Honestly
Measham, United Kingdom
Today, I had to teach my mother that tampons do not belong in the toilet. FML
Collection
Black Friday
70% off something you didn't need, a stampede and a cart that crashes at checkout. Thanks, Black Friday.
Same thing different taste
jannister
Bad Blankenburg, Germany
Today, my mom threw my tampons in the garbage and said that from now on, I'll be buying pads instead. Turns out she read a scare story going around by email that all the local teens are soaking their tampons in alcohol and inserting them anally to secretly get drunk. FML
Evaki1
Greece
Today, I had to explain to my little brother that my tampons weren't ear plugs. FML
Anonymous
Flushed
Today, and once a week for the past three weeks, I had to tell some house guests to stop flushing things like Q-tips and tampons down my apartment's toilet. My preteen siblings? No, my 45-year-old mom and her similarly-aged boyfriend. FML
powsser
United States
Today, my roommate got mad at me for putting away the tampons that were sitting on her desk. She rebelled by hanging hundreds of tampons dyed red from every surface in our dorm room. I discovered this while giving my mom her first tour of the place. FML
bloodyfreakinawful
Seabrook, United States
Today, in class, I reached into my bag to pull out a tampon, which I hid under my sleeve so I could make a quick escape to the restroom. My teacher yelled at me, because she thought I'd taken out my phone. I then had to prove myself by showing the tampon to the whole class. FML
woah
United States
Today, my boyfriend asked me how women could urinate with a tampon in. FML
Anonymous
Denmark
Today, I decided to make the switch from pads to tampons. My boyfriend ended up having to show me how to apply them. FML
Anonymous
Mountain View, United States
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
Anonymous
Open door policy
Today, my mom yelled at me for not pooping with the bathroom door open like the rest of the family. FML
Anonymous
Ring of fire
Today, I learned the hard way that I'm allergic to a particular brand of tampon. FML
Top comments
tash901 31
Most tampons can now be flushed, just not the applicator or the wrapping, bearing in mind the type of toilet and water systems you have.
ChristinePi 36
In America, some tampons can be put in the toilet now. However if you have a septic tank or live in an apartment complex with many people it's advised not to because it won't break down quick enough and may clog your toilet.
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KingAdrock 16
If one simply Googles "can you flush tampons" you will get about a half million links saying that no, it's a very bad idea. While they will go down the toilet, they do not break down in water (that's kind of the point) and can accumulate and clog the system further down. Honestly the only things you should EVER flush down the toilet is bodily waste and toilet paper. Not tampons, condoms, so called "flushable" wipes or anything else. Put all that in the trash, the folks that maintain the sewer system will thank you.
mikeskatesnj 1
It's better than those gosh darn people who put their toilet paper all used up into the garbage can all gross like that. Just be happy it wasn't worse. >.<
Brittanie Torres 11
I think putting tampons in the trash is nasty and gross.