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valerief

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14. I got the Kotex Miss Deb kit when I was about 11.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Sat Sep 14, 2013, 10:38 AM

Sep 2013

There was no discussion in classrooms about menstruation and no discussion in the family. My mother sent for the kit and gave it to me, I knew how to read, and that was that.

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Walt Disney: The Story Of Menstruation (50's era toon) [View all] TalkingDog Sep 2013 OP

How did MST3K miss this stinker? Warpy Sep 2013 #1

I had to google "swirly" rdharma Sep 2013 #3

thought mst3k only did movies or shows? used to think they just covered whatever was in the niyad Sep 2013 #7

They did those old "health & hygiene" movies Warpy Sep 2013 #8

missed those. miss mst3k!! niyad Sep 2013 #9

Required viewing when I was in 5th grade in 1962. LibDemAlways Sep 2013 #2

seem to remember having to watch this about fifth grade or so--thought it was silly then, niyad Sep 2013 #6

I think I saw this in the 7th grade. But I lasted 5 minutes this time. n/t RebelOne Sep 2013 #17

yes, I remember "the movie" gblady Sep 2013 #10

Did everybody notice who sponsored the film? rdharma Sep 2013 #4

kind of hard to miss!! niyad Sep 2013 #5

We watched Libby and Jean... TeeYiYi Sep 2013 #11

I never knew your own shadow was "a qualified person". Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #12

Fourth grade--1959 The Blue Flower Sep 2013 #13

I got the Kotex Miss Deb kit when I was about 11. valerief Sep 2013 #14

Ha! bitchkitty Sep 2013 #15

Walt Disney said "Vagina"? zebonaut Sep 2013 #16