here, but she didn't believe me, and said laundry would make up for it. I found it today and emailed it to her:

Disposables will set you back about the same amount as cloth diaper laundering services -- roughly $2,000 to $2,500 over three years. Wash the diapers yourself, and you?ll pay about $800 to $1,100. For future kids, laundering hand-me-down diapers will cost about $400.

Her reply?

 

"It's up to you Just remember, Oma will use disposables at her house "

 

I feel like that is really rude of her and it's totally not her call on what diapers my children will wear. I never thought I would get that kind of reaction from her, because usually even if she doesn't totally agree with something she will support me in it (ie: she paid for our entire wedding but let us plan it however we wanted it).

 

Oh and I know I'm not even pregnant yet, so I shouldn't worry about it yet. But her response just really struck me as rude, and not like her at all, so I needed to vent about it

epuorro

Very annoying.  I'm planning on using CDs and everyone has a comment about it and thinks it's SO hard and difficult.  A lot has changed since back in the day when our mom's and grandmother's were using CDs.  Just wait, she'll realize how easy it is when you have your little one!

jCamsquared

I hope so.. I just felt like her reaction is so narrow minded! Whatevs, if she refuses to CD when she watches my kids, she won't be watching my kids.. that won't last long

hutchjess

I wish I could try cd's, but DH isn't into it and I don't think I can do it at my daycare.  So frustrating!