Remember in my first post, when I said that I would keep the ranting to a minimum but wouldn't cut it out completely? Well I need to rant for just a minute so bear with me.
Benjamin wears a mix of cloth and disposable diapers but it's been mostly disposable the last few days because I haven't had the time to wash the cloth ones. Disposables (or 'sposies as some call them - there's a whole lexicon waiting to be discovered if you dare) work amazingly well at soaking up any and everything thanks to a laundry list of chemicals, most importantly polymer gels that can hold many times their own weight in liquid. Ben stays in one overnight, so about 10 hours, just fine. That said, at night he's sleeping, not rolling around and can't really feel uncomfortable thanks to his unconsciousness.
During the day is another story. I don't like to let him go for more than a couple of hours because I don't really think letting my child live with a sewer strapped to his body is pleasant or appropriate. Here comes the rant: Public establishments should be required by law to provide baby changing facilities in their restrooms. The reason? Babies are helpless. Helpless people are usually classified as disabled. The disabled have rights, one being the right to access of certain facilities. It wouldn't be OK if these establishments decided to have a bathroom that wasn't handicap accessible - in fact it would be downright illegal. So, in conclusion babies are disabled and therefore need to have a place where they can be changed so they don't have to sit in their own waste like barnyard animals. Man, I should have been a lawyer!
Ok, so maybe the Mom-n-Pop store on the corner gets a buy. Maybe. Large national chains, sorry. I'm looking at you Safeway on Shoreline Blvd.
And, end rant.
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