Dad Doesn’t Know What A Menstrual Cup Is, Lets Son Take It To School For Show And Tell
Ah, show and tell, probably the best part of school (apart from recess and lunchtime on Pizza Friday, of course). There’s potential to show off many incredible things to your classmates, like your homework-eating-dog, your pet rock, and your newest LEGO set.
One father got into an incredibly embarrassing situation when his son brought his wife’s silicone menstrual cup into school for show and tell. Both father and son thought it was a cool toy, and it took the kid’s teacher to explain to the grown-up exactly what it was his child showed to his classmates. Fact is stranger than fiction, and this is one of those stories that proves that this adage is correct.
A dad and his son thought that this was a ‘cool toy’…
Image credits: igorbondarenko (not the actual photo)
When Reddit user Sothishappened2 posted the story online, it went viral, with over 58,500 upvotes, and 2,200 comments. What’s more, Redditors gave the oblivious dad 2 Platinum Awards, 4 Gold Awards, 5 Silver Awards (and even a Poop Award) for his honest and funny tale.
…when in fact it was mom’s menstrual cup
The son brought it to school for show and tell
His dad had a very embarrassing conversation with his teacher about what happened at school
What makes Sothishappened2’s story so hilarious is how innocent both parent and child were while playing with the menstrual cup all weekend, thinking it was an awesomely versatile toy that “kinda looked like a tulip.” Luckily for the dad, his wife thought the entire situation was very funny.
Sothishappened2 clarified online that he knows “all about the cycle.” He also said that he grew up with four sisters and the only devices he was previously aware of for periods “were to absorb the blood — not collect it.”
There are plenty of things that guys want to learn about periods, but some of them are too embarrassed to ask. Cosmopolitan has a list of some of these questions. For example, some guys want to know how much of a warning women get before their periods begin. According to Cosmo, women’s bodies “tend to give a few warning signs — greasier hair, changes in mood, and cramps all tend to make their presence known before the actual blood.”
Bleeding during periods usually lasts from 5 to 7 days; however, there may be some small amounts of bleeding for a couple of days on either side of this window.
While period pain is different for every woman, Cosmopolitan writes that guys should imagine this for comparison: “Your gut is totally swollen, sore and bruised – boxer’s face at the end of a fist fight kinda level. Then imagine someone has come and grabbed it, twisted it, and will continue to do so on and off for a number of days, every month, for 30+ years of your life. Whilst this happens, you’ll also be bleeding profusely from your most intimate area, experiencing head and back aches, nausea, bloating, sore boobs and mood swings, and you’ll either need the bathroom twice as often, or not be able to go at all.”
Redditors thought the story was hilarious and shared their own peculiar tales
I know this isn’t the point, but this is why we need real sexual education for both genders and not to keep them separated. We all need at least basic knowledge regardless of gender.
To be fair, as a woman, I did not hear from the existence of menstrual cups until well in my 20s. They are fairly uncommon here in the Netherlands and not included into most women's menstruation education (or just considered gross and are not seen as a valid option), let alone for men's education.... Which is ridiculous if you find out that they are so much better for your body as well as for the environment.
@Demonic Cow - he didnt know it folds and open by itself when inside. It was fair questions.
I only learnt about them through YouTube. I remember it because it was a safiya nygaard video and I was just like, oh they exist then.
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I agree, but he still asked “how does it fit?” Even someone with basic sex ed should know that a small silicone cup could fit in a vagina.
I had really good sex ed in school (at least I think it was good)....I had no idea what a menstrual cup was....I'm a 27 year old woman.
I think this is fairly typical. I found out about them ~3 years ago. They seem to be a relatively new option, so lots of women haven't heard of them.
Most people seem to think they are fairly new - 90 year old invention. Been growing in popularity for the last 20 years.
@Rosie new news is just old news to new people
They're relatively new that's why along with period pants.
If your sex ed is not good at school, do it yourself at home. You owe it to your kids
I agree, I know it can be uncomfortable for some people but I think it is important. When I was at school the girls were separated from the boys when learning about periods.
