Health, Awkward, Ecology and Periods: Today, my dad's recycling went out of control. He now keeps a...

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 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 jannister - 13/08/2012 19:25 - Germany - Bad Blankenburg

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

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By Anonymous - 24/12/2013 17:19 - United States - Lake Ariel

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

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By kylie b - 06/09/2023 16:00

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

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By embarassed_chick - 24/08/2009 19:59 - United States

Today, I got my first period. My dad bought me a card and had everyone in my family sign it. FML

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By tbree - 19/09/2014 22:38 - United States - San Francisco

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

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By anonymous - 17/09/2010 08:19 - United States

Today, my mom was going through the newspaper and cutting out coupons for me to use. She hands me two of them, one for tampons and the other for a pregnancy test saying "well, you're gonna need one or the other this month." FML

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By powsser - 11/03/2009 13:38 - United States

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

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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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Dad priorities

By hellishome - 29/09/2019 00:01

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

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theslimshadylp 6

Wednesday 19 September 2012 9:10

The recycling company will gladly tell you to just throw that away no questions asked.

MrBond007_fml 6

Wednesday 19 September 2012 9:12

This is a good thing. Your father has taken it upon himself to save the world... One tampon box at a time...

Comments

Likian5 26

Wednesday 19 September 2012 11:21

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 26

Wednesday 19 September 2012 13:26

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 19

Wednesday 19 September 2012 11:45

Wait... Tampons don't have cardboard in them...

BlakeSaysRawr 7

Wednesday 19 September 2012 12:56

#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

Wednesday 19 September 2012 12:34

I'd suggest switching to tampons without the applicator or looking into menstrual cups. Problem solved :)

love_me_electric 20

Wednesday 19 September 2012 23:07

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 36

Wednesday 19 September 2012 12:48

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!