Reply #130: lol

[noamnety]

yep, some prioritizing of fluids going on here for sure. I can't help picturing you comforting one of your kids, and freaking out, going "Ewww, gross, tears!!!!" And I suspect your reaction to someone giving you oral sex is wayyyyyy different than your reaction to reusable women's products, even though oral sex involves getting it in your mouth, versus your washing machine. :)

I haven't met a guy yet who pats himself dry with toilet paper after using a urinal or peeing in the woods. I'd be surprised if you are an exception - meaning you're probably leaving a damp spot on your underwear several times a day. You must have one hell of a clothing budget if you're throwing them out at the end of each day.

I wonder if you buy a new toothbrush each time your old one's been in your mouth next to all that saliva.

My kid used to get nosebleeds regularly and we didn't throw out her clothes each time that happened. Sometimes I use a handkerchief instead of disposable tissues. I think it's a sign of how much of a consumer society we are that everything is expected to be disposable now, and things that are reused are considered disgusting.

Yet another divacup user here (different brand, I'm using the keeper cause they had it at Whole Foods, but same thing). Wish I'd known about it 30 years ago.

Here's what's REALLY disgusting (from The Keeper website):

Over 12 BILLION pads and tampons are USED ONCE and disposed of annually, adding to environmental pollution.
Over 170,000 tampon applicators were collected along U.S. coastal areas between 1998 and 1999.
In a woman's lifetime, she is likely to use 15,000 sanitary pads or tampons.
Plastic tampon applicators may not biodegrade for several hundred years.
An average woman throws away 250 to 300 pounds of tampons, pads and applicators in her lifetime.