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Anonymous wrote:Of course not. Where you raised in a barn?

Those with menses in the 80s/90s were told to flush.

No, not all parents were uneducated clods.

I got my period in 1994 and was told from the day my mother first had "the talk" with me that I should never, ever, EVER flush a tampon.

DP. Why so rude?! If you really want this message spread for the greater good, maybe don’t be such a jerk? There are clearly lots of people didn’t know. (Myself included.)

OK, I apologize. I suspect this is a social class issue, and it isn't your fault if you weren't taught the right thing. Sort of the way some people were not taught healthy eating habits.

Now you know, and you can avoid flushing tampons and damaging plumbing.

Social class issue?! Oh my. No. Apology not accepted.

I think it is a social class issue. Girls who grew up in nice homes that their parents owned and proudly cared for and maintained were taught early about this basic hygiene/health issue. You can see on this thread that people who live(d) in homes they don't own or care about much tend to flush and not care, or to not be aware.

It's trashy to flush tampons.

Agree. Not knowing and having parents that did this is definitely a social class/socioeconomic status issue

Pretty sure families without disposable income for an emergency plumbing visit are pretty careful about making sure sewage doesn’t come bubbling up in their shower.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course not. Where you raised in a barn?

Those with menses in the 80s/90s were told to flush.

No, not all parents were uneducated clods.

I got my period in 1994 and was told from the day my mother first had "the talk" with me that I should never, ever, EVER flush a tampon.

DP. Why so rude?! If you really want this message spread for the greater good, maybe don’t be such a jerk? There are clearly lots of people didn’t know. (Myself included.)

OK, I apologize. I suspect this is a social class issue, and it isn't your fault if you weren't taught the right thing. Sort of the way some people were not taught healthy eating habits.

Now you know, and you can avoid flushing tampons and damaging plumbing.

Social class issue?! Oh my. No. Apology not accepted.

I think it is a social class issue. Girls who grew up in nice homes that their parents owned and proudly cared for and maintained were taught early about this basic hygiene/health issue. You can see on this thread that people who live(d) in homes they don't own or care about much tend to flush and not care, or to not be aware.

It's trashy to flush tampons.

Agree. Not knowing and having parents that did this is definitely a social class/socioeconomic status issue

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Anonymous wrote:Of course not. Where you raised in a barn?

Those with menses in the 80s/90s were told to flush.

No, not all parents were uneducated clods.

I got my period in 1994 and was told from the day my mother first had "the talk" with me that I should never, ever, EVER flush a tampon.

DP. Why so rude?! If you really want this message spread for the greater good, maybe don’t be such a jerk? There are clearly lots of people didn’t know. (Myself included.)

OK, I apologize. I suspect this is a social class issue, and it isn't your fault if you weren't taught the right thing. Sort of the way some people were not taught healthy eating habits.

Now you know, and you can avoid flushing tampons and damaging plumbing.

Social class issue?! Oh my. No. Apology not accepted.

I think it is a social class issue. Girls who grew up in nice homes that their parents owned and proudly cared for and maintained were taught early about this basic hygiene/health issue. You can see on this thread that people who live(d) in homes they don't own or care about much tend to flush and not care, or to not be aware.

It's trashy to flush tampons.

Lol. This thread is crazy.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course not. Where you raised in a barn?

Those with menses in the 80s/90s were told to flush.

No, not all parents were uneducated clods.

I got my period in 1994 and was told from the day my mother first had "the talk" with me that I should never, ever, EVER flush a tampon.

DP. Why so rude?! If you really want this message spread for the greater good, maybe don’t be such a jerk? There are clearly lots of people didn’t know. (Myself included.)

OK, I apologize. I suspect this is a social class issue, and it isn't your fault if you weren't taught the right thing. Sort of the way some people were not taught healthy eating habits.

Now you know, and you can avoid flushing tampons and damaging plumbing.

Social class issue?! Oh my. No. Apology not accepted.

I think it is a social class issue. Girls who grew up in nice homes that their parents owned and proudly cared for and maintained were taught early about this basic hygiene/health issue. You can see on this thread that people who live(d) in homes they don't own or care about much tend to flush and not care, or to not be aware.

It's trashy to flush tampons.

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Anonymous wrote:I was so offended when a friend told me not to flush tampons. Did she think I was a monster?! (I wasn't even on my period) After reading here how common it is I feel less offended.

I feel like maybe I need to nail a plaque in my bathroom now. Perhaps there are hidden morons among my friends. I truly thought this was common knowledge to every menstruating girl/woman. I never occurred to me someone would not know this, or even worse, know and not care and flush anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course not. Where you raised in a barn?

Those with menses in the 80s/90s were told to flush.

No, not all parents were uneducated clods.

