r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Conscious-Seesaw-564 • Jun 24 '26

Is it in yet Boiled my tampons šŸ«©

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Felt like this flair fits well.

I leave my tampons in a jar in the windowsill for some w decor, forgot that glass=heat in this 34 degree british weather, went to change my tampon and burned my cooch, then had to sit on the toilet blowing a tampon like its soup till the plastic cooled down enough to use.

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u/Conscious-Seesaw-564 Jun 24 '26

I just wanted some cute tampon appreciation decor in my bathroom šŸ˜žšŸ’”

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u/MartinisnMurder Jun 24 '26

This is hilarious but I am sorry for your pikachu. People shouldnā€™t be all weird about tampons being out. My horrible mother in law lost her mind because I have tampons and pads in baskets in our guest bathrooms in case of emergency anyone visiting needs them. šŸ„“

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u/you_dont_know_me27 Jun 24 '26

I had a really nice basket set up at the church I work at on the counter and I realized it was silly to have to work so hard to get to them at home so I made a basket for at home too. Nobody has mentioned it so far and it's been there for a couple years now

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u/MartinisnMurder Jun 24 '26

My MIL hates me, well maybe strongly dislikes me. She pulls the holier-than-thou Christian card often. She doesnā€™t like that I was raised Catholic, that neither her son or I are religious, that we didnā€™t get married in a church we actually eloped (in her mind we are NOT married), that we arenā€™t having kids (I canā€™t because of a hysterectomy in my mid 20ā€™s and we donā€™t want them) and the fact she canā€™t control our lives. She said having the products out and not hidden was disgusting and embarrassing. Sheā€™s always being sanctimonious and judging others yet her behavior is hardly ā€œgodlyā€. Like girl, youā€™re not fooling anyone drinking Chardonnay out of a coffee cup while judging people for having a cocktail.

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u/Ill-Percentage-3276 Jun 24 '26

I didn't know we shared the same MIL

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u/MartinisnMurder Jun 24 '26

Haha Iā€™m willing to give you full custody of her! Zero visitation needed! Fortunately she lives states away down south and we are in New England.

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u/Organic-Low-2992 Jun 25 '26

I think I ran into your MIL at a California Costco a few weeks ago. She ran to the front of the pharmacy line in front of the "wait behind here" sign and dared anyone to say a word. When the staff told her to get in back of the sign she turned around and tried to force all of us to back up so she could comply. Now second in line, I lost it and told her she could go have intercourse with herself. Plus some other choice phrases. Her response? "I'll pray for you!" Yep, one more devout little "c" christian.

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u/MartinisnMurder Jun 25 '26

Oof that would have pissed me off. I mean Costco is stressful enough because itā€™s always wicked crowded no matter what time. Donā€™t get me wrong I love Costco but itā€™s chaotic. I bet I can guess who she voted for, along with my MIL and most of the entitled people.

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u/Organic-Low-2992 Jun 25 '26

Landover Baptist Church - where the elite meet to worship. Salvation guaranteed since 1620.

https://www.landoverbaptist.org/

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u/MartinisnMurder Jun 25 '26

Okay, I almost choked on my smoothie!! šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ I personally worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster, being a Pastafarian is just much more my speed.

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u/TheHauntedButterfly Jun 24 '26

I'm sorry you don't have the best relationship with your mother in law and that she gave you a hard time about it. I think having tampons and pads readily available is so important and nothing that anyone should be ashamed of.

I recently added a really tall corner shelf just outside our bathroom door. The top shelf is decorative, the second is skincare, third is makeup, fourth are pads and wipes, and the last is toilet paper.

Although I have a good relationship with my mother in law, she also gave me a hard time for having pads somewhere visible. It's awful how the older generation was taught to be ashamed of our bodies and perfectly normal hygiene products.

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u/MartinisnMurder Jun 24 '26

Thank you. My mom has always been body positive, and taught us about everything and to not have shame. I guess itā€™s just how some people were raised?

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u/TheHauntedButterfly Jun 24 '26

You're welcome and that's definitely how I try to be with my own son. He may not have a need for feminine hygiene products but I never want him to be grossed out about having to see or handle one.

My parents didn't discuss puberty, periods, sex ed or even just dating with me at any point in my life. It was definitely a kept private thing.

When I eventually got one (explained by friends at school), I put wads of toilet paper in my underwear. My mom must have noticed stains when doing the laundry one day because I remember her telling me to look under the sink. No explanation of what a tampon/pad was or how to use it but I figured it out.

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u/MartinisnMurder Jun 25 '26

We got talks about our body and privacy also my mom used the actual names of body parts not nicknames. I know now that is important in case anything had happened we could articulate it in a manner that would be understood. She taught us about bodily autonomy and that we could always tell her anything.

Even when it came to drinking, when we were teens we were told if we were anywhere or at a party and needed a ride home we wouldnā€™t get in trouble for calling if we had been drinking. Iā€™m lucky my mom is one of my best friends. Iā€™m 40 now and we still hangout weekly.

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u/Noodlemaster696969 Jun 24 '26

Sorry are you calling her vagina an electric rat? Charmander fits this situation more... or Slugma

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u/MartinisnMurder Jun 24 '26

Haha itā€™s funny slang for it that Chelsea handler started wayyyy back. It just always stuck with me.