Sanitary Napkin Puns

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Kerala's Nazar na Lage humari ladkiyo ko is going strong with its new project launch where the beautiful model tourism island village of Kumbalangi went on to become India's first Sanitary Napkin Free village on 13th January 2022, under the election campaign in the Eranakulam Constituency. Taking new year new me to a new level, the village has also been declared as the model village by the Governor, Arif Khan Mohammad, through Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). "Beautiful village Kumbalangi will be a role model for others. Schemes like this will empower women. If villages prosper, our country will prosper,” the governor was cited as explaining in his inaugural oration. Ye to bas shuruwat hai, a total of 5,000 menstrual cups were provided to women above the age of 18, with the help of volunteers, they even educated and trained the women on the use and advantages of menstrual cup. Hibi Eden, Member of Parliament remarked that the initiative is a part of 'Avalkayi' (for her) scheme in the Eranakulam Constituency. Indian Oil Corporation and HLL Management Academy through their 'Thingal' scheme are partners in the campaign, documented The Hindu. While The Hindustan Times, further added that Eden mentioned, the initiative would help in the reduction of pollution that synthetic products caused that'd take 500-800 years to decompose, at the same time ensuring better health and hygiene. He added that they had installed napkin vending machines in schools but it created issues with the disposal. After a lot of thought, studies and expert advice they concluded on menstrual cups, "Experts said cup can be re-used for many years and it is more hygienic," he explained the newspaper. Yani svaasthy, prakruti aur parivartan ek saath. A menstrual cup is a bell-shaped hygiene device, composed of silicon or rubber, not just are they cost-effective but also eco-friendly. It also retains five times the quantity of a sanitary napkin. Also, aapko pata hai? with proper care, it could last upto 6 years, doing it's job perfectly while contributing to the environment.

~Lokeshwari H. Naidu, intern u/just_lemmebe1

My (16f) family was eating dinner last night. Everything was nice and normal until my mom’s (52f) glass was pulled off the table as she was folding up her placemat, sending shards of glass EVERYWHERE.

The bigger shards were easy enough to get, just pick them up from the floor, and we could use a dustpan for most of the rest, but there were a bunch of little glass splinters left over. They wouldn’t go into the dustpan and trying to pick them up without the dexterity of non gloved hands was impossible. Until I got an an idea.

I went into my room, got a sanitary pad and used the adhesive side to pick up the splinters. It worked wonderfully, and after going over the spot with a wet paper towel everything was all cleaned up... except for my mom’s attitude.

She told me that it was low key gross, saying it was akin to me bringing out a condom and using it as a baggy. Now I admit, I let my temper get the best of me and told her that it wasn’t like she had a better idea other than getting our hands all messed up. She was pissed, said her usual “Well SOMEONE’S having a bad day today!” And stormed off.

My dad thought it was smart- if weird to use a pad, but now I’m thinking that yeah, it might’ve been gross to bring that out in front of the whole family.

I know I’m a bit of an asshole for snapping back at my mom, but I’m just wondering, AITA for using a sanitary napkin to clean up glass shards in front of my family?

Edit: for everyone saying tape, I’m probably going to go with that next time. Unfortunately we don’t have anything bigger than scotch tape atm.

INFO: it was not used, if it was then I understand how that would be disgusting. But thank you all for the visual of someone taking their used pad out and cleaning glass with it, it’s made me laugh more than I care to admit.

Because “manhole cover” was already taken.

The Project - Sakha – Free Distribution of Sanitary Napkins kit

Issue The menstrual and reproductive health of women is a very important aspect of women’s development. However, India is lagging behind in this aspect due to the taboo related to menstruation, and the lack of menstrual hygiene management facilities. Millions of girls drop out of school annually due to the shame on the subject and unavailability of menstrual hygiene facilities. 70% of all the reproductive diseases in India are caused by poor menstrual health. Underprivileged women opt for unhygienic materials to absorb their menstrual flow because they cannot afford healthier materials. Many women are not even aware of the importance of using hygienic materials during those cycles.

