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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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
Today, I got my period, and had to rush to my parents' bathroom for some pads. They'd put all our wrapped presents in their bathroom. As I was looking, my dad thought I was opening presents and barged in, only to see me with my pants around my ankles. Now he won't stop laughing. FML
Today, my mom noticed that there weren’t any tampons in the trashcan during my usual time of the month, and promptly grounded me. I’m not pregnant, I just skip periods sometimes. FML
Today, I got my first period. My dad bought me a card and had everyone in my family sign it. FML
Today, I asked my dad to take me to the store so I could get some feminine hygiene products. When we got there, he went running down the aisles yelling, "Help! My daughter's bleeding to death! Where're the tampons?!" FML
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
Today, I had to teach my mother that tampons do not belong in the toilet. FML
Today, as he was going out, I asked my father if he stop by the store and buy some tampons for me and toilet paper for the house, because we have been out for the last 5 days. He came home with a 30-pack of beer and cigarettes instead. I just started my time of the month and we have no more money. FML
Today, my dad got into an argument with the cashier about how overpriced the scented tampons were. FML
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theslimshadylp 6
The recycling company will gladly tell you to just throw that away no questions asked.
MrBond007_fml 6
This is a good thing. Your father has taken it upon himself to save the world... One tampon box at a time...
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Comments (105)
Likian5 26
Wow...and here I thought MY dad was an recycling nut. I thought being forced to sort the recycle-ables from the trash every week was bad enough. Sorry OP :/
doodlecloud 27
Just a note - most people have a trash bin and a separate recyclables bin. That way you don't have to sort through the trash after throwing it all in one bin for some reason...I've honestly never heard of someone actually doing this other than in the big sorting factories. Where I live the council even provide you with separate main bins...
zandalee 20
Wait... Tampons don't have cardboard in them...
BlakeSaysRawr 7
#42- The applicator, not the actual tampon. However I'm not going to explain it, so if you're really curious, look up "how to put in a tampon". Most people use plastic applicators.
sicksadworld1317 30
I'd suggest switching to tampons without the applicator or looking into menstrual cups. Problem solved :)
love_me_electric 20
Diva cups are amazing. I bought mine a year ago it's superior to tampons/pads in every way (well except that you have to wash it out after, but that's minor).
Enslaved 38
Your dad sounds like he's taking things way too far! ***I'm big on recycling myself but cardboard applicators is where I draw the line. I'm so miserable that time of the month that any added comfort is worth demanding plastic tampons for that!
beccaishereyay 11
You use cardboard tampons?? Just the thought makes me shudder. D:
bReLiNg 18
Next he's going to hand you a home made pad.... D:
Anonymousx3x 4
There are worse things he could obsess over, such as alcohol....Be happy he's trying to save the environment.
KiddNYC1O 22
How do you know he isn't, though?
AClassActx3 7
Aren't those painful anyways? Use the plastic! Wait then I guess you'd still be recycling huh? =/
suri23 11
OCD, OCD, OCD...
Austyn57 1
controling much