Shouldn't be separated. We need to know the opposite gender. If give birth to a boy how you teach him? And dads know nothing about their daughters and wives.
Ridiculous. We were only separated by gender for asking the teacher questions after the lesson... which I actually think was pretty neat. But sex ed is no real issue here in Germany anyway, so I think most people were EXPECTING that all important topics, including periods, would be covered.
exactly what i was thinking!
Well, there are some things that people need to know and then there are the little details that the other gender has no use knowing, as it'll never apply to them unless they're doctors. This was one of those things. He doesn't have to know what that is, as for the most part, it'll never effect him. I think the sexual education (where I live at least) is efficient enough.
I don't know why boys and girls have to go to school or interact socially together to learn about sexual physiology.
So they know what it's like... Imagine a single dad trying to help his daughter with periods but also being clueless.
I don't think it's about the interaction so much as it is about receiving the same education. Only learning the inner workings of your own sex can lead to a whole lot of confusion down the line.
I must be living under a rock. I had no idea what that thing was.
I do believe it's definitely made more of an appearance within the last few years though
@SirPatTheCat Period cups have existed over 90 years but those have become popular in the last 20 years.
I knew menstrual cups exist, but I didn't know that was one. I'm female, 50+. I don't remember much about sex ed except that a uterus plus fallopian tubes looks like a moose.
I'm a girl, and I don't know either xP
I highly reccommend it. it will change your life
Me neither!
They've not been around for long.
Yeah - 90 years isn't very long. Started getting really popular 20 years ago.
From reddit: “I was also confused by it “fitting” because, like I said, this device helped save a Chickoletta over the weekend. I’ve seen a tampon- they’re much slimmer than this cup is. My wife assures me it fits just fine and she doesn’t even feel it’s presence after it’s im position.“ I wonder how he got her pregnant in the first place without putting something in there that is bigger than a tampon.
Behold: the product of the sex ed system who also wonder if tampons turn women on... It's a smooth muscle, Gents! Unless the clitoris is engorged with blood, you feel nothing in the vaginal canal any more than you feel food moving through your intestines (normally. I'm not talking about sensitivity with medical issues).
The number of women getting swindled for centuries by men thinking they feel anything that goes up there, prioritizing large penises that chance to randomly mash against the walls of the vagina into the clitoris more easily (sometimes) over if a woman was even turned on first makes me weep.
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Sometimes peoples just don't know what to say/ask when they are embarassed and try to hide it so, any kind of 'word' just pop up without really think about the meaning of the word they said. Sometimes.
Right, but it's not like you could just pop it in if it didn't fold. That would be super uncomfortable. So it's a fair question.
Regarding Demonic Cow's comment about vaginas - vaginas do elongate when a woman is aroused. I can actually feel it when it happens... probably a lot of women can.
But he is questioning how it can fit in there, not how it gets in there. Plus his penis does not fold or get smaller before inserting it, so why the questioning at all?
He didnt know cup folds and opens inself while inside. Obviously, it is wider then penis (and canal) when opened, that's whu he asked. And seriously, you don't have to know what mentrual cup is and how it fits to have good sex or make babies.
He said explicably it is about fitting, not inserting it. And my cup has a smaller diameter than most penisses I had in me. You put your dick and your fingers in there, and perhaps sex toys, you should not be surprised if things fit in there that are as wide as your dick.
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Well obviously vaginas only get wider when people have sex.
I know this isn’t the point, but this is why we need real sexual education for both genders and not to keep them separated. We all need at least basic knowledge regardless of gender.
To be fair, as a woman, I did not hear from the existence of menstrual cups until well in my 20s. They are fairly uncommon here in the Netherlands and not included into most women's menstruation education (or just considered gross and are not seen as a valid option), let alone for men's education.... Which is ridiculous if you find out that they are so much better for your body as well as for the environment.
@Demonic Cow - he didnt know it folds and open by itself when inside. It was fair questions.
I only learnt about them through YouTube. I remember it because it was a safiya nygaard video and I was just like, oh they exist then.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
I agree, but he still asked “how does it fit?” Even someone with basic sex ed should know that a small silicone cup could fit in a vagina.
