Monday, May 11, 2015

How they "think"----Flowers may be nice for Mom, but they’re terrible for Mother Earth

Flowers may be nice for Mom, but they’re terrible for Mother Earth - The Washington Post
Jennifer Grayson, an environmental journalist, is writing “Unlatched,” a book about the breastfeeding controversy.
How’s this as a gesture of love for the woman who bore you? 
Chop off the reproductive organ of a plant and send it to her in a box tied up with a pretty bow.
No, it’s not a weird botanical twist on the van Gogh woo-a-girl-with-a-severed-ear legend. 
It is what millions of us (67 percent of those celebrating the holiday) will compulsorily do to mark Mother’s Day.
This year, we will spend a collective $2.4 billion to buy Mom flowers
I understand the appeal. 
I’m a mom of two little girls, and my heart melts anytime they surprise me with a handful of dirt-clumped dandelions from our back yard. 
But while giving flowers may seem like a good way to show how much you love your mom, it’s a terrible idea if you care about Mother Earth..."

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