[liarsblade]

Yeah you're right. It WOULD be pretty fucked up if you were a swan but you were raised by ducks and you grew up never seeing another swan or even knowing that such a thing as a swan even existed so you just thought you were a duck with something super wrong with it.

[liarsblade]

[a-potato-of-death]

[reginasphalanges]

FRIENDS 6.09: “The One Where Ross Got High"

[kosmogrl]

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[lostt-control]

People that reply to all 7 parts of your message >>>>

[khayriya-deactivated20250830]

Good morning, you have to be the thing that saves you

[dxbaby]

[remanence-of-love]

[whirlwindofstuff]

[x3nshit]

one thing i need to start living by is “become the thing that you want” if i want friends who throw themed parties maybe i should start throwing those parties. if i want someone who writes me love letters maybe i should start writing letters for the people i love. if i want to hang out at museums and pretty cafes maybe i should invite my friends to these places. and maybe even then i won’t find the kind of people i want to be around. but then i would have become the exact person i want to be around. and maybe that’s good enough.

[modernbaseball]

Naming the female razor brand Venus is so personally offensive to me....you think Venus the goddess of love and sex and beauty was shaving her PUSSY? Go kill yourself

[hotgirlmuseboard]

there’s sooo much beauty in slowing down and understanding yourself btw

[i-was-today-years-old-when]

i learned that there is no federal law requiring ingredients in menstrual products to meet a standard of safety. (x)

According to Women’sVoices.Org, “This is especially concerning considering the route of exposure—these products are used in the body and on sensitive vulva tissue, possibly increasing the uptake of chemicals into the body.”

[suspend]

this is incredibly alarming and it’s why popular brands like “always” get away while we suffer the consequences of experiencing extreme cramps and/or skin rashes. this is primarily the reason why i switched to reusable menstrual products three years ago. since switching, i have not suffered any irritations or infections at all.

ps also do your research with whatever reusable product you’re buying. i personally have only tried pads because one piece of period underwear is too expensive for me (plus the pfa’s issue scared me) and cups are too intrusive for me (i just couldnt get it to “get in” sorry if tmi. i just thought id share)

[only1600kids]

@suspend what type of reusable pad do you use? how do you wash it? what do you do with the used pad while you’re out? isnt using “reusable products” unhygienic and more prone to infections cause you have to “wash it?” how sure are you that its thoroughly washed?

[suspend]

@only1600kids i use reusable pads from cariona. i got the trial pack initially then after going through their flow test, i got the medium flow pack for full period coverage. they also have more affordable options like the starter pack, heavy flow pack etc.

the pads are handwash, machine wash and dryer compatible. i usually handwash it during my shower then machine wash it with my other clothes.

while im out, i just fold it then put it in the waterproof pouch. it doesnt smell nor leak at all. then i just wash it when im ready to shower.

for me, its not really unhygienic. i used to always have skin rashes and infections before reusable products but after switching, i have never had any infections in three years of usage. 

but its all up to what you want. maybe a cup would work more for you or underwear. its just for me, the pads are the most affordable and flexible option because as mentioned, i find cups so uncomfortable and underwear to be super expensive. not to mention, with underwear, if your size changes, you’ll have to buy a whole pack again but thankfully not with pads. hope this helps!

edited: linked the products to easily find them

[beawriting]

I love the reusable ones! I didn’t realize how irritated my skin was until I made the switch.

[maybeitsfinallytime]

I’ve had the same set of about 15 Cariona pads and pantiliners for the last two years and I’ll never go back. Just like the person above, I put the used ones in the bottom of my shower to soak and squeeze them out toward the end of the shower. Then I wash them with the rest of my clothes in the washer and dryer. They have no odor, are just as soft and absorbant as the day I bought them, and they never ever leak. Sometimes they shift, but that’s my fault for sometimes not wearing cotton undies with them. Regardless, I love them and they have made my menstruation a much more survivable bodily function.

[suave-bowlers-deactivated202303]

@only1600kids I use the Cariona pads. I usually rinse them out in the sink until the water runs clear then throw them in the washing machine

[stay-close]

“Be confused, it’s where you begin to learn new things. Be broken, it’s where you begin to heal. Be frustrated, it’s where you start to make more authentic decisions. Be sad, because if we are brave enough we can hear our heart’s wisdom through it. Be whatever you are right now. No more hiding. You are worthy, always.”

— S.C. Lourie

[kaijurawr]

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