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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both of my SDs do this. They get blood on their sheets and do not wash. They take off their underwear and leave the used pads attached. On multiple occasions I've had to fish a pad out of the washing machine or dryer. They leave wrappers on the floor - like right now there are probably 20 used wrappers on the floor in each room. I haven't said anything to either girl directly because their mom (and sometimes my husband) talk to them about it. Does anyone understand WHY this happens? I don't think they're embarrassed or ashamed (like the OP my SDs don't seem to have a problem talking about their period in front of their dad). It baffles me. In our case I've ruled out them being uninformed about hygiene and - honestly - it doesn't seem like they're being passive aggressive or aggressive aggressive, it doesn't seem like they're being defiant either. They keep it confined to their rooms (although one of them left a big blood stain on the couch which I was unable to get out - I just turned the cushion over and let it go). Does anyone have an idea what is going on? I don't have a good enough relationship with their mom (her choice not mine) to be able to talk about the girls. My husband says he's continuing to talk to them about it and so is their mom.
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The why this happens is that girls their age are not terribly responsible, OP.  Do they clean up after themselves in general?  NO.  Do they always put their dishes right into the dishwasher, vacuum the rug right away when popcorn gets on it?  NO.  Pads and periods are no different.  Girls menstruate at around age 9-12, which is not an age of great responsibility and personal hygiene.  They'd rather not deal with it.  It's gross, it's tedious, it's a chore.  Frankly, I'm 50 and it's unpleasant to deal with my menstrual cycle.  I don't leave pads lying around but I wish there were a way to cope with this whole thing without mess, fuss, grossness and tedium.[/quote]

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