Am I the only one who gets irritated when someone shares this?

Sorry, Dido. I must've missed that post.

You've still failed to give any coherent explanation why he should not speak to the girl direct. Why are some feminists so invested in perpetuating the idea that periods are some awful , female secret?

You're also adding a few fake arguments. No one has said you were wrong to do what you did or the men who asked you to help were wrong.

Sorry generalising. Lots of men.

Men always want praise for things women do all the time and don’t even mention.

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Sorry!

I would start to read it and think oh hod, dome more made up bollocks and read something else and not give it another thought to be honest.

That seems a healthier attitude than some of the frankly bizarre attitudes expressed on here that heaven forfend a boy might mention this direct to the girl concerned.

Not saying that no boy ever has not done this, but in this case it 100% didn't happen.
It's only missing "and then everyone stood up and applauded".

Also, when I was at school, if this happened to you and other girls saw. Well, that's what you would have been known for, and mocked for until the day you left school. I'd rather find out from a sympathetic boy than an unsympathetic girl.

Dido what is your take on whether or not the story is true?

I don't think it is myself. And I think that if it isn't true then the really interesting thing about this is why someone would make it up and put it online and then why so many people reblogged it (in many versions).

What point are they trying/hoping to make?

"Because girls prefer to hear that they've bled through their clothes from girls."

Do they? As long as the person telling me is polite and not a tit about it, I couldn't care less really.

I love the rosy tinted view on here that all girls are part of a lovely sisterhood that will help each other out

Lol, this. Plenty of girls in my DD's year would take the opportunity to point and laugh (and I'm not saying the boys would be any better) . DD won't entertain the thought of a mooncup, because there is no way she wants other girls to see her washing bloody hands. Her friends would be fine, but lots of girls aren't friends and aren't supportive of other girls. The whole sisterhood thing doesn't exist for many teenagers. In fact I'm not sure it exists for a lot of adult women, I've never particularly felt supported by other women.
As for the school bus, most where we live use packed public buses and don't always travel with and live near their friends.

No,

If you read my posts I'm not talking about randoms.

Sensitive guy who has been getting the school bus with the same people for x years can't be trusted to know which girl/s might be good in that situation?

Is he sensitive guy or not?

And of the other examples I gave where I have been asked. Where it was strangers. The men were wrong to ask?

The one time I sought help. Was I wrong to for a woman? And settle on a couple?

Do you 2 genuinely not understand that sometimes women/ girls feel more comfy, or safer, talking to women or girls?

Because girls prefer to hear that they've bled through their clothes from girls

Depends which girl though.
I don't understand your stance that girls are automatically nice and will help you.
That's not my experience at all (and I'm not saying that they were all horrible as they weren't, but there were a lot who were)

I've been in loads of situations where men have said, can you xyz. When they were worried. Were they wrong to do that?

No they weren't - as you say, every situation is different.
I'm only going by what it was like for me at high school, we all have different experiences.

Because girls prefer to hear that they've bled through their clothes from girls.

If they want to hear it at all.

I don't understand your stance at all.

You still haven't explained why he should speak to her through a third party.

He would know who her friends were.
He would, being a nice bloke, know which of his female friends were nice

The naivety there is astonishing.

Maybe some of this is lost in situation.

I got a school bus every day, every day the same kids. We all recognised each other and knew which was in the age groups etc.

I don't really get why this super sensitive guy would make a total miss when thinking, hmm who is nice that I can go and ask to have a quiet word.

And I don't understand the idea that it doesn't matter what sex comes to help when things are bad. I've been in loads of situations where men have said, can you xyz. When they were worried. Were they wrong to do that? I find it strange that this is a massive point of contention.

He would, being a nice bloke, know which of his female friends were nice

To him, maybe! How does he know if they bully other girls though?!

I was in Spain and older lady came up to me. She knew I was a tourist but came really close to my face and muttered in spanish and said "blood". In a really strong spanish accent. It makes me laugh because it s like she was reporting a murder 🤣🤣🤣

I'm equally mystified by the not understanding.

If you travel on the same school bus every day you know all the children.

He would know who her friends were.
He would, being a nice bloke, know which of his female friends were nice.

This didn't happen. You understand that? But even so.

When in situations where girls or women need help, are you saying it's, what. Sexist? For girls or women to prefer someone their own sex talking to them. And sexist for a man or boy to get a woman or girl to step in?

Sorry forgot to name change back after Archers thread.

I'm still mystified why the boy needs to find a female third party.

It's a female friend of his. Or of hers
Who would clearly not be arseholes

Why would they clearly not be arseholes?
If he pointed out to one of his female friends, who wasn't one of mine, they could quite easily have been one of the bullying arseholes I had to put up with!
Not that he'd have known that and in your view was just trying to help out as they're female and he's not?

I really don't see how or why the idea of the boy

Quietly mentioning it to one of her friends
Or
Asking one of his female friends to talk to her

I don't know how USA school buses work but I assume it's the same children every day who live near each other. I got a school bus and it was that way here.

I really don't understand why the idea of a bloke quietly saying something to a girl he knows and trusts, or saying something to a girl he knows is the girl's friend, is so awful.

In fact I find it really strange.

And also still. Didn't happen.