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

@ddl1 😂 That reminds me of my son when he was around 2.5yo and he had an accident in his undies ( poo )
The next day I was changing my sanitary towel when he wandered into the bathroom and asked ' have you poo'd your pants too mummy?'
I laughed so hard that I needed another pee.

Omg person B is a nut job, mine always on show in bathroom when it’s that time of the month. I have always felt if you are open and honest and have nothing to hide there is less embarrassment when the questions start, especially once they hit junior school and start sex ed!

Well you never know OP, if this thread ends up in the press you can out link her

Silly arse, fancy going to her friends to slag you off and then telling you she has, a beacon for a swerve in future imo, she's a bit of a bitch. At least she's showed that side early on.

My 3/4 year old was so used to them being in the bathroom he used to go and collect the tampons to put on his train track, the engines would have to move the 'snow'

He is now 23 and when I top up his shopping we are at the supermarket he knows which type. I don't think it's weird, it's a normal part of being a family.

I'm hoping that one day a girlfriend will thank me for that and the fact that he can iron clothes beautifully!

My wife saved her pocket money to buy them when she was younger as her mum didn't talk about it.

I'd much prefer that if my son has children he can talk about periods in an open way so they are never embarrassing

That's ridiculous! Why should you hide them? They're just like loo roll.

I have had a chinese, a bath and chance to relax now and loving reading all the stories 😆

Hopefully she will keep her opinions to herself in future.

Maybe she's married to Phil from my old job. He complained to the director of IT (the only person more senior than me aside from the CEO) that he could see the box of pads in my desk drawer when I opened it. He thought it was inappropriate and compared it to a box of condoms.

Phil's contract didn't get renewed that year.

Person B is out of order dis discussing this with her WhatsApp group.
I totally agree with you and I never hid them.

I don't have any on display only because I don't need them at the moment but I will discuss and explain their use with my son, it's not something to be ashamed of and I really don't want my son to grow up ignorant and squeamish.

@lookatallthosechickens

Maybe she's married to Phil from my old job. He complained to the director of IT (the only person more senior than me aside from the CEO) that he could see the box of pads in my desk drawer when I opened it. He thought it was inappropriate and compared it to a box of condoms.

Phil's contract didn't get renewed that year.

Jesus Christ. These men were the children shielded from these “unsuitable for children” (read: perfectly fucking normal) items. Absolutely clueless.

Did anyone see the video of a couple having a conversation about periods and the man (young adult) thought sanitary towels stuck to your actual vulva? Teach your children about perfectly natural things.

She's bonkers and not very nice at all.

I can't believe she gauged opinion on WhatsApp to say told you so! While you were in conversation. Awful.

Aren’t you more pissed off you are not in her WA mum friends group...

@lookatallthosechickens

Maybe she's married to Phil from my old job. He complained to the director of IT (the only person more senior than me aside from the CEO) that he could see the box of pads in my desk drawer when I opened it. He thought it was inappropriate and compared it to a box of condoms.

Phil's contract didn't get renewed that year.

Person B and Phil are crazy but this did made me laugh.

Personally speaking I don't think they should be on display.

Person B needs to loosen her bumhole and stop being such a dick.

@Viviennemary

Personally speaking I don't think they should be on display.

Why?

Define on display?

Thet would make a weird garden ornament granted but A shelf in the bathroom is a sensible place for them isnt it?

@Whatwouldscullydo

Define on display?

Thet would make a weird garden ornament granted but A shelf in the bathroom is a sensible place for them isnt it?

@Whatwouldscullydo

😂😂😂😂😂

What must she think of the Tampax advert? Get 'em up there girls! 😧

...im confused as to why its bad for a child to know about tampons

At moments like these I tend to do a little smile and say 'Oh sorry I clearly touched a nerve with you there'

FFS....its stupid attitudes like this that lands us with men like my arsehole ex who would, if the dreaded P word was mentioned in his presence, say "Do you have to talk about that in front of me? Its not appropriate" His mother was very much "Periods are none of mens business" and he was totally OTT about it.

Living in a house with 5 women, he didnt get over it but he did learn to STFU about it.

Your friend is a fuckwit.

Oh is she related to my father. He told me mum to give me into trouble for leaving a towel backing strip in the bathroom and he certainly couldn’t bring it up ‘what would DB think if he saw that!’ I will point out my brother was 2 years older than me. My mum just laughed and said ‘he’d think quite rightly that he shared a house with two women who have periods and it’s a normal function that happens to half the population every month. Get a grip!’ He used to shout at me if I mentioned periods as if I’d sworn, he grew up with no sisters and his mother was old fashioned and born in the 1930’s’

I feel sorry for the WhatsApp mum group having to pretend they give a shit what someone's colleague's son said about tampons.