So, in light of the media’s recent effort to push a “going green” agenda, I decided to do something I never saw myself doing. Here’s that story:
I am a new mother to a four month old and have become increasingly concerned with the amount of waste I am creating by using disposable diapers. I foresaw this being an issue before our child was born which led my husband and I to discuss our options. We came to the conclusion that because of where we live (no in home washer/dryer, and no place to line dry clothes) disposable diapers were the obvious choice. I never felt completely comfortable with this decision and am now readdressing it.
If money were no option I would ideally want to compare different types of cloth diapers or even test out the fully biodegradable or mostly biodegradable diapers (from Europe of course) to see which I prefer for my family. BUT, money is very much an option so I decided to turn to someone to whom it is not. That’s right, the most influential person in the US…Oprah Winfrey.
Now here’s where the title of this little story comes into play. I don’t watch the Oprah Winfrey show and can’t say that I have ever seen it all the way through. There are many reasons why I don’t watch, like; I don’t have cable and that network comes in poorly or, I don’t like to turn the tv on until after 6 (don’t want to miss Jeopardy). But the most honest reason is that I just plain don’t have an interest in watching it.
With that being said, as a non-watcher of her show do I have the right to ask Ms. Oprah Winfrey to bring to light the length of time disposable diapers sit in our landfills? Or to go even further and ask her to spend her money to compare the alternatives? I don’t know the answer to that but I do know that I asked her and will wait to see if she (someone in her staff) replies…
