My family gets annoyed with my recycling efforts?
help! what is wrong w. my family i learned a lot at school about recycling so i have been doing a lot around our house trying to be more eco friendly and my family like gets mad or annoyed with me! what is wrong with them its so annoying bc they just think of it as me being stupid and not seeing it as important...i even put a print of an article talking about how the north pole may be ice free by this summer and they think im a %26quot;green%26quot; crazy freak! :(
how can i get them to realize its important?
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/06...
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Try to be normal about all this recycling and %26quot;green%26quot; stuff you%26#039;re into. . . they may be getting the idea that this is some weird phase for you if you%26#039;re sounding too extreme right off, and just figure that you%26#039;ll grow out of it in a few weeks if they ignore you.
Start slowly, and try to just gently nudge them into what you think is right. Most people don%26#039;t like to change habits quickly. Sure, maybe that%26#039;s not going to get you immediate results. . . but you%26#039;ll have a higher chance of success in the long term. It%26#039;s the long term that really matters if you%26#039;re thinking about total volumes over a lifetime, anyhow.
They%26#039;re probably just frustrated with of you %26quot;nagging%26quot; them to recycle. Tell them %26quot;Fine. If you don%26#039;t want to participate in helping our world go green, then don%26#039;t, but don%26#039;t butt in to what I%26#039;M doing to help the environment! Even if I AM a %26quot;green%26quot; crazy freak, I%26#039;m proud of it. You act like it%26#039;s a bad thing when it isn%26#039;t.%26quot;
Say something like that to make them feel guilty. Don%26#039;t forget to say %26quot;end of discussion%26quot; when you finish talking, or else they might come up with a good comeback.
Keep up with the good work. Even if your family doesn%26#039;t support your efforts, maybe you can make an impact on the next generation to follow your lead. Just remember, if people would take the same amount of energy in doing something for the Earth instead of complaining about it , the world would be a better place.
Good for you! It is going to take the efforts of people like you to change the way the rest of the world thinks--including your family.
Just keep doing what you are doing, and ignore their snide remarks. Hopefully, over time, they will become better-educated, and will hear more environmental ecology news from the world around them...
It will take people like you and me, who are green-minded, to rescue the world...not everyone will EVER get on board, but we must sally forth in spite of them!
You go, Girl!
Its awesome that you are trying to save the earth!!
but people these days don%26#039;t care anymore and all they wanna do is have fun and trash the earth and they don%26#039;t care who it affects.
To persuade your family,go to www.google.com.When you get to google type in: pictures of the ozone.At the top should be a big picture click on it,then view it in full image and print it out.Sit your family down and show them the pic. But be prepared because they will most likely question you so go on nasa.com and do your research!! :)
its great that you wanna save the earth and it cool that you wanna take a stand! And if more people don%26#039;t start viewing the situation the way we do, it could be to late. :)
i REALLY hope this helps!! :) :)
People dont seem to accept change very easily even if its in our planet the vast majority are in denial. continue with your valiant effort to save the planet and open yourself to others like the community groups that are doing the same.
I actually just yesterday decided i am going to begin recycling in my household :)
good timing for us not for the planet :(
get out into the community and meet some people like yourself it will make a great impact in your life in many aspects have fun :)
Don%26#039;t push them. It will only make you frustrated and more likely to give up recycling completely rather than continue to fight with them. My wife and kids don%26#039;t see why it is so important, but with time they%26#039;ve gotten on board. Now they put too much in the recycling bin, and I have to sort out the non-recyclables they put in there!
Be patient and be ready to do what you can on your own whether they join you or not. I think they will eventually come to see your side, but it will take some time.
Recycling actually contributes to increased CO2 emissions. It only helps lessen the trash at the dump. Recycling requires extra trucks to transport the material to recycling plants which then sort it and melt it into reusable material. This ADDS to the CO2 output. Think people think. Recycling is a business.
Save the world! Save the children! Save yourself! Arrgggg! The sky is falling, the sky is falling!
I had the very same problem. And as the phrase goes %26#039;Internet is the answer!%26#039; Dig up some info about Global Warming, recycling and about how the planet is getting destroyed. Read the information to them over dinner or another time when the family is together. If that doesent work, let it be. Do your part and thats whats imporatnt!