I got my period in 1994 and was told from the day my mother first had "the talk" with me that I should never, ever, EVER flush a tampon.

DP. Why so rude?! If you really want this message spread for the greater good, maybe don’t be such a jerk? There are clearly lots of people didn’t know. (Myself included.)

OK, I apologize. I suspect this is a social class issue, and it isn't your fault if you weren't taught the right thing. Sort of the way some people were not taught healthy eating habits.

Now you know, and you can avoid flushing tampons and damaging plumbing.

Social class issue?! Oh my. No. Apology not accepted.

I think it is a social class issue. Girls who grew up in nice homes that their parents owned and proudly cared for and maintained were taught early about this basic hygiene/health issue. You can see on this thread that people who live(d) in homes they don't own or care about much tend to flush and not care, or to not be aware.

It's trashy to flush tampons.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course not. Where you raised in a barn?

Those with menses in the 80s/90s were told to flush.

No, not all parents were uneducated clods.

I got my period in 1994 and was told from the day my mother first had "the talk" with me that I should never, ever, EVER flush a tampon.

DP. Why so rude?! If you really want this message spread for the greater good, maybe don’t be such a jerk? There are clearly lots of people didn’t know. (Myself included.)

OK, I apologize. I suspect this is a social class issue, and it isn't your fault if you weren't taught the right thing. Sort of the way some people were not taught healthy eating habits.

Now you know, and you can avoid flushing tampons and damaging plumbing.

Social class issue?! Oh my. No. Apology not accepted.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course not. Where you raised in a barn?

Those with menses in the 80s/90s were told to flush.

No, not all parents were uneducated clods.

I got my period in 1994 and was told from the day my mother first had "the talk" with me that I should never, ever, EVER flush a tampon.

DP. Why so rude?! If you really want this message spread for the greater good, maybe don’t be such a jerk? There are clearly lots of people didn’t know. (Myself included.)

OK, I apologize. I suspect this is a social class issue, and it isn't your fault if you weren't taught the right thing. Sort of the way some people were not taught healthy eating habits.

Now you know, and you can avoid flushing tampons and damaging plumbing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course not. Where you raised in a barn?

Those with menses in the 80s/90s were told to flush.

No, not all parents were uneducated clods.

I got my period in 1994 and was told from the day my mother first had "the talk" with me that I should never, ever, EVER flush a tampon.

DP. Why so rude?! If you really want this message spread for the greater good, maybe don’t be such a jerk? There are clearly lots of people didn’t know. (Myself included.)

Anonymous wrote:I switched to a reusable menstrual disc awhile ago but before that yes I flushed. Wtf else do you do with them?

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Anonymous wrote:I was so offended when a friend told me not to flush tampons. Did she think I was a monster?! (I wasn't even on my period) After reading here how common it is I feel less offended.

I feel like maybe I need to nail a plaque in my bathroom now. Perhaps there are hidden morons among my friends. I truly thought this was common knowledge to every menstruating girl/woman. I never occurred to me someone would not know this, or even worse, know and not care and flush anyway.

Do it as a cross stitch.

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Anonymous wrote:I was so offended when a friend told me not to flush tampons. Did she think I was a monster?! (I wasn't even on my period) After reading here how common it is I feel less offended.

I feel like maybe I need to nail a plaque in my bathroom now. Perhaps there are hidden morons among my friends. I truly thought this was common knowledge to every menstruating girl/woman. I never occurred to me someone would not know this, or even worse, know and not care and flush anyway.

Gosh, I wish I knew everything about everything just like you. Guess I’ll always be someone’s moron!

This isn’t deep knowledge, it is just basic life common sense. Like don’t leave your purse in the car, don’t put a can of soda in the freezer, empty the lint collector of your dyer after loads..

Except that many people on here have told you otherwise. Go ahead and put that sign on your bathroom.

I would laugh so hard if I went into a friend's bathroom and there was a sign on the wall that said "HEY MORONS, I THOUGHT THIS WAS COMMON KNOWLEDGE BUT APPARENTLY SOME VERY STUPID PEOPLE DON'T KNOW YOU SHOULDN'T FLUSH TAMPONS. SO THIS IS YOUR OFFICIAL WARNING NOT TO FLUSH TAMPONS OR I WILL UNFRIEND YOU FOREEEEEEVVVVVVEEEERRRR."

I have not flushed a tampon since I learned, at the ripe old age of 33, that you are not supposed to (no one told me! I'm glad I eventually found out!). But if I saw such a sign, I'd flush my tampon, let her know, and enjoy the peace and quiet of no longer being friends with this person. In fact, even if I was not on my period, I'd fish my emergency tampon out of my purse and throw it in the toilet just to flush it. Hahahahahahahahahaha.