I had really good sex ed in school (at least I think it was good)....I had no idea what a menstrual cup was....I'm a 27 year old woman.
I think this is fairly typical. I found out about them ~3 years ago. They seem to be a relatively new option, so lots of women haven't heard of them.
Most people seem to think they are fairly new - 90 year old invention. Been growing in popularity for the last 20 years.
@Rosie new news is just old news to new people
They're relatively new that's why along with period pants.
If your sex ed is not good at school, do it yourself at home. You owe it to your kids
I agree, I know it can be uncomfortable for some people but I think it is important. When I was at school the girls were separated from the boys when learning about periods.
Shouldn't be separated. We need to know the opposite gender. If give birth to a boy how you teach him? And dads know nothing about their daughters and wives.
Ridiculous. We were only separated by gender for asking the teacher questions after the lesson... which I actually think was pretty neat. But sex ed is no real issue here in Germany anyway, so I think most people were EXPECTING that all important topics, including periods, would be covered.
exactly what i was thinking!
Well, there are some things that people need to know and then there are the little details that the other gender has no use knowing, as it'll never apply to them unless they're doctors. This was one of those things. He doesn't have to know what that is, as for the most part, it'll never effect him. I think the sexual education (where I live at least) is efficient enough.
I don't know why boys and girls have to go to school or interact socially together to learn about sexual physiology.
So they know what it's like... Imagine a single dad trying to help his daughter with periods but also being clueless.
I don't think it's about the interaction so much as it is about receiving the same education. Only learning the inner workings of your own sex can lead to a whole lot of confusion down the line.
I must be living under a rock. I had no idea what that thing was.
I do believe it's definitely made more of an appearance within the last few years though
@SirPatTheCat Period cups have existed over 90 years but those have become popular in the last 20 years.
I knew menstrual cups exist, but I didn't know that was one. I'm female, 50+. I don't remember much about sex ed except that a uterus plus fallopian tubes looks like a moose.
I'm a girl, and I don't know either xP
I highly reccommend it. it will change your life
Me neither!
They've not been around for long.
Yeah - 90 years isn't very long. Started getting really popular 20 years ago.
From reddit: “I was also confused by it “fitting” because, like I said, this device helped save a Chickoletta over the weekend. I’ve seen a tampon- they’re much slimmer than this cup is. My wife assures me it fits just fine and she doesn’t even feel it’s presence after it’s im position.“ I wonder how he got her pregnant in the first place without putting something in there that is bigger than a tampon.
Behold: the product of the sex ed system who also wonder if tampons turn women on... It's a smooth muscle, Gents! Unless the clitoris is engorged with blood, you feel nothing in the vaginal canal any more than you feel food moving through your intestines (normally. I'm not talking about sensitivity with medical issues).
The number of women getting swindled for centuries by men thinking they feel anything that goes up there, prioritizing large penises that chance to randomly mash against the walls of the vagina into the clitoris more easily (sometimes) over if a woman was even turned on first makes me weep.
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Sometimes peoples just don't know what to say/ask when they are embarassed and try to hide it so, any kind of 'word' just pop up without really think about the meaning of the word they said. Sometimes.
Right, but it's not like you could just pop it in if it didn't fold. That would be super uncomfortable. So it's a fair question.
Regarding Demonic Cow's comment about vaginas - vaginas do elongate when a woman is aroused. I can actually feel it when it happens... probably a lot of women can.
But he is questioning how it can fit in there, not how it gets in there. Plus his penis does not fold or get smaller before inserting it, so why the questioning at all?
He didnt know cup folds and opens inself while inside. Obviously, it is wider then penis (and canal) when opened, that's whu he asked. And seriously, you don't have to know what mentrual cup is and how it fits to have good sex or make babies.
He said explicably it is about fitting, not inserting it. And my cup has a smaller diameter than most penisses I had in me. You put your dick and your fingers in there, and perhaps sex toys, you should not be surprised if things fit in there that are as wide as your dick.
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Well obviously vaginas only get wider when people have sex.