Suck It Up
Lately I’ve pushed for the kids to be more green, not necessarily strictly for environmental reasons so much as financial ones. It’s a lot cheaper to re-use cups than wash them or buy new ones (in the case of plastic disposable ones) and I’ve even gone so far as to re-use ziplock baggies, etc.
For New Years Eve, I actually did something out of character and bought disposable plastic straws for the kids to use with their fancy “mixed drinks” we made (fruit juices and 7-up, mostly). When the kids were done and went to put their cups in the sink, Jenica asked hesitantly, “Uh… Mom, what should I do with the straw?”
Sebastian rolled his eyes and said, “Just throw it away, Jenica. Even we’re not that ghetto that we’d re-use cheap straws!”
Except, sadly, I actually spent a split second contemplating what it would take to sanitize the straws for using again before I determined the hassle wouldn’t make it worthwhile. I guess I’ll have to suck it up and deal with throwing them out.
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