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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/14520362

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[–] robocall 127 points 9 months ago (2 children)

To be fair, you've probably stopped having your period because you're malnourished.

[–] [email protected] 74 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I said this once on Reddit and that the fathers jacket could be from when he was younger and one of the best ways to keep sane in times of crisis is enjoying the little things in life that you loved before if you still can. I.e make-up etc.

Man was i flamed about how i have no idea.

[–] SpaceNoodle 93 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You're safe here, there aren't any women on Lemmy

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago

That made me do a spit take haha

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Hey now, Lemmy is big amongst trans women.

Although that being said they likely have a different experience with feminine products like tampons and pads.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

probably both, i can't imagine i'd be very relaxed while malnourished

[–] Got_Bent 88 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hello there. I'm a mid twenties man living in current day, working part time in a home improvement store, and I live alone in a ten bedroom apartment in midtown Manhattan with my meticulously groomed pure bred dog, have twelve pack abs, perfectly coiffed hair, and am rewarded with the equally beautiful woman for criminally stalking her throughout the movie and ultimately forcing myself upon her.

Movies are ridiculous. Ridiculous sells tickets or streams or whatever makes movies money these days.

[–] Agent641 40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Hi I am a reluctant hero who sometimes gets shot but only in fleshy muscles where the bullet always misses major blood vessels, tendons and bones. I also can still hear fine even after firing dozens of rounds indoors without any ear protection.

We should hang out some time.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago (2 children)

People did deal with periods before commercial products

[–] Evia 78 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, by stuffing moss and bundles of cotton in their knickers. If it's a choice of that or stocking up on pads when I'm raiding Tesco, I know which one I'd rather

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Cloth works well enough that in extreme survival situation you might forego pads in favour of food or drink.

[–] Evia 45 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I can't speak for all women but I think I'd try to have enough of both food and pads/tampons if I could. Pads are much more efficient at absorbing than a bundle of cloth and are cleaner, so wouldn't cause thrush and other infections

Pads and tampons are also good first aid supplies - I think tampons were first invented to plug bullet holes

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think tampons were first invented to plug bullet holes

I think tampons are older invention than bullets. I know tampons have been used for battlefield wounds, but I don't think that's their original intended use.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tampons are not good for wound packing, thats a myth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

yeah, using tampons for bullet wounds is like putting a spout in the hole

[–] Evia 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, probably an old wives tale, I guess

[–] JustUseMint 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

The last one is a myth, they are awful for trauma use cases and do nothing to actually staunch bleeding

[–] LowtierComputer 1 points 9 months ago

They draw up the blood.

[–] Evia 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] JustUseMint 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Of course :)

Only came up recently with the war in Ukraine. Some female Russian officer/leader was instructing new troops/mobiks to ask relatives for tampons for bleeding because the RU military literally doesn't have enough tourniquets everyone.

[–] Evia 2 points 9 months ago

Yet another reason to not go to war

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Tampons are useless for wounds as they typically hold less than 30mL/1oz of fluid. If you have a large wound that is bleeding despite applying pressure, use a tourniquet (which you can make out of any sufficiently strong fabric and a stick)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Pads are relatively light, to the point that if you're not in a time crunch, they'd probably be worth grabbing

[–] Son_of_dad 6 points 9 months ago

Yes but they knew how. Most modern people wouldn't know how to do most things without our modern way of doing it

[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago

To be fair the jacket could have also been from one of her brothers. She had 15 brothers so she knows how to handle herself.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hang on a sec, is my Lemmy client wigging out or is this post a cross post of itself?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tbh, I just did that because I thought it was funny. Give me five minutes, I'll make it worse

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

"Give me five minutes, I'll make it worse"

That's my motto in life

[–] Dasnap 7 points 9 months ago

Brah just hold it in /s