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Unopened sanitary towel

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Numberblocks10 · 10/10/2025 08:13

Currently got my period. When I got home from work yesterday I dropped my bag by mistake and everything fell out. I put everything back (or so I thought) but then around half an hour later 9yo DS found one of my sanitary towels on the floor, picked it up and asked what it was. Just to clarify, it was unused (obviously) and still in the packet. I must have missed it when I was picking up things from my bag.

DH then shouted at DS to put it down (literally shouted at him) and then shouted at me asking why it was there. I explained to him what happened and he said it’s weird to be leaving things like that lying around.

I asked him to explain why it was “weird” but he couldn’t answer me.

AIBU to feel hurt by this? I don’t understand his reaction.

OP posts:
CrostaDiPizza · 10/10/2025 08:17

They are as embarrassing as tooth floss. Your husband is an idiot.

thisishowloween · 10/10/2025 08:16

Your DH needs to get a grip.

Londonrach1 · 10/10/2025 08:15

Dh has a strange opinion of them. I know one mum who has four boys who made sure she left her pads out saying her boys may have girlfriends and wives at some point and need to just accept them as they are similar to a toilet roll.

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