To be p***** she made a big deal about something so trivial!

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Sat in a room with person A and B.

Person A and myself having a chat about our children and I told her a story of my son, when 4, once came to me with a box of tampons in the supermarket and said "do you need some more of these mummy"

This is where person B who wasn't even involved in said conversation comes into the conversation by saying "what the F**, why would he know what tampons were at 4 years old"

I explained that he had seen them at home, sometimes in my bedroom and sometimes in the bathroom.

She then went into a big rant about how she doesn't think it's suitable for children to see these things and there really is no need. I told her it's not something I have ever hidden in my house nor would I feel a reason to do so. I then left it at that, just a difference in opinion, surely?

Roughly 40 minutes later, person B suddenly says "ha I knew I was right!" I looked at her confused and she tells me that she asked on her group WhatsApp friends chat and they ALL agree with her about how it's wrong to have these on display to a child.

AIBU to be now really pissed off that she's made such a big deal over this -and would I be unreasonable to tell her to F off

YANBU. My mum came round once and expressed horror about the fact that my tampons/pads were on show for all to see, in my bathroom. I was a bit about it but there they have stayed, whether she approves or not.

I'd tell her to fuck off.
My son was 5 when his youngest sister was born and walked in on me in the bathroom and asked why I was bleeding he was a bit worried but I explained everything and then he thought it was cool. Which was actually more annoying.

What a twat.

You can swear on here BTW. MN is not known as the home of cunt bunting for nothing

Obviously a colleague.

Why is she so ashamed of her reproductive system that she keeps it a secret?

You need to send her a link to this thread and say "Ha I knew you weren't right twat"

How strange. My 4 year old knows roughly what they are for, they are in the bathroom drawer so not hidden.

What on earth is the big deal about human biology?

Are you sure Person B isn't my MIL OP?

YANBU

I'd think less of this person for making such a fuss over a non issue. They sound like a bit of a dick.

How odd

I would only hide the tampons from very small children as they could be a choking hazard. Person B sounds unhinged.

Good god - especially bringing it up with all her Whatsapp friends. I'd be furious at that!

What an idiot.

Person B is ridiculous! This is the 21st century, there is nothing shameful about periods etc. The only thing I’ve ever hidden from my DCs is medication & cleaning products for their safety and “toys”, not because I’m ashamed but they are private for me and DH. Both DCs have helped me unpack shopping that has contained sanitary products and condoms, not an issue IMO.

Well, you can now see her WhatsApp and raise her one Mumsnet.

She loses. Stupid woman!

That's hilarious, what does she think she is achieving by hiding basic biology from her kids?

She isn't right, she probably has stupid opinions all the time and her whatsapp group agree with her to make her shut up.

I talk about periods with my brother. He is almost a doctor. I don't see the problem with a young child knowing either.

Id be raging and tell her to f off!

P.S. I am told that when I was tiny I called my nappies 'change', presumably from hearing 'ddl1 needs a change' and the like. By extension, I called my mother's sanitary towels 'Mummy's change'! Fortunately in those days, no one went on Whatsapp to tut about such things.

She sounds like a total idiot OP, YANBU to tell her to f* off!!

My brother asked mum what the tampon dispensers were for in the ladies loos years ago.
She replied “cotton wool, darling”

Nicely played!

Both my children were aware of them and why women need them (1 DD and 1 DS) and randomly both couldn’t pronounce Tampons so called them Tampoles when they were little. My DD who is 11 got her first period today and she was unfazed and asked to use one of my tampons.
We had a chat about how to insert them and she cracked on happy as a clam. Hopefully when my boy is older with a girlfriend he won’t run away in horror and will be helpful and understanding when it’s his partners time of the month. Surely information is better than ignorance. Friend B sounds like a prudish tw*t.

WTF? We're talking tampons here, not dominatrix gear and a strap on! What the hell is wrong with some people?!

my 2.5 year old grabbed a packet of sanitary towels of the shelves and asked me if i wanted some

children notice things

YANBU They're perpetuating the myth that periods are shameful and need to hidden away.

She sounds like a snowflake. God my girls had pads stuck to them when they were little 😂