Yup, pretty ridiculous, eh? The small supply that my unit had was pretty much completely unavailable to us because a) it wasn't stored anywhere near where we actually were, b) no one was entirely sure where everything was, and c) there was a store on the base where they were sometimes in stock, so we were always told…

I've had to have a Costco sized box of tampons and pads in my classroom for years. Poverty and functionalty poverty stricken households don't always keep them in supply. Some families think the school nurse will provide so they can cut it out of the super tight budget. I've had 1st generation females whose families…

Let's not get into a cup vs. disposables argument. I'm a dedicated cup user, but I will be happy to donate disposables to a shelter. It seems more practical when the recipients' ability to sterilize the cups properly is iffy. And if I were in that situation, heck, I'd be happy with pads even though I haven't actually…

I was a Female, navy petty officer , on a submarine tender way back in 1990. One day while I was talking to an older sailor, he told me the reason women can't be on subs is becuase their flows produce too much trash.

Forever grey, hope y'all will see this: Having been homeless, please let me attest to how very shitty it is to have your period and no supplies. Homeless teens have it even worse, because usually going to a shelter means someone calling CPS. For the first month, I had supplies I'd taken from home. The second month, I…

Thanks for pointing this out and honestly it had never occurred to me. I just changed my Amazon Smile donation to Distributing Dignity. I will call some of the area donation places in the morning.

as someone who was arrested and plead guilty for stealing tampons and a bra from target as a homeless 18 year old I say fuck yes to this being a thing.

What Kateperegrinate said. Contact your local shelters. Most of them have donation wishlists. ALSO, don't buy your own sanitary stuff. Contact sanitary supply companies first, tell them you are working with a non profit to procure sanitary supplies and see if you can get them for free. I once had my sex-ed…

I saw something about this on The Huffington Post the other day and haven't been able to stop thinking about it.

If you're looking for more suggestions, shelters for abused women also often have a need for pads and tampons.

Honestly, this is why I'm inclined to think it's bullshit, or at least a highly edited version of what really went down. I could buy a family maybe looking past you boning your cousin. I do not buy that everyone from the father's girlfriend to his parents to her grandparents are just delighted in this relationship.…

An aside: I fucking hate Gawker. They've titled this shitshow as something like Father Fucker Talks About What It's Like To Fuck Father. Yeah, bc he's a dead Texas Chainsaw corpse in the living room that she's humping, so Pervert Daddio bears no responsibility in this shit.

Nah. Fucking your teenaged daughter is objectively wrong. NEXT.

Like special dog, whilst moving.

Yet my online business http://shipyourenemiesspiders.com/ languishes.

What, he doesn't want to be a member of the glitterati??!

So once, my friend and I were on a cross country road trip, and we were staying in a surprisingly nice hotel (we did one of those blindly pick your hotel room for a better price things) but we were tired from driving all day and didn't feel like going out and exploring the town. So we bought a six pack and got into…

I was almost mute with extended family too. I think it was because they talked down to me, like I was a dumb little cutie-pie, and always wanted me to sit in their laps (I STILL remember how freaking HOT that was, and they always moved me into really uncomfortable positions) and hug them, and they wanted to kiss me.…

I am with you. I worked with a group of kids in a summer day camp and there was one girl, girl A, who recruited a friend for the purpose of tormenting another girl, girl B, whom she evidently saw as a rival. I suggested that the girls and their moms stay and talk to me one day after practice so we could come to a…

I don't know if it's just me/my generation or not, but it seems like it was a lot easier way back when for kids to just hang out, as opposed to nowadays. We used to just walk outside and knock on each others' doors and hang out in the middle of the street or miles from home. Now parents have to arrange playdates and…