Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 08:19     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
I'm all about women power and normalizing talking about period, but we are talking about hygiene issues here.

You don't wipe foods on your clothes, you don't leave dirty stray marks on your bed. I wouldn't want someone's blood, saliva or anything touching me. So if someone is walking around with stained pants and sitting on a chair, I honestly wouldn't want to share that chair.

So no, clean up your period mess! Just like anyone should clean up any body fluids. It's not body shaming, it's proper hygiene.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 08:12     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's a life still to know about stain removal for all kinds of stains. Now with a few keystrokes one can learn about how to remove stains from blood, ink, wine, grease, dirt etc via YouTube, reddit, tik tok, whatever.

Stains can ruin clothes no matter what the stain. My 17 yr old's preferred solution is to rebuy a stained item of clothing (underwear, pants, sheets), which is wasteful and expensive. I have been trying super hard to teach her how to at least try hard to remove stains, like blood. Rinse in hot water, put alcohol based hand sanitizer on it and let it sit. Then after an hour or so put some cozy clean spray/ spray and wash and let that sit. Wash in hot water, 2 rinses. Then let it dry in the hot sun. If it doesn't come out then, repeat the process. This also has worked for ink (my daughter got it all over her duvet cover).

If it is underwear, try buying black underwear.



That's too much work for pajama pants. I'd do that for a pair of jeans or pants, but I very rarely stain those because I don't wear things I'm worried about staining on my heaviest period days, which is the only days it's a risk.

So I just teach my DD not to wear a favorite light-colored item on those 1-2 days a week, and to wear period underwear to prevent leaks generally. Problem solved without having to engage in a 10 step stain removal process every month.


^1-2 days a month, thank God.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 08:10     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is also normal to pee and poop - basic human unctions but I have no desire to see that on people’s clothes or beds or furniture. Same is true with period blood. Bodily fluids should be cleaned up. Additionally blood should be rinsed out when fresh to keep from staining.


Period blood is different because women bleed continuously for days. If you get urine or feces on your clothes, you had some kind of accident. If you get period blood on your clothes or sheets, you are normal. I am 45 years old and still occasionally get period blood on clothing if I have an unusually heavy flow day, for instance.

Most of the sweats I wear around the house and as PJs are dark colored for this reason. I am certain they have stains on them, you just can't see them.


I’m 57 and I pee myself doing jumping jacks, sneezing, running, playing pickleball.

Pee happens too and I’m not running to the bathroom because a had a tinkle.

Just some things for you to look forward to.



PP (hee hee) here and I'm already there. But it's a tiny amount a.d in my experience, dies not stain. I do hate doing jumping jacks for this reason though.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 08:08     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:It's a life still to know about stain removal for all kinds of stains. Now with a few keystrokes one can learn about how to remove stains from blood, ink, wine, grease, dirt etc via YouTube, reddit, tik tok, whatever.

Stains can ruin clothes no matter what the stain. My 17 yr old's preferred solution is to rebuy a stained item of clothing (underwear, pants, sheets), which is wasteful and expensive. I have been trying super hard to teach her how to at least try hard to remove stains, like blood. Rinse in hot water, put alcohol based hand sanitizer on it and let it sit. Then after an hour or so put some cozy clean spray/ spray and wash and let that sit. Wash in hot water, 2 rinses. Then let it dry in the hot sun. If it doesn't come out then, repeat the process. This also has worked for ink (my daughter got it all over her duvet cover).

If it is underwear, try buying black underwear.



That's too much work for pajama pants. I'd do that for a pair of jeans or pants, but I very rarely stain those because I don't wear things I'm worried about staining on my heaviest period days, which is the only days it's a risk.

So I just teach my DD not to wear a favorite light-colored item on those 1-2 days a week, and to wear period underwear to prevent leaks generally. Problem solved without having to engage in a 10 step stain removal process every month.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 08:06     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is also normal to pee and poop - basic human unctions but I have no desire to see that on people’s clothes or beds or furniture. Same is true with period blood. Bodily fluids should be cleaned up. Additionally blood should be rinsed out when fresh to keep from staining.


Period blood is different because women bleed continuously for days. If you get urine or feces on your clothes, you had some kind of accident. If you get period blood on your clothes or sheets, you are normal. I am 45 years old and still occasionally get period blood on clothing if I have an unusually heavy flow day, for instance.

