Today, at a public restroom, I caught my extremely eco-friendly daughter, who was on her period, looking through the trash. When I asked why, she said, "Because I'm looking for pads to use. It'll mean less garbage." I then had to lecture her in the public restroom about health and hygiene. FML
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Today, I was in the bathroom at school. The girl next to me asked for a pad. I gave one to her. I didn't think much of it. The last lesson, I went to the bathroom again and went to a stall to play games on my phone. The same girl goes into the stall next to me, slides a used bloody pad, and says, "Thank you." FML
Today, I used the restroom at a department store. While I was in my stall, I overheard a little girl say to her mother, "I see someone wearing pink!" I remembered that I was wearing pink just as she finished her thought, "…and she's pooping." She was peeking at me through the stall. FML
Today, my dad's recycling went out of control. He now keeps a calendar of my periods, just to remind me to recycle the cardboard from my tampons. FML
Today, I had to teach my mother that tampons do not belong in the toilet. FML
Today, I was in a public restroom with my 4 year old daughter. I took her in the stall with me, and as I was using the restroom she looked down and loudly asked, "Mommy! Why do you have a beard on your peepee?!!" Then I heard everybody in the stalls next to us laughing. FML
Today, I walked into a public restroom and, to my utter surprise, saw a lady squeezing blood out of used tampons. We made eye contact, she continued, and I ran out in horror. FML
Today, I had to make a doctor's appointment for my daughter. Apparently she thought it would be better to wipe herself with Clorox tough scrub disinfecting wipes than tell me she'd caught an STD. FML
Today, at the supermarket, I picked up a pack of toilet rolls, at which point my 5-year-old daughter turned to me and screamed, "A CLEAN BUTTHOLE IS A HAPPY BUTTHOLE!" in front of a dozen other people. I have no idea where she heard that. FML
Today, I had to clean up human poop that someone trailed through the store. Then, as I was cleaning up all the shelves at the end of the day, I saw that someone had changed their sanitary pad, took a new one out of the packed and used it, then left the used one on the shelf. FML
Today, at work, a lady approached me asking if I'd found a used cloth diaper on a table, and I told her it was probably in the trash. She said "That's okay, I can wash it." So I searched through several bags of trash, and when I couldn't find it, she said "Oh never mind! It's in my bag." FML
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bigbluetardis 21
You should have another serious talk with her and talk about what other options there are.. There are organic pads, menstrual cups, cloth pads, washable pads etc. All eco-friendky. I hope she will understand that what she is doing isn't the best option and it can seriously damage her health. Best of luck OP!
ArtemisRwill 22
I'm all about "less garbage", but what your daughter did is just... I don't even have words for. Hopefully you were able to talk some sense into her
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lemmegetsumpizza 11
That's just sick! Just how old is your daughter?
cassi2525 5
Definitely look into a menstrual cup.
Keiraquarium 12
Definitely tell her to get a menstrual cup of some sort. They can last for years so they're cost efficient as well as eco friendly. Plus they're healthier than tampons and pads.
earlytermination 34
That is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard
everton99 16
Congratulations! Your idiot of a daughter is willing to risk STDs in order to save the planet. Do I hear the term martyr!?
LiLMAMA0523 35
That just made my stomach turn
Knoro 6
Ewww! You can buy washable pads that lady forever and are really good...
interesting33 37
I don't know if this is possible, but because of the blood, I would strongly suggest getting her checked for STDs, HIV etc. if she has done this before. I don't think she could contract anything without having a cut for the blood to get through, i don't know but because you ARE dealing with blood, it would prob be wise to get her checked.
nature_girl_08 14
I am not meaning to sound condescending, I promise. STD stands for sexually transmitted disease, meaning transmitted through sexual intercourse, just as it says. No open wounds needed, just an exchange of body fluids or contact between genitalia. Blood is a body fluid, and even if it's not an STD that is normally contained in the blood, menstrual flow will still come into contact with the genitalia, very likely picking up any STD the person may have. If I remember correctly, it depends on the STD as to how long it can survive outside the human body, but that's not a risk I'd be willing to take. Not to mention all the bacteria and how easy it is to get an infection there...
mdwolfe42 4
Might be a problem with her decency and common sense modules. Sounds like it's time to troubleshoot. Make her dinner from the discarded waste in the dumpster behind Subway. After she's eaten, brag to her about how you have helped the planet. If she agrees with you then it is time to check your warranty. She might be defective and any reputable manufacturer should offer you a replacement.
NostalgiaFreak9 43
That's beyond disgusting. If she's at that age where she started having periods, you'd think she'd know better than that.
lala150 24
Not necessarily, as someone already mentioned, some girls get their periods as young as 8 or 9. So maybe she didn't really know better. Either way this is absolutely inappropriate and possibly a health risk! Help her research other options OP