Today, I dropped my handbag into a water-filled gutter. As I was hurriedly fishing out the contents of my bag, I looked up. There was my ex, with the girl he left me for walking past, timed exactly to coincide with me manically scooping up one of many rapidly absorbing tampons. FML
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Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
Today, I went out shopping. When I left the store, I saw my ex, who I'm still crazy about. He helped me carry my bags out to the car. When I leaned in to give him a hug goodbye, he stepped aside, and I fell face-first into a puddle. He walked away laughing. FML
Today, a man held a door open for me while I fished my umbrella out of my very cluttered bag. As I was opening my umbrella, I turned to thank him for being such a gentleman. Instead, a tampon that had apparently wedged itself into the folds of my umbrella flew into his face. FML
Today, I went through the stuff that I'd left at my ex’s place and started unpacking it. I found a pair of another girl's panties. We broke up a little over a week ago. FML
Today, while I was walking home from work, it started to rain. Clutching my bag in one hand, I started to run so I wouldn't get too wet. I saw a man running towards me and all of a sudden he tackled me to the ground. He thought I had stolen someone's handbag. FML
Today, I went to the dry-cleaner's and went to get my bag of laundry from my trunk, but I ended up dropping the bag. My dirty underwear blew around the parking lot. I had to chase it all down as a bunch of people looked on. 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 went to drop the garbage in the compactor as I left to do some shopping. I quickly put my handbag down on the side, threw the 'garbage' in the machine, watched it do its thing, and then turned round to find... the bag of garbage on the side. FML
Today, I was in a bathroom stall and I accidentally dropped my new tampon on the ground. Just as I was about to reach for it, I heard a voice on the other side of the stall say, "Oh great, I needed that" and then a hand reached under my stall and grabbed it. It was my last one. FML
Today, the guy I've been crushing on for years and I finally went on a date. While on the date, he threw up in my purse and stuck tampons up his nose. FML
Today, I was out for a jog when I saw my ex-boyfriend walking towards me. I tried to duck behind a tree to avoid him, but I slipped on a plastic bag and fell into a lovely patch of mud. He saw the whole thing and walked away smirking. FML
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Dracoboxer357 36
Geez, Op, when it rains, it pours. The timing couldn't be worse. :p Just ignore them, it doesn't matter what they think, and many women use tampons, so forget it ever happened. :p Chin up, Op.
Isoldael 27
Why not just take the important stuff (e.g. wallet) from the bag and leave stuff like tampons in the bag? It's not like you can still use them after already absorbing gutter water...
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Comments (51)
TrippingOnAcid 29
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This made my day
sniken 14
#15 no, not really. Scooping tampons out of dirty gut-water while your ex walks past with his gf is pretty embarrassing. However I hope Op will be able to laugh it off soon :)
Dracoboxer357 36
Geez, Op, when it rains, it pours. The timing couldn't be worse. :p Just ignore them, it doesn't matter what they think, and many women use tampons, so forget it ever happened. :p Chin up, Op.
sryu 9
I can't even imagine how hard and embarrassing that would be. Having them see you while they are out together would be hard enough, but to have them see you at that unfortunate moment? Wow, my heart goes out to you OP
tastico 2
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Imagine if everything fell down a drain instead...
onlychildFTW 34
At least she wouldn't be fishing out wet tampons from a gutter.
theslimshadylp 6
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Why so many tampons?!?!?
Ameel_fml 19
Well...they usually come in a pretty small box to begin with. So it's not like it would take up much handbag space.
Enslaved 38
If you have plenty of room in your purse for them, why not? I usually have a bunch (but I keep mine in my glove box) just so I won't have to worry about running out or replacing them. It's funny, I've had girlfriends suddenly get their periods and ask if I have one to spare and yep, I do. (:
Harpy20 24
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1up for him.
tmmundy 17
No not really. I see it as OP dropped her bag and her ex just happened to be walking by...how is that one up for him? Your comment is a waste of space.
hama806 19
You can only go up from there OP. Sorry.
NOWAYJOSE 14
It could've been worse. You could've been in that drain together with your bag..
fsomelife 26
Talk about down in the gutter.
Isoldael 27
Why not just take the important stuff (e.g. wallet) from the bag and leave stuff like tampons in the bag? It's not like you can still use them after already absorbing gutter water...
Enslaved 38
I'm guessing so that she doesn't litter. (:
Isoldael 27
Well, she'd have to pick up the bag afterwards either way. I just don't see the point of removing the tampons from the bag separately instead of picking up the entire bag and dumping the tampons later. In the meantime, the tampons might even help get most of the water out of her handbag :)
emeraldmaz 9
Because she was scooping them from the gutter. Seems obvious they'd fallen out. She was being a tidy Kiwi!
deequu 20
I'm so sorry OP. Just keep your head up high! Maybe next time put your tampons in a little purse thingy or in the zip- up compartment of your bag.