Well, I don't have much to add on today's topic due, in part, to lack of experience. However I was thoroughly entertained. I guess I do have an opinion. I'm not a big fan of Las Vegas. I actually lived there for several months in 1999.
Anyway, I really appreciate the shout out. I'm happy to hear you have received some subscribers from my recommendation. I love your writing and ideas.
I think you know my opinion of menstrual cups, but I also know they’re not for everyone. There are also other more sustainable (than disposables) options!
Also worth noting: The company I get my cups from, June Cup, regularly sells their cups for *$6* because they think how expensive periods are is stupid.
This is a perfect example of a dreadful naming of a product. Cups are for drinking, and well...I don't know what would have been better but whoever gave it that name was a saboteur.
Jen, this was laugh-out-loud hilarious - I'm so sorry, but it was! ♥️
I know the FEELING that your teeth are wearing tiny sweaters is ick, but I have the CUTEST picture in my head right now of two rows of little gnashers being wrapped up in woolly winter warmth, with stripes and snowflakes in a whole load of lovely colours. 🤣
I always say that I feel like my teeth are wearing mittens. Not that I know much about mittens *or* wool sweaters down here in the Satan’s-armpit-of-America. We wear flip-flops at Christmas dinner. And then we wear mittens on our teeth.
I laughed so many times reading this. Jen, you have such a gift, and I’m so thankful I stumbled on your Substack a year ago.
I don’t know a thing about these cups because we are polite Southerners who remain uneducated about such things until we are forced to learn due to some new law. And we do not talk about perimenopause (which I am experiencing but my problem is the opposite of yours which makes using tampons a very uncomfortable experience) or tampons or pads. We are a very hush-hush people, we Mississippians, which is probably why I don’t fit in since I like to write about all my business on Substack. We don’t talk about the things that go in our hoo-hahs or how much liquor we consume before noon or which family members are pregnant or in rehab. So, I’m sorry, but I have nothing to add to the menstrual cup discussion.
Ok, so I’ve used the cup for over a decade now. If you can get it in, it is a game changer!
The trick to getting it in is the strategic folding. And if mine is full when I’m out and about, it’s usually because my bladder is fuller than a pregnant mother - which is convenient because I dump it in the toilet and pee on mine since urine is sterile to clean it and then reinsert. No bloody hands, no mess!
Now we’re obligatory BFFs because you hold this information.
First comment: Does Merritt Wever know AI is using her image for menstrual cupping?😀🩸
Second comment: Good on you for getting your remodel run by professionals! Love it. I thought about it myself, but I don't think I can write short posts.
Third comment: I kept thinking of "cupping," the Chinese medicine therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture. Which then reminded of the time I had that done, along with heating the cups. The short story is that a nerve-hitting needle turned a calm therapeutic experience into a scene out of a comedy-horror movie. A fire was almost started. A needle went into my leg 3x as far as it was supposed to and a fire was almost started. I need to write that story for my substack...
Honestly, I feel like one day people decided: "okay. Now we all do menstural cups!" And it came out of nowhere and suddenly everyone was using them while the rest of us were left to question the hypothetical logistics of inserting an actual cup down there, foldy or not.
I'd love to try it but....
I did see a girl post the little tail break off hers as she tried to extract it, so now I'm scared of more than just acrobatics. Thank you for sharing, exactly the comedic relief with a touch of "I'm not the only one with faulty software" I needed to read today
See? There are some perks for aging, this is not something I need to worry about. Great post. I will be recommending you and will come up with a nice blurb, as soon as I slow down a tiny bit. 💜
To quote John Richards: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
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Well, I don't have much to add on today's topic due, in part, to lack of experience. However I was thoroughly entertained. I guess I do have an opinion. I'm not a big fan of Las Vegas. I actually lived there for several months in 1999.
Anyway, I really appreciate the shout out. I'm happy to hear you have received some subscribers from my recommendation. I love your writing and ideas.
Not a big fan either, though we are headed there in December for a thing.
I think you know my opinion of menstrual cups, but I also know they’re not for everyone. There are also other more sustainable (than disposables) options!
Also worth noting: The company I get my cups from, June Cup, regularly sells their cups for *$6* because they think how expensive periods are is stupid.
It’s $100+ in tampons or *$6*.
To clarify, I love the *idea* of menstrual cups. I want it to work for me. I was having an emotional meltdown trying something new.
This is a perfect example of a dreadful naming of a product. Cups are for drinking, and well...I don't know what would have been better but whoever gave it that name was a saboteur.
Jen, this was laugh-out-loud hilarious - I'm so sorry, but it was! ♥️
I know the FEELING that your teeth are wearing tiny sweaters is ick, but I have the CUTEST picture in my head right now of two rows of little gnashers being wrapped up in woolly winter warmth, with stripes and snowflakes in a whole load of lovely colours. 🤣
I always say that I feel like my teeth are wearing mittens. Not that I know much about mittens *or* wool sweaters down here in the Satan’s-armpit-of-America. We wear flip-flops at Christmas dinner. And then we wear mittens on our teeth.
🤣 Holly, that's priceless!!!!!!!! 🤣
I laughed so many times reading this. Jen, you have such a gift, and I’m so thankful I stumbled on your Substack a year ago.
I don’t know a thing about these cups because we are polite Southerners who remain uneducated about such things until we are forced to learn due to some new law. And we do not talk about perimenopause (which I am experiencing but my problem is the opposite of yours which makes using tampons a very uncomfortable experience) or tampons or pads. We are a very hush-hush people, we Mississippians, which is probably why I don’t fit in since I like to write about all my business on Substack. We don’t talk about the things that go in our hoo-hahs or how much liquor we consume before noon or which family members are pregnant or in rehab. So, I’m sorry, but I have nothing to add to the menstrual cup discussion.
😂 This imagery had me in tears!
Ok, so I’ve used the cup for over a decade now. If you can get it in, it is a game changer!
The trick to getting it in is the strategic folding. And if mine is full when I’m out and about, it’s usually because my bladder is fuller than a pregnant mother - which is convenient because I dump it in the toilet and pee on mine since urine is sterile to clean it and then reinsert. No bloody hands, no mess!
Now we’re obligatory BFFs because you hold this information.
First comment: Does Merritt Wever know AI is using her image for menstrual cupping?😀🩸
Second comment: Good on you for getting your remodel run by professionals! Love it. I thought about it myself, but I don't think I can write short posts.
Third comment: I kept thinking of "cupping," the Chinese medicine therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture. Which then reminded of the time I had that done, along with heating the cups. The short story is that a nerve-hitting needle turned a calm therapeutic experience into a scene out of a comedy-horror movie. A fire was almost started. A needle went into my leg 3x as far as it was supposed to and a fire was almost started. I need to write that story for my substack...
Honestly, I feel like one day people decided: "okay. Now we all do menstural cups!" And it came out of nowhere and suddenly everyone was using them while the rest of us were left to question the hypothetical logistics of inserting an actual cup down there, foldy or not.
I'd love to try it but....
I did see a girl post the little tail break off hers as she tried to extract it, so now I'm scared of more than just acrobatics. Thank you for sharing, exactly the comedic relief with a touch of "I'm not the only one with faulty software" I needed to read today
See? There are some perks for aging, this is not something I need to worry about. Great post. I will be recommending you and will come up with a nice blurb, as soon as I slow down a tiny bit. 💜