The Patriarch

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff - United States - Mentor

Today, my daughter got her first period. Nobody was home but my husband. He didn't know what to do, except give her a sponge to put in her underwear. FML
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silverstream20 20

To be fair, that is not entirely wrong, considering a tampon works like a sponge anyway. I say A for effort.

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fwongraven 10

Nice parenting... you'd think he would have done a quick Google at some point before she hit puberty.

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JayVicious 20

HE WAS NOT PREPARED!!! Which I think he should have been...

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seriouslygrowup 11

Exactly. That's the first conversation you have with your wife when you have a daughter and she's starting to get to the teenager years. Communication in a marriage, it's not just for TV and movies hey

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AcieMcG 21

Sounds worse than mine, 6th grade Halloween and I was Cleopatra T.T

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saffy66 34

I say don't entirely blame the dad. He was no more unprepared than the mother. Contingency plans should have been in place, but as they weren't.... He did the best he could. She was in no state to go to the store with him and he probably didn't want to leave her there alone.

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prostar9993 15

When calling someone an idiot, it's best to use your and you're properly.

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KrDizzy 16

Wow, by reading these comments and this FML, it amazes me that adult men don't know to just go to the store and get her a box of pads...Is it really that complicated? Smdh...

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KrDizzy 16

Or at least have a box laying around for emergencies when your daughter starts to hit her preteen age, so you don't have to worry.

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Britt125 16

I think this is an overall lack of preparation and education, not just on his part. Unless your daughter is abnormally young you should have been prepared for this and made sure she knew what to do, and that there was stuff around for her. And honestly you should be prepared by the time she's 8 or 9 as it's not that uncommon for girl's to start their period that early. From the time I was 8 or 9 I knew what to expect if my period started and where in the house I would find pads. I mean he still should have had a better idea than that I would think, even being a guy I don't think excuses being that clueless. But then again I also think he might have been panicked and/or embarrassed and not thinking clearly.

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daddysgirl8 21

I think you need to sit them both down and talk about feminine products...

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