The Covid-19 situation has made things worse for menstruating women. The lockdown badly hit the income sources of many who earned through daily wage labor. This has created a barrier for women to obtain the necessary staff for their menstrual hygiene. The once who had chosen to replace rags with sanitary napkins kit may have to go back to the unhygienic materials they once used. The pandemic has left women with no choice but to sacrifice their health.

Action

A large number of underprivileged people stay in Babu Camp, Sambav Camp, Vimbasti, Viru camp & Sapera Basti near Chatterpur, South Delhi. Through the project ‘Sakha’, Tare Zameen Foundation has been organizing free distribution of sanitary napkins kit for the underprivileged girls and women in these areas since its inception. Along with it, the organization has also been spreading awareness on menstrual hygiene. It has made effort to empower women by encouraging them to talk about menstruation and speak up against the stigma related to it. Since, it is the time of pandemic the organization is not conducting awareness camps as of now. Nevertheless, it is still distributing sanitary kits along with helpful advises for all the underprivileged women in the said areas.

The organization needs your support to continue working for the cause.

Impact

The project will create awareness among the poor and the downtrodden regarding Menstrual Health and Hygiene by distributing free sanitary napkins kit to those who can’t afford it. The sole purpose of the project is to ensure better menstrual health of the poor women and empower them through awareness on their rights towards basic necessities.

“A healthy and happy woman is the key to a joyful and prosperous fam

Hello everyone,

I hope this post is fine for the sub.

I have been meaning to switch to reusable sanitary pads for a while. I am scared of menstrual cups, so it is not an option.

I see many suggestions on the internet about various SHG groups and women-led entrepreneurs working towards feminine hygiene. Plus, I want to minimise my contribution to the ever-burgeoning plastic problem.

I found some cotton, reusable sanitary napkins from Eco femme, Sanfe and other companies on Amazon.

I was wondering what your experience has been in using these products and what maintenance practices have worked for you. Please do share any tips regarding these products.

Thank you, everyone!

My (15f) school just had our first field trip since the pandemic started. On the bus, my teacher chaperone and bus driver gave us the option to choose the music, majority rules. My friends and I have very different tastes in music than our classmates. They like pop music and country while we like more indie/rock music (no judgement to them btw, their tastes are just different from ours).

Anyway, about 2/3 of the class chose to blast this awful (in my opinion) country pop stuff. And by blast, I mean BLAST. Like, full-volume bus-is-vibrating blast. I asked to turn the volume down at least a little bit, but every time the bus driver did my classmates would scream until he turned it back up. There were 10 speakers built into the bus. One was directly above me and my friends' heads. Aside from not liking the genre, I have very sensitive hearing from Auditory Processing Disorder (and accidentally forgot my ear plugs), so the music volume was honestly kinda painful.

I tried to think of a way to muffle the music around the area where we were sitting, but since the speaker was fixed to the ceiling I couldn't hang anything over it as a cover. Then, I thought of an idea. My friend had brought some pads with her on the trip, and they were big enough to just about fit on top of the speaker! I pulled one out, took the adhesive side, and stuck it to the ceiling. It worked! The music was still audible, but that wasn't as much of an issue.

The other kids noticed me doing this though, and as soon as I sat back down they started yelling about how gross this was and how disgusting I am for it (their problem wasn't really with the audio being muffled, since they had many other speakers that they could still hear out of; they just couldn't get over how "gross" it was). My teacher didn't see a problem as the pad wasn't used + had just been taken out of its wrapper. Still, my classmates pulled it down and I wasn't allowed to use another one.

Although I can understand why they would think it weird/gross, honestly, it's just a pad! It's literally a sticky napkin! Plus, I thought it was a good quick solution to me and my friends' problem without making the other kids compromise their music. AITA?

(This also really isn't a big deal, I'm just interested in seeing what other people think.)

It was a real Period Piece

It was a real Period Piece