Most of the sweats I wear around the house and as PJs are dark colored for this reason. I am certain they have stains on them, you just can't see them.


I’m 57 and I pee myself doing jumping jacks, sneezing, running, playing pickleball.

Pee happens too and I’m not running to the bathroom because a had a tinkle.

Just some things for you to look forward to.

Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 08:04     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:DD doesn’t leave any stains on sheets or clothes because her generation has access to period underwear to wear over her regular underwear and pads or tampons. I wish they existed when I was her age!


Was just going to post this. Period underwear is such a game changer. It's crazy how long it took to make that option available. Totally saves my clothes and sheets and also enables me to confidently wear non-black clothes on my period.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 08:00     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:It is also normal to pee and poop - basic human unctions but I have no desire to see that on people’s clothes or beds or furniture. Same is true with period blood. Bodily fluids should be cleaned up. Additionally blood should be rinsed out when fresh to keep from staining.


Period blood is different because women bleed continuously for days. If you get urine or feces on your clothes, you had some kind of accident. If you get period blood on your clothes or sheets, you are normal. I am 45 years old and still occasionally get period blood on clothing if I have an unusually heavy flow day, for instance.

Most of the sweats I wear around the house and as PJs are dark colored for this reason. I am certain they have stains on them, you just can't see them.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 07:57     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:It's a life still to know about stain removal for all kinds of stains. Now with a few keystrokes one can learn about how to remove stains from blood, ink, wine, grease, dirt etc via YouTube, reddit, tik tok, whatever.

Stains can ruin clothes no matter what the stain. My 17 yr old's preferred solution is to rebuy a stained item of clothing (underwear, pants, sheets), which is wasteful and expensive. I have been trying super hard to teach her how to at least try hard to remove stains, like blood. Rinse in hot water, put alcohol based hand sanitizer on it and let it sit. Then after an hour or so put some cozy clean spray/ spray and wash and let that sit. Wash in hot water, 2 rinses. Then let it dry in the hot sun. If it doesn't come out then, repeat the process. This also has worked for ink (my daughter got it all over her duvet cover).

If it is underwear, try buying black underwear.



skill
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 07:57     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
It's a life still to know about stain removal for all kinds of stains. Now with a few keystrokes one can learn about how to remove stains from blood, ink, wine, grease, dirt etc via YouTube, reddit, tik tok, whatever.

Stains can ruin clothes no matter what the stain. My 17 yr old's preferred solution is to rebuy a stained item of clothing (underwear, pants, sheets), which is wasteful and expensive. I have been trying super hard to teach her how to at least try hard to remove stains, like blood. Rinse in hot water, put alcohol based hand sanitizer on it and let it sit. Then after an hour or so put some cozy clean spray/ spray and wash and let that sit. Wash in hot water, 2 rinses. Then let it dry in the hot sun. If it doesn't come out then, repeat the process. This also has worked for ink (my daughter got it all over her duvet cover).

If it is underwear, try buying black underwear.

Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 07:50     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
I don’t know any girls who actually walk around with visible blood stains on purpose. I think this is a troll.

That said, I am glad young girls seem to feel less embarrassed and uncomfortable about their periods. I am also glad they have things like period underwear and swimwear, better razor technology so they aren’t slicing themselves up while shaving, etc.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 07:44     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m so proud of them tbh.

Same here. I love this new generation. Wish it was like that when I was growing up.


Why is not caring about walking around with stained clothing or sleeping on stained sheets something to be proud of? Doesn’t matter what caused the stain, but why celebrate being dirty?
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 07:37     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:So, throw away your bed sheets every time your pad leaks?

No, wash them.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 02:15     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:You should be glad you didn't pass on your insane misogyny to your kids. Good riddance.


Would you have the same opinion if boys and men were leaving ejaculate all over the place? Is it misandry to not deal with semen stains staring you in the face?
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 02:04     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:Why do you allow this OP?


+1 If DD wants to wear period-stained clothes, she can do it in college where you don't have to look at it.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2025 02:01     Subject: Normalizing period stains?
Anonymous wrote:It is also normal to pee and poop - basic human unctions but I have no desire to see that on people’s clothes or beds or furniture. Same is true with period blood. Bodily fluids should be cleaned up. Additionally blood should be rinsed out when fresh to keep from staining.


Exactly.