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Lol. No, not the rest of your life...just the next 30-40 years.malaz wrote:i got mine when i was 12
my mom was like 'congratulations" -- uhhh, congrats for what? endless pain for the rest of my life.
That's what my mom told me when I was 12. I wasn't too thrilled. 
oh, i know that. that's why i can't wait till i am in my late forties or fifties. that's when it stops. WHOOHOO!! actaully i take that bad. i don't want to get old.StupidxLamb wrote:Lol. No, not the rest of your life...just the next 30-40 years.malaz wrote:i got mine when i was 12
my mom was like 'congratulations" -- uhhh, congrats for what? endless pain for the rest of my life.
thanks! i'll definately try what you guys suggested, though i doubt i'll be going to a doctor about it. thats so wierd about the muscle thing, i never knew that could happen...Elizabeth wrote:Simplymortal offered some real good advice, but even if you insert a tampon correctly, you may want to try several sizes, sometimes you may be using one that is too big, try the junior sizes. Also, the ones with an applicator, especially something like gentle glide, are easier to insert. Lastly, you may being doing everything right and still find tampons uncomfortable. Some women cannot wear tampons. I recently went to my doctor with this problem. If you experience issues with using tampons after trying different sizes, applicators, etc. and you are concerned, you may want to talk to your doctor. My doctor believes I may have a problem with a muscle that interferes with using tamponsrain.on.me wrote:tampons really hurt me, too. i cant even get one in just the tiniest bit. i cant use them.
but yeah, any advice on that would be good
just another thing to add to my list of worries 
... but thank you, again.
I have worn them before, but they hurt really bad. Thanks for the advice though. I find that plastic applicators are easier to put in. But I try different sizes. Or see a doctor. Thanks!rain.on.me wrote:thanks! i'll definately try what you guys suggested, though i doubt i'll be going to a doctor about it. thats so wierd about the muscle thing, i never knew that could happen...Elizabeth wrote:Simplymortal offered some real good advice, but even if you insert a tampon correctly, you may want to try several sizes, sometimes you may be using one that is too big, try the junior sizes. Also, the ones with an applicator, especially something like gentle glide, are easier to insert. Lastly, you may being doing everything right and still find tampons uncomfortable. Some women cannot wear tampons. I recently went to my doctor with this problem. If you experience issues with using tampons after trying different sizes, applicators, etc. and you are concerned, you may want to talk to your doctor. My doctor believes I may have a problem with a muscle that interferes with using tamponsrain.on.me wrote:tampons really hurt me, too. i cant even get one in just the tiniest bit. i cant use them.
but yeah, any advice on that would be good
I have never tried tampons. I am too embarresed to go and buy them. Since my mom gets pads. i just use that. haha...Lioness Rampant wrote:many women cannot wear tampons!
I can, but I hate them all the same...
what sux is when all your friends have POOL parties on your week!!! grrr... then you have to chose- being comfortable or swimming?
now we are smart enough to compare calendars...
my best friend started when she was 15!!! i started when I was 11!
pads are the best, most comfortable and easily disposable!malaz wrote:I have never tried tampons. I am too embarresed to go and buy them. Since my mom gets pads. i just use that. haha...
this is an interseting topic I couldn't stop laughing!Have a Happy Period!
This is an actual letter from a woman in Austin, TX sent to American company Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets rolling after the first paragraph. It's PC Magazine's 2007 editors' choice for best webmail-award-winning letter...
Dear Mr. Thatcher,
I have been a loyal user of your 'Always' maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the LeakGuard Core or Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.
Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from the curse'? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my time of the month is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call 'an inbred hillbilly with knife skills.' Isn't the human body amazing?
As Brand Manager in the Feminine-Hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers' monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy!
The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... Which brings me to the reason for my letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: 'Have a Happy Period'.
Are you fu*%ing kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James? FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak girl, there will never be anything 'happy' about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory.
For the love of God, pull your head out, man! If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like 'Put down the Hammer' or 'Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong', or are you just picking on us? Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your brand of condescending bull sh*t. And that's a promise I will keep. Always!
Best,
Wendi Aarons
Austin , TX
