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cwydro

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4. We certainly didn't have them in any school I ever attended.

Fri Nov 1, 2019, 08:23 AM

Nov 2019

And it never would have occurred to us to ask for them.

We brought them with us from home in those silly little plastic cases, remember those?

They absolutely should be provided!

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7th graders make tampon cookies for principal after he refused to put tampons in the bathrooms [View all] ehrnst Nov 2019 OP

Incredibly creative and clever form of protest! Well done, middle school girls! Tanuki Nov 2019 #1

+ agree. iluvtennis Nov 2019 #20

Brava! Brava! Brava! lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #2

This is going to be a story to watch. I'll bet we are going to hear more. I'll bet they win! usaf-vet Nov 2019 #3

We certainly didn't have them in any school I ever attended. cwydro Nov 2019 #4

In 7th grade I was not allowed to bring my own tampons to school csziggy Nov 2019 #21

I remember those "belts". I can remember the old Kimberly-Clark "Very Personally Yours" kit. woodsprite Nov 2019 #28

I don't remember the kits and they never showed us the Disney film csziggy Nov 2019 #31

OMG! I can remember woodsprite Nov 2019 #32

My poor dad had to deal with four daughters csziggy Nov 2019 #33

Okay -- I laughed at that. Sorry LiberalFighter Nov 2019 #34

I Had That! RobinA Nov 2019 #42

Those damn pads were like... 3catwoman3 Nov 2019 #41

Well, tampons were the way to go if you were actually sitting on a horse! csziggy Nov 2019 #46

Delaware is trying to fix this is our state. woodsprite Nov 2019 #26

Yep - girls are having menarche at 9-10 years old now. (nt) ehrnst Nov 2019 #27

I had one of those bdamomma Nov 2019 #35

Is this a Christian school where they pray the period away? CaptYossarian Nov 2019 #5

Tee hee! I love this remark. . . DinahMoeHum Nov 2019 #6

"Abuse the privilege"??? JaneQPublic Nov 2019 #7

Exactly. TruckFump Nov 2019 #8

Ha! (nt) JaneQPublic Nov 2019 #9

Thank you for saying that! Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #10

I can think of several ways to cover all the possible mischief defacto7 Nov 2019 #13

What does "abuse the privilege" mean? CTyankee Nov 2019 #16

Exactly. Is it a "privilege" when HS boys get free condoms? JaneQPublic Nov 2019 #18

He probably has seen SoCalNative Nov 2019 #24

If you're out of ZigZags, central scrutinizer Nov 2019 #25

So can Bible pages. Midnight Writer Nov 2019 #30

nt bdamomma Nov 2019 #36

I can't believe you would suggest something like that. GulfCoast66 Nov 2019 #39

Emergency only. My evil friends tell me it tastes pretty harsh. Midnight Writer Nov 2019 #45

Well, That And RobinA Nov 2019 #43

I seem to remember at my high school (graduated 1966) Grammy23 Nov 2019 #11

When I was in high school (class of 1963) few girls used tampons. MineralMan Nov 2019 #12

Yeah, I remember those days. Tampons were suspect and might "de-virginize" a young girl... CTyankee Nov 2019 #17

People were weird back then. At least, I thought so. MineralMan Nov 2019 #22

Unfortunately you are incorrect with the last gasp comment. GulfCoast66 Nov 2019 #40

Is this principal also worried that male students will "abuse" their TP privileges? flibbitygiblets Nov 2019 #14

The girl's bathrooms had tampon machines in my 6th grade LuckyCharms Nov 2019 #15

I admire their spirit and assertiveness. 3catwoman3 Nov 2019 #19

Today's middle-school girls aren't having any of that crap. MineralMan Nov 2019 #23

Rather crass bdamomma Nov 2019 #37

"Abuse the privilege" ... Lars39 Nov 2019 #38

No, No, No RobinA Nov 2019 #44

White iced and separately red iced lady fingers would work too. Only the principal gets the red ones TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #29