Pre-Tampon vs Post Tampon World: The Dark History of Menstruation

Honestly we should talk about periods as much as possible, I’m so tired of making myself more digestible for dudes who don’t wipe but think periods are gross.

I remember when I started my job in 2006 and each floor in each building had a closet with everything you needed for your period. And it was free. This company was owned by a woman.

If condoms can be given out for free all over then why can we not get female products for free! Love that Bailey talks about topics like these!

I’m a gamer, and most of my online friends are men. We spend so much time together and talk about everything going on in our lives. I openly talk about my period, and while at first they were hesitant about it, they eventually became very comfortable with it. Whenever someone new would join the group, that person would ask me to stop or exhibit discomfort, but my friends would stand up for me and ask why they were so afraid of the topic. Eventually, I feel like I really changed the minds of a lot of men, and it’s something small that I’m proud of.

Educate your daughters on periods, but don’t neglect to educate your sons as well.

Bailey you should do a Dark History on gynecology because girl, it is DARK. The origins are messed up as heck and today we’re still not given painkillers for painful gynecological procedures even though men are offered painkillers for similar (but different) procedures

can we officially called our period time “burning the toad”? so much better than “on the rag”

Just wanna share my experience. I come from a religious muslim family. My parents actually celebrated my first period, because it's a sign that you are grown and mature enough to pray. Also, nobody ever shamed me for eating during Ramadan. It really depends, everybody's experiences are different.

So funny story. My husband caught onto my period patterns when we were first dating. He realized there was a weak where I was more quiet and grouchy (I never was mean but I had less patience for his shenanigans). So he would start giving me chocolate on our dates or show up to bring me a care package. After months, I told him how he always had lucky timing because I always crave chocolate on my period. He told me that he actually calculated my cycle and made sure I had chocolate. We are now married and we openly talk about my period so that he knows how to talk to any potential daughter we’ll have.

I'd be okay with paying the period tax if it went toward giving free products to those who can't afford them. As well as medical research for female medical issues. Like PCOS.

My husband keeps better track of my periods than I do. He marks them in his calendar so I don’t have to and does everything he can to take care of me during my horrible periods and understand my mood changes at this time. Men are totally capable of making space and time to understand what we go through, most just choose not to.

I used to work at an unnamed sandwich shop and I told my boss that we needed a box of tampons in the back in case any of the female employees needed them. He told me that we should have our own tampons when we needed them. I gave him a bit of education and we had tampons from that point on.

"Menstrual products should be free." Some people: "well then so should insulin and chemotherapy" Most of us: 👁️👄👁️ Uhhhh yeah?

I was in 5th grade and bled through my cheerleading uniform. A boy I had a crush on "sharpened his pencil" and whispered in my ear, "you have something on your hind end" then gave me his hoodie to put around my waist until I could get up to the nurse's office. To this day, I'm grateful it was him and not the mean girls.

When I got my first menstruations, my dad bought me a huge bag of candies and told me "Congrats on being a woman" and I was so touched and happy 🥺 I love that my dad isnt embarrassed to talk about periods (he better not be, we're 5 women and my dad is the only guy in the house 😂)

Proud of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We get free sanitary products in public restrooms. Thanks for mentioning it Bailey, I hope other countries follow!

My 17 year old son offered to go get my "Aunt flo" supplies one day when I was miserable.. I looked at him like 😳 "that would embarrass you!" He said "why? I don't care what people think"

this reminds me of an essay my sister wrote a few weeks ago about periods and how society is uncomfortable by them. her male teacher proceeded to prove her point by criticizing her topic heavily and trying to make her feel weird about it. like sir, you’re part of why she felt the need to write about it.

When I was a prefect at secondary school I was on duty in the first year block. I sent all the girls outside for their break when I heard crying coming from behind a coat. First year girls were between 11 and 12. I pulled back the coat to see a girl crouching on the bench with her face in her hands. She looked up and said " I'm dying I'm dying help me." I knew what was wrong but I had to take it slowly. She was having her first period but she thought she was bleeding to death. Her mum had told her nothing. I didn't know why her mum hadn't said anything but I had to help. I explained the basics cause I knew in the next couple of weeks she would be told about periods. I got her to have a shower, got her some pads and clothes out of the lost property box. What I haven't mentioned is when I first found her and was talking to her, my head of year had come up to the first block and started shouting at me that all first year had to be out in the playground. I looked him in the eyes and said " you explain why she is bleeding in her pants ". He avoided any eye contact with me for weeks. The following day the girl gave me a thank you card and a big hug and that same night she had had a talk with her mum. The reason that she hadn't had the talk with her mum was because she felt that it would be at least another year. Please make sure all your children, boys and girls are able to talk and understand about periods before it happens to their child. Thanks Bailey.

I am Ojibwe and it was so great to hear you speak about our culture! This is why I love u Bailey 💖