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As An Eco-Conscious Parent, Here’s How I’m Doing Christmas For My Kids
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ^ | 12/4/19 | Janice Quirt

Posted on 12/11/2019 8:23:26 PM PST by mkleesma

I consider myself a minimalist. Too much stuff gives me all kinds of stress, from ecological to financial. I’m a big believer in experiential gifts and spending time (together), not wads of money.

But I’m buying my kids presents this year.

They're tangible, need to be unwrapped and aren't just experiences or vouchers. And I’m feeling good about it. It’s not out of guilt or peer pressure, or any of those other powerful emotions. There is a method to my consumerism.

First of all, when I say I’m buying my kids presents, I don’t mean a pile of plastic, electronics or toys. I am not anti-toy — in the past I have purchased Lego sets. Pored over the Maplelea Doll catalogue. Become well-versed in BeyBlades and My Little Pony. But this year, my kids seem to have enough of those items. They didn’t even appear on wish lists. And so I’ve changed my approach.

So for Christmas I decided to gift my kids items that they need and that appeal to their sense of adventure: excellent day packs, perfect for carrying essentials whether exploring a national park or a city.

I also researched to find ones made by truly ethical companies that employ fair trade practices and that help the workers, not risk their safety. I even found neat packs that are made from the remnants of other products. The rainbow pattern for each is individual and based on the preferences of the worker, not a blueprint. My kids and I will talk about the unique and creative process behind these bags, and how it is important to support ethical and sustainable manufacturers with our all-important buying power.

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KEYWORDS: bloggers; crazy; fakescience; liberal; parent
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To: mkleesma

Need the lawn darts and the Whamo sling shot!


21 posted on 12/11/2019 8:45:21 PM PST by Calamari (Pass enough laws and everyone is guilty of something.)
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To: mkleesma

Whatta steaming pile.


22 posted on 12/11/2019 8:48:09 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Best left handed banjo picker on my entire block)
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To: yldstrk

Now that they are adults, I buy sets of sheets, towels, perfume, cologne.


You misspelled cognac.


23 posted on 12/11/2019 8:50:31 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Best left handed banjo picker on my entire block)
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To: catnipman

“ the WORST of those kinds of “presents” were always tube socks ...”

You mean the sustainable, free trade, organic, zero carbon, natural dye, hand knit by indigenous peoples, hemp ones?

I hated those, too.


24 posted on 12/11/2019 8:51:29 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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To: CodeToad

We all gather around the wrapping paper bonfire and sing Whoville songs.


25 posted on 12/11/2019 8:53:13 PM PST by GreyHoundSailor
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To: Graybeard58

lol


26 posted on 12/11/2019 8:54:11 PM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: mkleesma

Mom-Dad, I really need the chemistry set!


27 posted on 12/11/2019 8:55:00 PM PST by Calamari (Pass enough laws and everyone is guilty of something.)
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To: mkleesma

I take it none of them will be getting a Red Ryder BB gun.


28 posted on 12/11/2019 8:57:35 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: mkleesma

Once, for Christmas, I offered to make a sound proof “tantrum” closet for her kids.

She didn’t think that was funny. I didn’t think I was joking.


29 posted on 12/11/2019 8:57:50 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: BenLurkin

The more a controlling socialist libtard you are, the more “I”’s you hear when they talk TO you.


30 posted on 12/11/2019 8:58:11 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: mkleesma

Merry Virtue Signalling Christmas!


31 posted on 12/11/2019 8:58:23 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: metmom

Why not? She’s saving the world.


32 posted on 12/11/2019 8:58:39 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: mkleesma

I’m gonna cosign on my kid’s Tundra, and buy him a quick start kit. Merry Christmas, Killer, you have to buy the gas.


33 posted on 12/11/2019 8:58:40 PM PST by glock rocks (I identify as a rottweiler)
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To: mkleesma

Help—My mommy is a commie kook!


34 posted on 12/11/2019 9:00:20 PM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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To: mkleesma

I remember the year my dad gave all us kids guns for Christmas...


35 posted on 12/11/2019 9:01:30 PM PST by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

She’s doing it because she’s full of herself. You did it without fanfare or writing an article about it.


36 posted on 12/11/2019 9:02:21 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: mkleesma

Bottom line: her kids are getting crappy gifts.


37 posted on 12/11/2019 9:09:20 PM PST by CAluvdubya (<---has now left CA for NV, where God/guns have not been outlawed! She's done and he's won!)
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To: mkleesma

Fanny packs???


38 posted on 12/11/2019 9:15:58 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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To: smvoice

Doesn’t pink convey stereotypical gender identity?


39 posted on 12/11/2019 9:17:53 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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To: a fool in paradise

Whatever you do, NEVER confuse them with facts. It interferes with their feelings.


40 posted on 12/11/2019 9:21:20 PM PST by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON.)
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