A friend of mine is due in about 7 weeks. Her baby shower is in 3 weeks.
I noticed on her invite she requested ‘no plastic toys’. Her registry is almost entirely organic or green choices. She still has rubber bottle nipples but they are ‘free’ from all the harmful plastic additives. The onesies she registered for are either bamboo or organic cotton. She registered for an organic layette though I don’t think her crib set is organic cotton.
She herself does not live ‘green’ and her husband doesn’t either (if they were die-hard organic-only people I’d understand more).

Here is my problem. I was going to hand-paint some onesies for her. I already bought them, they are 100% cotton, but not ‘organic’ cotton. I can buy the ones she registered for and paint those, but I’m concerned she is going to freak out about the paint being on them (the paint is labeled as non-toxic and made in the USA – its intended for fabrics).

I’m sure she’ll be polite but I don’t want to waste my time, money and energy if she’s going to smile then not use them because they are ‘tainted’.
I am also an avid knitter. I find that most parents appreciate some kind of poly blend yarn on baby blankets because it makes them machine washable and dryable. 100% cotton yarn is NOT soft and cuddly.
I was planning on giving her a hand-knit blanket as well.

Now I don’t know what to do…..
I kind of think this is an ‘ideal’ she is trying to meet, but will quickly abandon once her kid is here. I understand about being strict about the food they consume, but unless its a lifestyle choice for yourself, then organic cotton clothing doesn’t seem to be any safer to me.

I don’t know what to do. I don’t know her well enough to call and ask since I’m afraid I’ll insult her. I LOVE making this stuff and its very cute and I’ve always gotten tons of thanks… but now I’m afraid to give her anything I make.

Help?

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Hi everybody!

I have some trouble with my english homework.

What mistakes do you found in the following phrase?

Thaks!!!! (k)

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Besides being a product that takes care of environment, the use of 100% organic cotton made infant apparel can protect the skin of both our children and us. Usually babies and children are more sensitive than adults to synthetic chemicals. Given that fact, choosing clothes made with organic cotton can help to reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals for their skins and bodies. The use of organic cotton clothing for babies, it is highly recommended, since their delicate skin requires extra special care and extra soft tissues that have contact with your skin, especially in those with diseases such as atopic dermatitis."""

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a little background.

i have a friend, a woman i have been friends with for about 3 or 4 years now. my son and her son are 9 mos. almost to the minute apart. she got pregnant on what i guess would qualify as a one night stand sort of(?). she went on another date w/ a guy she had gone out w/ several months before, and had been hanging out w/ as a friend for sometime in between. they got tipsy, and didnt use any protection even though my friend knew she was ovulating, b/c she didnt tell him to be careful. so she ended up being a single mom, as she didnt really want the dad in the picture(she is in her late 30′s, and the guy was about his mid 20′s and a college student). she eventually told the guy about their son, and got his medical information for her son’s sake.

she told me all of this, and i figured it was her life and she could do what she wanted. she wanted to keep the baby, and her plan was to only give him breastmilk and organic baby food, only use glass and bpa free bottles and only dress him in organic cotton clothing, and have him in organic cloth diapers or the 7th generation diapers at all times. & do all of this on a retail position salary. okay. sure. the organic clothes & diapers seemed a bit much on that budget, but okay.

i went to her baby shower and bought her some of the bottles off of her registry(as there wasnt much on there, and the bottles were pretty expensive for someone who was-and still is- unemployed). the days she spent at the hospital(she had low fluid and had to be induced) i would text her and her doula who was a friend of ours to see how she was doing. it took her about 2 days to finally deliver.

i went to the mall w/ her and her son(who was about 3-4 months at this point). i held him and played w/ him(i love little babies, so i didnt mind) while she went in a few different stores. we got some gelato together, and hung out.

her mother will only keep the baby while she is at work from what i can tell, but if he starts crying, she has to come home from work to get him settled. (i know how hard this can be as my mil is the same way w/ my son for the most part). she was also joking on her fb page that her son took off his shirt so he wouldnt have to go in the car, and she stayed at home w/ him rather than putting his shirt back on and going.

recently however, she keeps blowing off play dates for our son’s at the last minute. we have moved and are down to one car now, and i dont have a license as i have no job to pay for it(we live in a state that you have to be insured to drive). where we have moved however, is not so far away that it would be hard for her to drive, and i have told her that if it is a problem to drive out to where i live, to let me know and i will try to make other arrangements to get to where she is, and she always says that she wants to see the apartment(we have been here about 2 1/2 mos., and we have been trying to set up these play dates the entire time we have lived here b/c her son is now 9 mos. so he is big enough to play w/ my son a bit). we then make plans, and then the day of, right about the time she is supposed to be at my house, i get a phone call: her son is still napping(she doesnt wake him after 2 hours either- she just lets him sleep. the other day she couldnt come over b/c he was "napping" from about 1pm to 4:30 or 5 pm), or her son is suddenly sick and they "don’t want to come over and get us sick".

i understand that children get sick periodically and that things can and do happen sometimes that make it impossible to do things you planned on w/ kids, but today is like the 10th time in a row. i have gotten to the point i dont even bother to do extra cleaning if we have made plans b/c there is no point, i know she won’t show up. my husband is getting fed up b/c he sees how much it hurts me(i dont have many friends, and since i dont have a car or a job, it’s not like i can just go to my friends houses or get out much). i am also getting tired of getting my son excited about getting to play w/ someone, and then they never show up.

what would you think?
if she just told me "hey, i have other plans today" or something like that i wouldnt be mad. but there has been more than a few of the times that i can tell she is outright lying to me, as she is horrible at lying.
i have an 18 mo. old that i take care of virtually by myself all the time. i do not lie about my child napping or being sick to get out of plans i made w/ someone. also, i have seen via her fb page that she goes and sees her other friends a lot(comments from these other friends on her page, along w/ comments from her, whereas i leave a message for her on her page, and there is never a response, written or otherwise).
this has also been going on for about 4 mos., & she hasnt been worried about or talked to her son’s father in about 2 years.
im really not trying to be insensitive, im just getting the feeling like she really doesnt have any interest in seeing me or my son, which if that is the case, i would rather her just not contact me.

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