Comments on: Confessions of a Hippie Mama

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:50:51 +0000

I am expecting my first child and have come to the realization that I am a hippie. I eat meat because I like it thought sometimes I just plain forget since veggies are sooo tempting right now. I plan on natural childbirth, breastfeeding and cloth diapering despite the” oh you’ll change your mind later” comments from friends. I was homeschooled but am completely open to either that or public school. I used to be a zookeeper and tried to save the world but when that didn’t go very far I became a wife, now mother, and an elementary school teacher aid. I bellydance for the empowerment and the fun and have a hatred of all things stroller. I cannot stand ” cute” newborn outfits. Give me tye-dye instead. My husband and I try to be as eco-friendly as possible, and ride to work together all of 3 minutes and we have a person propelled push mower. It seems like not many women I know share much of this so it’s nice to find people who are willing to just do what’s right for them. Thanks for posting.

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By: Melodie

Melodie — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:55:15 +0000

This is halarious Amber. You’re right about the holier hippie than thou contest energy out there. That’s partly why I recently wrote about the more breastfeeding natural than thou energy I also feel out there. But your post is way funnier than mine. I think I need to work on my sense of humour. I’m so far behind on reading blog posts I apologize for the late comment. What isn’t super-crunchy about me is I can’t sew or make my own soap and I have a very sad garden. Other than that I’m pretty darn crunchy.
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By: Annie @ PhD in Parenting

Annie @ PhD in Parenting — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:06:13 +0000

Yes, Crunch is a spectrum. Have you ever seen the “How Crunchy Are You?” Quiz? http://themoralesfamily.us/granola.htm Fun stuff!

On your list, only 3 of them apply to me. But then I don’t knit, am not crafty at all, and own and *love* my TV.

With so many things, I think it is better to focus on the philosophy or frame of mind behind how people do things, rather than the specifics of what they do/don’t do. I also think there is room for all of us to evolve and to improve and that is a big part of what I advocate for on my blog. For example, like you, I eat meat, but I am trying to eat less of it.

This comment has no point…just blabbering away.
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By: Lauren @ Hobo Mama

Lauren @ Hobo Mama — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:03:10 +0000

I love SUGAR!!!!!

That’s the one that always makes me feel like I should be kicked out of the crunchy clique.

I also watch waaaaaay too much TV, or so says the granola critic within me.

I’m glad to find someone else who hates camping, and I can’t even complain, because I didn’t put in my time. I formed that opinion from just a few experiences.

But I do love me some folk music. Love it.
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By: TheFeministBreeder

TheFeministBreeder — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:23:58 +0000

I can agree with almost all of that – except the sports-themed clothing. I HATE sports. Always have, and I managed to marry the one man in American who never ever ever watches or follows sports either (even though he’s a basketball official, which is weird, I know, but he’s more into playing that watching or following.)

I feel like I do a lot of “crunchy” things, but I really never consider myself crunchy, though I’m sure all of my mainstream friends think I’m Uber-Crunch. I’m a full on type A mother, and I do a lot of things that get me ostracized from the Uber-Crunch crowd (like sleep training, sending my kids to public school, and taking them to McDonalds a few times a month.) Ah well. I’m okay with that. I have no idea where I “fit in” – I probably don’t. I’m learning to be okay with that.
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By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:31:08 +0000

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9…ditto

Oh, and I have been known to drive my gas guzzling mini-van to get one or more of my children to sleep.

Shhhhhh!!!!!!
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By: Lean Ni Chuilleanain

Lean Ni Chuilleanain — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:53:56 +0000

Why, hello, fellow breastfeeding, babywearing, organic-produce-buying, bread-baking, glass-bottle-preferring, urban-dwelling, feminist, pacifist mother – good to meet you

Reading between the lines, you’ll readily deduce that I don’t use cloth nappies (tried, twice), grow vegetables, subscribe to Mothering or listen to Raffi. On the other hand, I do love my Birks, unschool my kids, and get a kick out of protest singers. Swings and roundabouts, I reckon!
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By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:32:51 +0000

Birkinstocks are flippin’ expensive. And I’m not sure that public school is an anti-hippie thing to do. Homeschooling is really common in our sphere, but there are spheres that would consider you to be doing your democratic and socialist duty by supporting the public school system, as opposed to those selfish yobs who plan to send their kids to private school (*raises hand*).
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