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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militarybrat 21

My first period i used toilet paper. Yeah that was bad.

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BitterSavage 20

At least he did something! He tried, and it could have been oh so bad.

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Vegetarian27 24

I fell like she could have improvised. I got my period for the first time at school, and made a makeshift pad out of folded toilet paper until I could get mum to buy me some.

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ajs1987 15

I say YDI. I would've been just as clueless as he was. Did you really expect your husband to teach her about tampons and pads?

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heackargirl 9

My husband knows what to buy and how to use both pads and tampons (even insert them- sometimes I get cramps so bad that I start crying even with pills so he helps. Plus he was curious about them the first time, lol. He yells "present" every time he sees my tampon string before I get dressed. ) and that did not make him any less manly you know. So why wouldn't he be able to give his daughter the talk?...

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JOFreeman 13

Why didn't you ever talk with your husband or your child about it?

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Eddy1006 4

Your daughter was probably so confused and scared to be bleeding down there. And then your husband was like a normal husband who feels uncomfortable around that and wouldn't know what to do (some guys do). I'm sorry for everyone involved. Next time will be better.

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joshi42 16

He could find even more creative solution. Something involving vampire bat, fot example...

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Badkarma4u 17

I am In a restauraunt waiting on my foood and the other patrons must think I'm insane for bursting out in laughter.

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jillian2296 11

did the girl not know that she needs tampons or pads?

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