Hello Dear Reader,
Today’s topic is menstruation, the cost and the planetary implications. If the words vagina, twat, fanny, tampon, sanitary towel, crimson wave, jam rag, Liverpool playing at home, we’ve got the painters and decorators in, on the blob, or on the rag offends you, then stop reading now!
I get comments that get me thinking. I had one yesterday that had me thinking that my uterus and yours and everyone else’s is far more to blame for every eco disaster than anything caused by the Bhopal disaster, BP oil spills or Chenobyl! I mean, how dare any of us wrap up a tampon in tissue and throw it in the bin, that will cause the world to end. Let’s be honest, I’ve tried a mooncup and spent the day feeling as if I had a plastic egg cup shoved up my chuff! I know I could cup up my husbands old shirts and stitch up fancy pads and velcro them to my knickers but the memory of santitary pads slung from hammocks and walking like John Wayne with a pillow stuck between my legs will haunt me forever.
I here by declare that I am a user of supermarket own brand tampons and think them to be very good value. I, and all the other women who have menstruated for forty years of our adult lives could be a whole lot more eco and even save money by suspending our fannies over a bucket for a week a month or just sit in a menstruation hut and bury our own secretions. However, we are not to blame for the world’s eco disasters which have been caused, in the main, by those who do not menstruate. (Trying not to be sexist but take a look at the boards of massive pharmaceutical, petroleum and heavy industrial companies and the percentage of women will be low) So, using that very weak argument, those of us who use tampons or sanitary pads are not to blame for the world’s catastrophes and those of you using mooncups or reusable products can carry on doing so knowing you are doing your bit. Those of us who don’t………………..keep calm and blob on!
Over to you. Where are the best value tampons, sanitary products or where can you get a two for one deals on mooncups? Anyone else use own brands and find them to be a good deal and nothing wrong with them? Does anyone stock pile when they are on offer?
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs
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I got quite a few laughs from some of the comments I've read here. I lived in England until I was 14 and remember the burner in the washroom at school. Hated the pads and belts. My mum said that you couldn't used tampons until after you were married!!!lol Moved to Canada and there were no burners in the bathroom here. I used Tampax starting when I was 17 (sorry mum)and kept using them until I FINALLY stopped menstruating at the age of 60. Never had any kids (my husband already had 5 when I met him), so there were no breaks in those 48 years. I think I should own shares in Tampax. Always liked to use the panty liners, but hated the ones with wings, they always stuck everywhere but where they should. Thank goodness that is all behind me. Love your blog.
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