Tampons 1965

[sicily-1922.livejournal.com]

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[inkytwist.livejournal.com]

B-but I can't get laid! I AM ALLOWED TO USE THE COTTONY GOODNESS?

[gairid.livejournal.com]

Scarily, I remember Pursettes. And pins. And belts. Oh, dear god.

[kayleigh013.livejournal.com]

omg...me too.

[tvini.livejournal.com]

I have always been grateful that I missed the bad old days of belts.

[nosyparker.livejournal.com]

I love how 'single' here is used as a euphemism for 'never been vaginally-penetrated'.

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

That amused me to no end as well. If you've never had anything up there before, use this!

[retention.livejournal.com]

It's pre-lubricated for gentle, MEDICALLY CORRECT insertion.

[amiga500.livejournal.com]

And 'tampon' is a euphemism for 'telephone'? This ad confused the hell out of me before I scrolled down and read the whole thing.

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

It took me years to understand "Can single girls use tampons?" on the FAQ. But Pursettes were actually pretty awesome. They were like OB before OB.

[wikdsushi.livejournal.com]

I keep reading your icon as "Elvis Stole My Husband." Which has all sorts of interesting connotations.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_chiroptera/]

I had to read it 4 times before I saw that it said elves. I thought I was insane for a second because I couldn't see what you were talking about.

[salenelle.livejournal.com]

ME TOO! LOL!

[sassyback.livejournal.com]

...It doesn't?

*looks again*

[barbieluvsken04.livejournal.com]

omg, ha. Same here :\

[anterrabre.livejournal.com]

No...it's a special offer for the case and it holds only 4 tampons (which you get to sample for free). When you're finished you can buy the regular box and refill the case.

[amadoj0nes.livejournal.com]

Ok, now i'm officially confused....


.....I'm not even gonna ask. I'm gonna assume the answer to my question is yes, and to that, i'd say wow... didn't know that.

[anterrabre.livejournal.com]

I <3 the euphemisms they used to use for things; if this same ad ran today it would come right on out and say "Of COURSE you can use a tampon if you're a virgin!"

Just so long as they're not like the "Mom, I don't feel so fresh today" ads. Those are gross. :(

[nosyparker.livejournal.com]

"Mom...I think I just made cheese. :("

[glass-houses.livejournal.com]

OMG I JUST DIED

[chicklet-girl.livejournal.com]

I <3 the euphemisms they used to use for things; if this same ad ran today it would come right on out and say "Of COURSE you can use a tampon if you're a virgin!"

I swear I remember seeing an ad kind of like that back in the early 1980s, when I was actually still reading Seventeen magazine. Or maybe my memory's going bad already. *g*

[vara-design.livejournal.com]

wait wait wait...a "pre-lubricated tip"??? ummm....i'm intrigued. is this a tampon meant for pleasure? and if not, why did that part of the tampon end....

[amadoj0nes.livejournal.com]

Ribbed for her pleasure!

[randomneses.livejournal.com]

Ha! Skanky singles...

Wow

[dourapple.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

How crazy is that?!?

I'm going to link to this on my blog about women's health issues - hope you don't mind.

The url is: http://dourapple.wordpress.com

Re: Wow

[sicily-1922.livejournal.com]

No problem!

[salenelle.livejournal.com]

Because married girls, well, they can HANDLE the BULKY end of things, having been broken in and all...

[watteaux.livejournal.com]

wow!

[sylviamaris.livejournal.com]

Medically correct insertion = don't put it in your butt?

wedding night heartbreak

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

"No, honey! I swear, it was just an off-brand tampon...!"

[thatjamiegirl.livejournal.com]

Dibs on the free "discreet" plastic purse containter!!

[anterrabre.livejournal.com]

Anyone remember the awesome Kotex "First period" packages they used to have in the late 70s early 80? My mom got one for my older sister, and it was pretty nice. It came with little booklets for both the mother and the menstrual age girl and a shitload of boxes of samples of every Kotex product imaginable--I remember it coming in a pretty big box, and you had to special order it.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

You know, I do remember receiving something like that, although it was in 1991 and I'm not sure if it was Kotex (may have been Always). It had booklets ("Is it okay to shower? Is it okay to exercise?") and pad samples.

[anterrabre.livejournal.com]

It's similar, but the Kotex pack had sample sizes of EVERYTHING (including junior tampons and *ick* those belted pads. I think a belt came with it as well. The idea was that you could try all of these different methods to find what was right for you.

There was also a booklet in there for mothers to read to give them tips on what to say and how to explain how to use each method (taking in consideration that a lot of moms were "belt" generation). The Kotex people were probably ran by mothers who had moms who used the shaming approach to the menses because it really didn't hold back any punches and told you EVERYTHING you might possibly want to know.

I still remember when my mom came in the room holding hte big box. She asked my other sister to leave the room while she "had a little talk" with the older one, but I played possum and got to hear EVERYTHING, lol. My mom made the menses sound like some really cool club that you got to join when you were old enough and that people got it at different ages and it was all normal and awesome. She also made sure the strees that it was nature's way of telling you that you could now get pregnant, and with the resulting development of the body that you should be careful and not believe the things that some boys (and men) would say to you to make you think that they loved you and gave examples of some things. Then they went out and had lunch.

Later in life I found out that my grandmother was one of those parents who not only DIDN'T tell her anything about periods (which made the first time REALLY traumatic) but was also one of those "LOL Women's curse" people as well, so she went out of her way to teach us differently.

[amadoj0nes.livejournal.com]

Be thankful. It's not that far off... the "IT'S THE CURSE OF EVE!" generation only ended 60-70 years ago.

[otempora541.livejournal.com]

Can I please have your mom? My mom is an old school Ukranian mom. I bled, she gave me pads, explained how to use them, then went on her merry way. (then again, she once told me that in soviet union they used rags instead of belts. Yeah.)

[call-me-seymore.livejournal.com]

I'm a single father with a one-and-a-half year old daughter. I'm already dreading her hitting puberty, because I know *squat*. She's pretty seriously delayed, too, developmentally, so I'm not sure how much of it she'll be able to understand even if I get my act together. [quivering in fear]

[vintagelover.livejournal.com]

Did you ever see the "king Of The Hill" episide where Connie started while she was staying at the Hill's house and Hank had to take her to the "dreaded female aisle" at MegloMart?

[cwinnipeg.livejournal.com]

Let it burn, Bobby... Let it burn...