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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop being so hard on OP. Yes, flushing tampons is bad. But lots of people never get told this. Think about why.

Women are taught from a young age that periods are gross and offensive, something to be ashamed of and to hide. That is 100% the message I got. And that's how women can go decades flushing tampons without realizing you shouldn't do it. They are doing what they think they are supposed to -- hiding their periods, eliminating all evidence of it, and not talking about it.

You need to be gentle with women in this position. Especially those of you who are younger and were raised with a more progressive, open, not shaming attitude towards periods. It's so great that culture has shifted in this direction, but you need to understand that so many women (including me) are brainwashed into believing periods are embarrassing and disgusting and even once you realize this brainwashing has happened, it takes time to undo it.

I don't flush tampons anymore, thankfully, and I'm teaching my kids that periods are normal, period blood is just a bodily fluid like any other, and that they can ask questions about anything body and bathroom related and shouldn't feel ashamed of any of it. But I still have to deal with some of that shame because it's how I was raised. Have some patience.[/quote]

Ok, shame or not, considering the major plumbing damage this does, how anyone has reached adulthood and not come to know this escapes me.  Sorry, but this really should be common knowledge not to flush.  [/quote]

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