Once upon a time I got an e-mail forward in which pictures were attached of a naked boy covered head to toe in maxi pads. It was funny, I laughed, and yet deep down I believed the pictures were a hoax. Somebody set that poor kid up.
And then I left my son unattended for a few minutes while I attended to some *ahem* personal business . . .
Poor kid thought they were stickers. I promise you, I buy my children real, actual toys . . . and stickers. But who can resist a pile of Kotex Light Days pantiliners just hanging around, waiting to be unwrapped and applied wherever your little heart desires?
And now I will proceed to do very manly things, such as sawing my workbench, whilst sporting some very feminine products upon my polo shirt.
And so this leads me to a very hotly debated topic here in the Six household. Are feminine products in and of themselves revolting? I purposely left Eli's "stickers" in place until Mike got home because I knew it would get his knickers all in a knot. He can't stand dealing with anything that relates to a monthly cycle. When we first got married, I thought it was just one of his many oddities, but the longer I live, the more I realize most men have issues with feminine products.
I was once shopping in Kroger in Nashville late in the evening. I was perusing the paper towel/napkin aisle when a hapless fellow wandered near my cart. He had a very long list, and he looked confused.
"Excuse me," he said, "Can you help me with something?"
"Sure," I replied. I'm nothing if not helpful.
"My wife just had a baby, and she sent me to pick up some things. I've gotten just about everything, but there's this one thing I can't seem to find. Do you know where I can find sanitary napkins?"
Poor guy. He thought he was actually trying to find an actual napkin of the face-wiping sort.
I told him where he might find them. He turned 10 shades of red and scurried away, cursing the mother of his newborn child under his breath.
A couple of months ago I twittered this: Eli must have gotten into my tampons again. There are bite marks on all of them.
It was met with much disgust from my male friends. Why is this? As I said in reply, it's not as if feminine products are pre-tested before they leave the factory. I've yet to see a guy recoil in disgust at the thought of touching a pack of condoms. Don't they all end up in or around the same place?
I told Mike we would settle this argument once and for all, so it's up to you guys to tell it like is.
Picture of our son plastered with pads: funny or gross? And if you have your own "feminine" story to share, please do!
A picture of YOUR son covered in pantiliners?
Hilarious!
A picture of MY son covered in panitiliners?
Um, not so much.
Age makes a big difference. 😉
A picture of MIKE covered in pantiliners?
Priceless.
Funny!! It reminded me of the time the kids I babysat for got into a pack of stayfrees with wings, colored them with markers and stuck them to the walls thinking they were “airplane stickers”. Luckily, this happened while their mother was supposed to be watching them, not me!! But I thought it was hilarious!
During a visit to the zoo bathroom, Thomas “won a prize” from the machine in the bathroom. He was very excited. He said that he didn’t even have to put any money in.
Ah-HA! I saw the photo first and laughed out loud!! His prom date/future wife/etc… is gonna love this photo! When I was a kid I put liners all over every one of my stuffed animals in the appropriate location. And proceeded to argue with my mom when she removed them all.
Absolutely hysterical!!! To toss our two cents into the debate, Joe’s not really “grossed out” by feminine items. He just doesn’t “understand them or why there have to be so many different types.”
Funny.
Always funny.
So. Darn. Funny.
Hilarious. I love the picture of him working with the tools covered in pantyliners. Too cute.
Darius has purchased some feminine products for me, but only on 2 occasions, both shortly after Nathan’s birth. He said he would never again be embarrassed about his purchases after buying pads, stool softeners, and Tucks pads all in one trip. 🙂 He doesn’t seem to be grossed about by them, but he doesn’t really want to know about it or have anything to do with it unless absolutely neccesary! 🙂
Not funny…in my opinion
Hi Angie,
Have Mike work on this craft – it will really give him the oogies.
http://crabmommy.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-make-tampon-wiener.html
Joan
FUNNY.
The Huz is not grossed out by feminine products. I use a Moon Cup (link below) and he sees it sitting around on the counter, being rinsed in the sink, and being inserted/removed. (Too much sharing?)
http://www.keeper.com/
I never understood why men are uncomfortable about buying pads and tampons. Doesn’t it mean they have a woman at home? Isn’t that to be proud of? It seems like it would be much more awkward for a tween girl to have to buy them than a grown man.
I just got a Diva Cup a few months ago – it took some getting used to, but now I like it. And yes, the seeing it drying on the counter freaks him out as much, if not more, than the other stuff. Weird, I know.
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will – power.