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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, the internalized misogyny on this thread is kinda intense... Period blood isn't "gross" unless you have the mentality of a middle-school boy. It's normal. You don't have to finger paint with it, just accept that it's part of having a body that bleeds regularly. It's not dirty, and the shame language on here is misogyny. It's one thing to be ignorant, it's another to be squeamish about periods.

OP, pads come in teen sizes and start at 1. A 1 or 2 will provide plenty of coverage. Get the kind with wings so they stay attached better. Tampons come in light, regular, and then a bunch of "super" that will probably be overkill for your teen. Start with a brand that offers an applicator. They come with instructions and are pretty straightforward. Cups/disks are great for some women, and a nonstarter for others. A suggestion might be to take your kid to Target or the like and let her pick out what she may want to try for herself. Don't buy too much of anything. Your kid will have preferences, and will find what works best for her. If you have extras or rejects, donate them to a womens shelter.

Period underwear are great on their own on light days, and a good backup on most days. follow the washing instructions. Your kid can rinse them out in the shower and hang them to dry between washings, or just throw them in a bucket until the end of her cycle, soak twice to rinse, and then wash according to directions. Yes, there's blood. It's not "gross" it's just part of having a cycle.

You don't sound as likely as some of the women on this thread to pathologize or stigmatize this, so good on you for that. [/quote]

Sorry, but it’s ok to call gross things gross.  That isn’t misogyny. Handling bedsheets with vomit or child’s underwear they pooped in is gross too.  Soaking and dumping bloody period underwear water isn’t pleasant..nor is having it drip bloody water while transferring to the washing machine or wringing them out by hand.  Things can “normal” and still be gross.  Or worse is the dried crusty period underwear your kid forgot to put into a soak bucket and left in their laundry basket for days. [/quote]

This is a false dichotomy. Vomit is supposed to be gross to us, as it tells us that we should avoid the illness that caused it. Most of us poop in a toilet, so poop that's out of place is also considered gross (and a biohazard). Menstrual blood where it should be isn't "pleasant", sure, but the opposite of pleasant doesn't have to be "gross". You can just accept that it's a normal part of having a body that bleeds. [/quote]

NP. Stop it with the militant feminism.  Leaking blood is gross. Sometimes you can even feel the clots pass.  I had a heavy flow before industry came up with all these undies, swimsuits, and whatnot. So poor tools to cope.

It's gross when your skinny scabbed knee bleeds through your jeans.  And it's gross at work when your tampon plus pad aren't enough to keep you from having an accident.

Maybe it's normal.  But it's still gross and I am enjoying menopause tremendously now that I'm done with "the curse".  The only positive thing about my period ever was that it meant I wasn't pregnant (when I didn't want to be) and that I could get pregnant when I did finally want to have kids.

PP, don't invalidate my lived experience.  Periods caused me way more laundry work, hassle, and embarassment than two kids' worth of poopy diapers.[/quote]

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