Are your friends crunchy? - Page 3

[ShadowMoon]

My closest friends are crunchy. I have a few that aren't but we don't hang out too often. None of my close friends have kids.

[bjorker]

Many of my friends are crunchy on some level, especially the ones that are parents. Particularly after I became a parent and all those things mattered so much more to me, then I started making more crunchy parent friends. Even if they're not "crunchy" per se (usually my friends w/o kids), I tend to be friends with people that are fairly mindful and intelligent, so it works out okay. That's really what matters to me. Ignorance gets old pretty fast.

The particulars of it don't much matter. Vaxing, diapering, and all that are just personal choices. It's cool to have that in common with other parents, but certainly not something I'm going to start judging on. I'm way, way beyond that (if I do say so myself ).

I think most of my friends have certain so-called crunchy ideals, but different ideas about what that means. IE, bettering the world. Being conscious of our effect on others and the world around us. That type of thing. I dig that a lot. I just like people who *care* and don't get caught up in all of the frivolous things in life.

[Amys1st]

Originally Posted by suebee79

I have friends of all persuasions. Its not like I'm going to go through a "crunchy" checklist to see if they meet some preset standard. If I like you, "Great! Lets be friends". If I don't, "Hey, it was nice to meet you. Have a great day". End of story.

I have had that happen to me before- I met someone who wanted to get to know me better because I was "crunchy". Heck I posted here, had a 2 yr old plus nursing, went to LLL etc. I felt like I was being interviewed for the job as friend the way she was- and gave me a strange look if I wasnt 110% on board with what SHE did. Needless to say, never heard from her again, or I never contacted her either. That taught me to just accept that not everyone is on board with my parenting or political views or lifestyle choices and its not worth not getting to know someone over just that. Of course there are many other issues why you may not spend time with someone that make it more of a deal breaker and only you know what that is.

[Ks Mama]

Do my online "friends" count?

Honestly, my husband is my best friend, and he's become pretty crunchy over the years.

Other than that, I have one good friend who is more "crunchy" than I - in that she cloth diapers & homeschools. Oh, except she's a republican, heh.

When my babies were young I had more acquaintences that were crunchier because I attended LLL regularly. But I've had some who weren't that crunchy too. What's most important to me in terms of a mom-freindship is that she treat her children with respect. Anyone who talks down to their kids, or is rough with their words or body towards their children, or ignores them in favor of socializing, isn't someone I'd want to be friendly with.