Health: Today, at a public restroom, I caught my extremely eco-friendly...

By Anonymous - 10/09/2015 01:15 - United States - Mountain View

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

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By Shelly - 07/06/2009 02:25 - United States

Today, I used the restroom at a department store. While I was in my stall, I overheard a little girl say to her mother, "I see someone wearing pink!" I remembered that I was wearing pink just as she finished her thought, "…and she's pooping." She was peeking at me through the stall. FML

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By disgusted - 19/09/2012 00:42 - United States - Herndon

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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By Honestly - 09/02/2017 11:00 - United Kingdom - Measham

Today, I had to teach my mother that tampons do not belong in the toilet. FML

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By Bailey - 22/08/2010 06:58 - United States

Today, I was in a public restroom with my 4 year old daughter. I took her in the stall with me, and as I was using the restroom she looked down and loudly asked, "Mommy! Why do you have a beard on your peepee?!!" Then I heard everybody in the stalls next to us laughing. FML

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By Tressa95 - 25/02/2018 18:30 - United States - Belleville

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

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By Anonymous - 27/01/2012 22:03 - United States

Today, I had to make a doctor's appointment for my daughter. Apparently she thought it would be better to wipe herself with Clorox tough scrub disinfecting wipes than tell me she'd caught an STD. FML

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By humiliated - 20/03/2016 11:54 - United Kingdom - London

Today, at the supermarket, I picked up a pack of toilet rolls, at which point my 5-year-old daughter turned to me and screamed, "A CLEAN BUTTHOLE IS A HAPPY BUTTHOLE!" in front of a dozen other people. I have no idea where she heard that. FML

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By Rebecca c - 23/03/2021 08:01

Today, I had to clean up human poop that someone trailed through the store. Then, as I was cleaning up all the shelves at the end of the day, I saw that someone had changed their sanitary pad, took a new one out of the packed and used it, then left the used one on the shelf. FML

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By cootiequeen - 01/06/2014 04:13 - United States

Today, at work, a lady approached me asking if I'd found a used cloth diaper on a table, and I told her it was probably in the trash. She said "That's okay, I can wash it." So I searched through several bags of trash, and when I couldn't find it, she said "Oh never mind! It's in my bag." FML

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By peachass - 29/12/2015 04:59 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, at work, a woman decided to use the changing room as a public toilet, to wipe the urine with the clothes she tried on, then leave the mess along with her soiled underwear and a used maxi pad for me to clean up. FML

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bigbluetardis 21

Thursday 10 September 2015 11:34

You should have another serious talk with her and talk about what other options there are.. There are organic pads, menstrual cups, cloth pads, washable pads etc. All eco-friendky. I hope she will understand that what she is doing isn't the best option and it can seriously damage her health. Best of luck OP!

ArtemisRwill 22

Thursday 10 September 2015 11:24

I'm all about "less garbage", but what your daughter did is just... I don't even have words for. Hopefully you were able to talk some sense into her

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sammysquiggs 19

Thursday 10 September 2015 20:32

Would she be opposed to wearing a divacup?

genericfmluser 17

Thursday 10 September 2015 21:03

buy her a diva cup. no extra waste, no garbage digging.

ZoePapillon 16

Thursday 10 September 2015 21:40

Stick your pad on her forehead

atomicxsarah 17

Thursday 10 September 2015 22:42

What the hell is wrong with your daughter??

Witchylady 17

Friday 11 September 2015 0:10

Your daughters perception of live an "eco friendly" life is twisted. Why on earth would anyone in their "right mind" search through a public restroom to find someone else used sanitary items. She has taken this eco friendly stance to a whole new level of extreme. She has gone of the deep ends and may be a little cuckoo. She needs more than just a Le rude on hygiene but also about what Eco friendly means cause I am sure those followers would not inspire people to use someone's else sanitary items. Just yuck.

JuliaDav 4

Friday 11 September 2015 1:05

At least she wasn't looking for tampons...ew

ViviMage 38

Friday 11 September 2015 1:44

Most tampons need an applicator (cardboard or plastic) in insert and they expand as they work. I don't think they can be reused, unless she really tried to ram it in. Why do I read FML while eating?

Sweetjessierose 8

Friday 11 September 2015 1:10

Good lord buy her some ACTUAL reusable ones so this never happens again!!!!

sailorarctic 22

Friday 11 September 2015 1:13

should've let her do ot OP. First time she ends up with TSS or some other serious infection she would have learned her lesson.

Xion0014 20

Friday 11 September 2015 1:26

Oh god, imagine if she used an HIV positive pad... Oh the horror... Please educate your daughter!

ViviMage 38

Friday 11 September 2015 1:42

I worked as a phlebotomist or a blood drawer, anything with blood on it is potentially infectious. You never want to put potentially infectious materials next to a mucus membrane! Even if she doesn't catch a blood borne disease, it is beyond gross.... She can make a washable pad with snap wings. Or buy a moon cup. Or even just use a washcloth as a pad!