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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Comments (132)
writerchic85 26
Get her a menstrual cup
Jaadde 24
You really need to get her a mooncup, they're reusable cups that catch the blood and last an incredibly long time. Seriously so much better than what she's currently doing.
Talis99 26
I just gagged a little.
writergirl1029 17
There are no words.
MoidixMois43 21
OH MY GOD
Psycho_Babydoll 26
I'm internally sobbing. Why.
interesting33 37
At least you're not internally bleeding :)
CountedTo10 9
definitely get her a menstrual cup!
enxhi96 21
Oh that's just dirtyyyy...
myoukei 31
If she's that dedicated to less wast have her check out washable/reusable cloth pads or the underwear they make with the absorbent fabric built in. They're kinda pricy to start with but are cheaper in the long run (and are much cheeper than her impending infection/ HIV medicine....)
bonermonkey 31
she should look into moon cups or similar devices. they are reusable and last for ages and easy to use even if you are a virgin. they can easily be sterilised. they're very good for the environment compared to other sanitary products.