Comments on: Tuesday questions: The Birth of an environmentalist http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-the-birth-of-an-environmentalist/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Sat, 26 May 2012 23:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-the-birth-of-an-environmentalist/comment-page-1/#comment-450396 Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:47:32 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=9356#comment-450396 I don't think it contradicts your theory though. Just maybe complicates it a little? I guess women fall along a spectrum of maternal instincts. I know women who seem to have none and have never had any desire to have kids. I'm not really in that camp. I do sometimes have a strong urge to have a child. But I believe that just because I have an urge to do something doesn't necessarily mean it's right for me or for the earth. Like having kids. Or overeating. Or staying up all night blogging and drinking wine. Some urges are harder to resist. Having kids was not. <abbr><em>Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/plastic-sea-monster-crashes-marins.html" rel="nofollow">Plastic Sea Monster crashes Marin's Green County Fair</a></em></abbr> I don’t think it contradicts your theory though. Just maybe complicates it a little? I guess women fall along a spectrum of maternal instincts. I know women who seem to have none and have never had any desire to have kids. I’m not really in that camp. I do sometimes have a strong urge to have a child. But I believe that just because I have an urge to do something doesn’t necessarily mean it’s right for me or for the earth. Like having kids. Or overeating. Or staying up all night blogging and drinking wine. Some urges are harder to resist. Having kids was not.

Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish’s last blog post..Plastic Sea Monster crashes Marin’s Green County Fair

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-the-birth-of-an-environmentalist/comment-page-1/#comment-450392 Siel Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:39:51 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=9356#comment-450392 I hate those pictures -- They're so disturbing! My concern for earth doesn't feel maternal -- just like common sense :) I didn't actually know your anti-plastic activism was inspired mainly via love for other animals -- interesting! :) I hate those pictures — They’re so disturbing! My concern for earth doesn’t feel maternal — just like common sense :) I didn’t actually know your anti-plastic activism was inspired mainly via love for other animals — interesting! :)

]]> By: Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-the-birth-of-an-environmentalist/comment-page-1/#comment-450194 Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:08:26 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=9356#comment-450194 Seeing a photo of a Laysan albatross carcass filled with plastic bottle caps and other types of plastic that could have been mine and realizing my impact on other living creatures is much bigger than I realized. Nothing to do with kids. And yet my concern for the earth and all its creatures does feel maternal. Maybe this is where I'm putting my maternal energy since I chose not to have children? Dunno. <abbr><em>Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/time-is-running-out-for-2-causes-i-care.html" rel="nofollow">Time is Running Out for 2 Causes I Care About!</a></em></abbr> Seeing a photo of a Laysan albatross carcass filled with plastic bottle caps and other types of plastic that could have been mine and realizing my impact on other living creatures is much bigger than I realized.

Nothing to do with kids. And yet my concern for the earth and all its creatures does feel maternal. Maybe this is where I’m putting my maternal energy since I chose not to have children? Dunno.

Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish’s last blog post..Time is Running Out for 2 Causes I Care About!

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-the-birth-of-an-environmentalist/comment-page-1/#comment-449840 Siel Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:00:23 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=9356#comment-449840 That's a bit sad to know bunnies can be so vicious! I guess they don't always act as sweet and cute as they look :) That’s a bit sad to know bunnies can be so vicious! I guess they don’t always act as sweet and cute as they look :)

]]> By: Erica http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-the-birth-of-an-environmentalist/comment-page-1/#comment-449007 Erica Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:45:56 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=9356#comment-449007 Bunnies can be bonded in adulthood. Mz Bunn is about 6 and Ricky is 9. The best way is to let your bunny pick out a friend and then have a third party do the bonding in a neutral setting. Bunnies are very territorial, so it is usually very difficult to do your own bonding in your own home. That said, my bunnies broke all of the rules. I adopted Mz Bunn years ago and tried and failed to get her a friend many times. She fought with everybody! I adopted Ricky earlier this year after he was returned to our rescue twice. He is the sweetest old bunny man, and I couldn't bear for him to get passed around any more. I just kept them in separate areas of my apartment. Eventually, Ricky started sneaking over to Mz Bunn's pen and tried to make friends. They pretty much bonded themselves. Jelly, my foster, lives in a big pen with lots of toys and hiding spots. A lot of fosters spend most of their time in cages, so I'm glad she gets so much room. I just wish she would get adopted! I want her to be in a forever home, and she is such a cutie. I would have adopted her myself but Mz Bunn gets VICIOUS with her. I just hope that there is a great home for her just waiting to open up. Until then, she will get spoiled by me. Heh, this is probably more than anyone wants to hear about my rabbits, but I love talking about them :-) Bunnies can be bonded in adulthood. Mz Bunn is about 6 and Ricky is 9. The best way is to let your bunny pick out a friend and then have a third party do the bonding in a neutral setting. Bunnies are very territorial, so it is usually very difficult to do your own bonding in your own home.

That said, my bunnies broke all of the rules. I adopted Mz Bunn years ago and tried and failed to get her a friend many times. She fought with everybody! I adopted Ricky earlier this year after he was returned to our rescue twice. He is the sweetest old bunny man, and I couldn’t bear for him to get passed around any more. I just kept them in separate areas of my apartment. Eventually, Ricky started sneaking over to Mz Bunn’s pen and tried to make friends. They pretty much bonded themselves.

Jelly, my foster, lives in a big pen with lots of toys and hiding spots. A lot of fosters spend most of their time in cages, so I’m glad she gets so much room. I just wish she would get adopted! I want her to be in a forever home, and she is such a cutie. I would have adopted her myself but Mz Bunn gets VICIOUS with her. I just hope that there is a great home for her just waiting to open up. Until then, she will get spoiled by me.

Heh, this is probably more than anyone wants to hear about my rabbits, but I love talking about them :-)

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