Girls: your first experience with a tampon was not a good one, amirite?

The first time I used a tampon I was at the pool and all my mom had were the cardboard supers.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

oh my god i am so sorry. i can't even imagine... oh my god. i'm sorry.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My mom made me wear them because she wouldn't let me miss swim practice, but she didn't teach me how to use one. It was horrible.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It went much better than the majority of stories I've heard.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Penis: 1 Vagina: 0

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Vagina: Doesn't get random erections.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Penis: Doesn't bleed without a good reason.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I can fix that.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

You can also fix the random erections by flexing your thighs or arms for 30 seconds.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Good to know, in case my vagina decides to have an erection.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's a lot easier than stuffing stuff inside of a vagina to stop bleeding.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Vagina: multiple orgasms

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Penis: Un-Rape-able

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Vagina: don't have to worry about being hit in the nads.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Penis: can pee your name in the snow

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I admit defeat.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

You fought a noble battle!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Your penis may be unrapeable but your asshole isn't.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

good one? But both genders have an asshole so your statement is about as useless as Aquaman.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Touche. Also, good simile.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I was like "this object was sent from the heavens"

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I thought of it as the Devil's own torture device...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

A guys first experience with a tampon is NEVER a good one.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I don't have one, but I probably will. But my mom told me that when she was pregnant she was slightly bleeding so she went to the doctor, he put a tampon in her and she never knew how to use it (she lived in the philipines and they used rags since they were poor yaddayadda and now moved to America) It apparently wouldn't come out and she had to have my dad TRY to do it. He couldn't get it out either so she called the doctor and he said just to relax, 2 hours later she finally got it out. Poor mom.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It just made me never want to have sex ever.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I'm a guy, so maybe I'm off base here...but how could a first experience with a tampon be good? aren't you on your period at that point?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I haven't had one yet. I'm terrified of tampons. Yay for pads!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

S'okay, I hadn't used one till I was 16.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Me neither but that's because I didn't get my period until I was sixteen whoops.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

personally i prefer tampons but until i actually knew how to do it right i prefered pads. now they just feel gross.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Same - i tried, it wouldn't go in and I haven't felt the desire to try since.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

My first time I ever got my period was the day of my friends' pool party, and my mom was at work. I took one of my sister's tampons and just shoved it up there, not knowing you were supposed to insert the applicator then push it, not just push it. I then tried to use my fingers as an applicator. It just hurt so bad. Seventh grade me was so stupid.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My first experience sucked but ya gotta do what ya gotta do, because once you get used to them you realize how much better tampons are than pads

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My mom put mine in for me.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That must have been awkward as hell...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

wtf

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I didn't know you were supposed to take out the applicator so it was super uncomfortable, especially sitting down.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My sisters explained how to do it. They showed me by putting a tampon through the whole in their hand so I didnt suck with it (x

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Yeah my mom did this

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Well mine was pretty good. Better than my first experience with a menstrual cup... but now I love my cup, I'll never have to buy tampons again! (Sometimes I feel like a walking advertisement, "the menstrual cup is better for your health, the environment, and your wallet!")

by Anonymous 11 years ago

What's a menstual cup haha?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstrual_cup I've never heard of these

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Menstrual cups are really awesome. I love mine!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Are they common in stores? I haven't seen them but maybe I'm just unobservant. I might wanna try them out

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I've never seen them in stores, which is a shame. I ordered mine online.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's true that you can't normally get them in stores. I got mine in a very well-stocked fairtrade/vegan/ecological shop. Places like pharmacies would obviously not sell them, because overall they're way cheaper, so that would ruin their business of selling expensive pads and tampons. However, I think that gynecologists, school nurses and places like Planned Parenthood should spread the word. I never heard of menstrual cups in sex ed, which made me really skeptical in the beginning. I basically had to find out all the information myself before I could start to decide whether this was a viable option for me.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I actually think those are a great idea financially, but the thought of reusing has always grossed me out. And what if you need to change it in a public bathroom, I'm curious? It would be pretty gross for other people if you rinse it in a public sink?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It takes some getting used to. Now tampons and pads gross me out. Menstrual cups last for like 12 hours, so you probably wouldn't end up having to change it in a public bathroom, but if you did, I know some people take bottled water into a stall or you can buy wet wipes for menstrual cups.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Oh dear.. Well. My dad had bought me some tampons/pads when i turned 10 because I thought I "needed" them. When I was 11, I was at my grandmothers pool party and I got it, and from there I completley embarassed the hell outta myself. I went inside before much of a mess was made (even though my while sparkly tankini was ruined) and I found the tampons in my moms purse. It was painful and long, but I finally got one in, and when I came out, my dad started laughing and I looked down. The string was hanging out.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Mine was fine... great even, because I was so relieved to have an alternative to pads. Maybe because I didn't get my period until I was a lot older than most people, so idk I was older so not as freaked-out? I had heard horror stories but it literally took me a minute and it was all good.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

This is like a lolwut

thread for guys.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Then why would you click to go to the comments section of a tampon post?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I tried in 8th grade, but I just couldn't do it so I've been using pads ever since. It's really not a huge deal and I don't swim a lot so I'm good. I feel like I should actually figure it out some time, but eh...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I had to get surgery for it to work...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

What the actual fuck?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Hymenechtomy. It's legit

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The first one I used was a crappy one from a vending machine, it had a cardboard applicator and I didn't get it in right so I tried to take it out and the string broke so then I had to dig it out. Messy, painfil, and awkward. Never have used them since

by Anonymous 11 years ago

People have probably told you this since then, but if you ever try a tampon again, get a plastic one. So much easier.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I like how you say tampons are messy so you don't use them, but that means you use pads. You realize you're sitting in practically a stinky diaper full of blood and uterus lining. Not very clean if you ask me.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I couldn't figure out how to use them for a really long time. Then when I did, I went swimming. It was annoying and uncomfortable because I kept feeling the string and I thought it had fallen out. Then when I went to take it out, I realized it had swelled to twice it's size. It hurt taking it out.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I feel so lucky after reading all these stories. The day I got my period for the first time I decided to just try tampons first because pads seemed uncomfortable, and it all worked out perfectly well.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

You probably read the instructions.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Not my first time ever, but my first time I had my period, I had to ask my friend for one, and as she isn't a virgin all she had were Supers, it was painful

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I'm far from a virgin and in my 20's and I use light tampons. It depends on your bloodflow not your vagina size. And P.S. sex will not change the size of your vagina unless the man has a newborn baby for a penis. Grow up.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

There is no need to get so pissed at me for not knowing something

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I've always used the "ob" brand... It flushes down the toilet and everything! But you have to insert it yourself without an applicator

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I was paranoid about TSS so I kept taking them out and putting in a new one until I thought it was okay.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

after my first period i tried a bunch of times but all i had were cardboards and those are gross. my mom then helped me but i didnt get it in all the way so it hurt alot and i took it out and gave up. then later i figured it out with a friend.

by Anonymous 11 years ago