tampons

I'm Single Again, And I Found Out I Had A Tampon Stuck Up Me For Several Weeks -- These Two Things Are Not Related

I wasn't going to write about this, but my favorite thing to say lately is, "Hey, would it cheer you up if I gave you the tampon stuck up my pussy for a month?" So. There you go.
Mandy in
Relationships, tampons, gross things, almost boyfriends

Mar 21, 2013 at 9:00am | 359 comments

periods

8 Reasons You Should be Psyched To Get Your Period

I have menstruating on the brain, friends!
Julieanne in
New Agey, periods, menstruation, tampons, diva cup, julieanne smolinski is a lunatic, blood, bodies, health

Jan 11, 2013 at 10:00am | 295 comments

marriage

On Digging Out My Ex Wife's Tampon

Elisabeth was lying on her back on the bed, an unopened bottle of lubricant beside her. I’d packed it in the optimism that the aphrodisiac of travel would rekindle our lukewarm sex life.
Hugo Schwyzer in
Sex, Sex, Sex ... and Love, marriage, breakups, divorce, tampons

Sep 20, 2012 at 4:00pm | 413 comments

dorky experiments i did as a kid

YOUR MONTHLY: What Do You Prefer to Bleed On? (Or in? Or whatever.)

What, you've never dropped a tampon into a glass of water just to see what would happen?
Lesley in
Fun, dorky experiments I did as a kid, pads, periods, tampons

May 23, 2012 at 12:00pm | 331 comments

gender police

A Tampon Alone Does Not a Lady Make

A New Zealand tampon manufacturer unwittingly makes the case that menstruation is essential to womanhood. I disagree.
Lesley in
Issues, gender police, periods, tampons

Jan 3, 2012 at 2:00pm | 0 comments

periods

Tell A Gross Story About Tampons

I'll start!
Emily in
Healthy, periods, sex, tampons

Dec 9, 2011 at 4:00pm | 0 comments

shaving

A Bunch of Things I've Gotten Over in the Last 31 years

My mom no longer gets embarrassed by all the silly stuff girls get the giggles about and I wanna be just like her. So here's a brief synopsis of the ridiculous stuff I'm so over in somewhat chronological order.
Helena in
Fun, shaving, tampons, the vapors

Nov 3, 2011 at 9:00am | 0 comments

healthy

It Happened to Me: I Got Toxic Shock Syndrome

I obsessively change my tampons now. I tell women to SLEEP IN A GODDAMNED DIAPER IF YOU HAVE TO. I never want any woman to have to go through that.
Molly Katchpole in
It Happened To Me, healthy, menstruation, periods, tampons, toxic shock syndrome

Sep 16, 2011 at 12:00pm | 0 comments

l7

Great Moments in Badass Rock History: L7

Tampon-throwing, abortion-supporting, list-making rock heroes.
Lesley in
Entertainment, l7, menstrual weapons, rock ladies, tampons, teenage memories

Aug 5, 2011 at 11:02am | 0 comments