Posted on 02/07/2010 6:32:01 PM PST by mom4melody
So right before half-time I go the grocery to get stuff for the kids lunches, and I see a man looking at a list with a perplexed look holding a box of maxipads. I know that look, and while I consider asking if he needs assistance, he looks up and sees me looking at him. He looks kind of sheepy and says "um, uh, this isn't for me."
So I stand there trying not to laugh and ponder what to respond (a. I assumed so, b. I don't care, c. only a real man buys that for his woman, or d. you really look like a tampon guy to me) when another guy comes from behind me and says "Ted, what are you doing, she meant dinner napkins"
hilarious!
True story - when I was a young teen I was at a picnic with a Canadian family and asked for a napkin. This family had 3 girls and a boy, and the girls all looked kind of embarrassed and they were sheepishly looking at each other and saying no, and I’m wondering why this was such a difficult question, when finally the oldest girl said, “why do you want a napkin?” I said just to wipe my mouth with and they were all relieved and said, oh, you mean serviette!
I believe it - it used to be so embrassing. Then I had a baby and all modesty disappeared.
When my eldest daughter was in labor for the first time, she was so modest that she wanted only her husband and my wife in the delivery room, and she was very uncomfortable with all the medical staff coming in and out (the attending physician kept bringing in medical students). Eventually, however, as labor dragged on and on, her attitude changed until finally it became, "I don't care who's in here. Just get this kid out of me!"
When I heard that later, I told her, "Great! Next time I'll set up a grandstand and we'll all do the wave with every contraction."
I truly never understood why a guy would be embarrassed by buying “feminine” products. What’s the big deal?
Now, I ask the (female) pharmacist what the ‘plastic’ thing is about, for my (current) Girlfriend, tell the Men that look at me, you’d do this for the women if you loved her, you unloving married person!
Hey Marie, what is your NIC????? Actually FOND Memories...
What a great idea! I think next time I send my son to the store for some stuff I’ll ask him to pick up a box of ‘masculine napkins’. It ought to be great for a laugh to see what he comes home with!!
True story - right after hubby and I moved in together he was heading to the store and asked if I needed anything. Being that it was “that time”, I asked him to get me a box of tampons.
After he left I wondered if the request would be embarrassing for him so when he got home I asked him.
He said “Oh no, I just danced up to the checkout waving em in the air singing “I got a woman!”.
Did I mention he’s from Texas?!?!? LOL
So, anyway, back when I was in high school and bagging
groceries in a local super market this lady customer
two checkstands down asked the new clerk, “Where is the
Tampax?” I thought the cusomer was asking about thumb
tacks so I smartly blurted out, “Do you want the kind
that you push in with your thumb or tap in with a ham-
mer?”
That is too funny.
OMG....that is funny (and really quite a visual)
I'm 52 and have been married for over 31 years. I was in attendance at the births of all three of my children.
I would rather die than purchase such things and I thank my wife and all the Higher Powers that I was never asked to do so.
Very little else in life bothers me (except marxism and evil, of course.)
I don't understand it either. Go figure.
well, we don’t know how they work or if they come in six packs or what... silly
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