AIBU to not have 'guest' sanitary protection in bathroom?

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Long story short, a relatively new friend and teenage daughter visited I later received a text

'Thank you for having us, unfortunately you have caused xxx embarrassment as she could not find the guest tampons and had to come home with toilet paper in her underwear'

Is this a thing? I have never once thought before that I should have pads/tampons in the bathroom, easily accessed by guests

My mum was great and I loved her a lot but we never talked about periods (I bought my own stuff from pocket money/paper round money) and now I'm wondering if this is just another thing I was never told about and feel a bit stupid to be honest

Does everyone else have things available in the bathroom for guests? I'm thinking about other bathrooms I've been in and can't say I've noticed this before?

Yet another occasion when Mumsnet has really opened my eyes to the amount of nutcases there are in the world!

YANBU, she is not only totally barmy but incredibly rude

Oh my, the things I have to remember now! We're currently decorating the bathroom so I must now add to the list of things to buy, along with the menstrual candles, some guest tampons!

Well, they're not specifically for guests, but they are in the bathroom closet in a very easy to find spot. I wouldn't care if a guest took one, and I've bummed tampons off friends before in their bathrooms in emergencies. Not really a big deal.

I do bring my own stuff with me though. I like my own specific brand and flow type.

Right your new friend is a loon her dd is a teen she should have a rough idea when shecis due the friend could have went to the shop and not text about guest tampins (snort) did I say your new friend was a loon run very fast away from her

That is bizarre. I do keep my sanpro in the bathroom, and I'd be perfectly happy if someone dug through my cupboards if caught short, but I would always bring my own to other people's houses, and - yes - shove loo paper in my knickers if absolutely necessary.

Your new friend is odd.

Good Lord! Is she on glue?!

But but but anything unlocked in the guest loo is for guests surely?

YANBU at all, very rude text BUT I can't describe the relief I felt when staying with friends once and the heaviest most sudden period ever decided to come on out of the blue. Only realised when I was on the loo and was really panicking but then spotted a cupboard with a lovely wicker basket filled with San pro...thank goodness!!! I was so so thankful and vowed to do the same in my bathroom in case anyone as disorganised and unlucky as me ever visits!!!

Ha ha!

No chance here I'm afraid, I have a mooncup and two sons.

So Fideline do you inform everyone who visits your home of this guest basket of tampons? We all have stuff in the bathroom cupboard that we use and could give out in an emergency, if asked. It's the assertion that there should have been sanitary protection out specifically for use of guests that is really odd.

dear God- oversharing, much! My daughter would have been mortified by that txt! Surely she could have asked her mother to ask you if too shy. And who on earth would shout at their daughter ffs! We have all been there, well I have anyway, and besides, a cold wash sorts most accidents.
she is VERY weird!

^^

Something like strawberry creams.

OP, please, please, please tend a text to your slightly odd friend with a link to this thread. :)

OP, please, please, please tend a text to your slightly odd friend with a link to this thread. :)

Out fucking rageous text. So rude. Carry a spare woman!!!

Ps I too am not keen on the Sanpro phrase and never heard any one use it in real life!

Strange. Never heard of that. If said friend had asked I'm sure you would have found something. Have been on a ladies once when lady asked me and I was more than happy to help. Guest tampons that's strange. Drop friend she rude

Isn't it just common practice to carry menstrual items in your purse anyway? I have mine tucked away in a special pouch. Along with my own tea so I can drink what I want at people's house.

Actually, I have just about everything in my purse on any given day. Travel Asprin, pens, chap stick, batteries. I'm sure once DD is older a mini first aid kit will join the ranks of things found in my purse.

YANBU. My period, my problem.

Its those teenage toilet-paper- in- knickers days that make me remember to always have something in my handbag.

Do you think she was also annoyed there were none of those white paper disposal bags with the flouncy Victorian lady on them?!

YANBU, totally odd text!!

Op in 37 years as a female I have NEVER heard of this before.

Tell everyone you know and let them all laugh at this idiot too. (You have now covered the rest of the world!)

My OH would be absolutely mortified to have to shit in a toilet surrounded by guest tampons.

Ps mooncups really are amazingly easy in comparison to tampons. Shameless plug I know.

NO ONE provides guest tampons. What a loon.

I started my periods at primary school, pretty much the first thing my mum explained was that part of being a 'woman' was taking responsibility for personal hygiene particularly always ensuring that you had adequate sanitary products to hand. If I could manage this at 10 I don't see why your average teenager can't.

Your friend is very rude.