They are much cheaper in the long run, but takes a bit more work...
But, hey...why save money or work a little harder when Uncle Sugar will give you diapers and formula...
Well, the obvious answer is to make diapers a Human Right!
No Free Diapers, No Peace....
Maybe extra large flour tortillas would suffice...
How about cloth diapers and rubber pants? Or is that too inconvenient?
They couldn’t afford birth control. What makes anybody think they could afford a child?
That doesn’t matter, because the way the “system” is set up, the more you have the more welfare you get.
Pathetic.
What happened to the idea of cloth ones and washing them. How did civilization survive without disposable diapers?
Here’s an idea. Spend the first $50 on a bunch of cloth diapers and wash them.
We did that and saved thousands of dollars after 4 kids.
We ran the numbers once. It was about $20 a month for disposable vs. about $1 a month for water and laundry soap.
We raised those four kids on a single income. It was tough but with the right money saving techniques, it works well.
We’re still very frugal now and don’t really need to be as much, but it’s a way of life and pretty easy.
Perhaps if the lady in the article would do something for herself instead of relying on handouts, she’d develop a little bit of self respect and self-reliance.
I’m just glad they found a non governmental solution. I’m sure most that say they can’t afford diapers spend more than $100 a month in optional and entertainment related expenses. Its a matter of doing the adult thing. My wife and I did it when we were young and poor. Granted I had help from family but most do. I know very few who get public assistance who are entirely without family help.
Disposable Diapers are the majority contents of landfills, are costly, and are NOT a “human right”.
Go back to cloth diapers.
If you can’t afford a diaper service, wash them yourself. Mom did it for six kids.
(Does that sound “harsh”?)
They are much cheaper in the long run, but takes a bit more work...
But, hey...why save money or work a little harder when Uncle Sugar will give you diapers and formula...
Here’s a radical idea. Don’t have a baby if you can’t afford diapers.
They should have thought about that before they had children. Why should I pay for their ill-conceived kids?
Uh only have babies when you can afford them?
No diapers, no pees?
Please let Melissa Harris Perry know about this. She can get a diaper necklace to go with her tampon earrings.
“We’re using diapers as a way to bring families in the door, to have them engage with social services”
Like voter registration...
Maybe Emenem will sue CNN for the title.
I couldn’t get the video to load. What was the solution?
In 1969 when I got married we had little money. We bought a thirteen inch black and white tv that we kept until our third child was born. That, among other things, was the reason we could afford diapers.
We ALL had mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers back into time who managed perfectly without disposable diapers.
Many mothers going back to a generation ago and beyond did not have a washer, much less, a dryer. The diapers were soaked, washed by hand, boiled in big pot, wrung out, and hung out on the line to dry.
Yes, we are in modern times now and lives are different, but cloth diapers can be used at least half of the time to save money if need be. But, the attitude today in many circles is not self sufficiency, but dependence on the government.
Why should FOOD STAMPS cover diapers?