I'm kind of too afraid to ask my grandma if it's true

I'm kind of too afraid to ask my grandma if it's true

So I started reading my new book. One of the chapters discusses the birds and the bees. The author talks about the teacher describing the maxi pad. The confusing part is she keeps talking about the "belt?"

WTF does a belt have to do with a pad?

Stupidly, like always I google it.

WHAT! THE! FUCK! IS! THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So let me get this straight. Back in the day, women used to put this little belt with a dangling baggy on it around their waist and cram a pad in it? This thing looks like a banana hammock.

ONLY WORSE.

I can't even imagine what it was like to wear this? And what if you were fat? Did the belts come in different sizes? I can only imagine being the girl who had to go to the checkstand with a XXXL period belt. I mean, no, I can't even figure it out. And if that is what the first pads looked like I don't even want to imagine what the first tampon looked like?

Oh wait....

posted on Nov. 21, 2010

Comments

Nov. 21 2010	Ginger said… Baahahahahahahah I should have warned you about that...sorry!
Nov. 22 2010	Sarah Lynn said… LOL! I was already traumatized by this when I read 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' by Judy Blume years ago. It's mentioned in that book too! Welcome to the club! :-p
Nov. 22 2010	Sarah Lynn said… I thought I'd traumatize you some more check this website out! ;-p http://www.mum.org/belts.htm
Nov. 29 2010	Rita said… BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I just ran across your blog and love it! I learned about the maxi pad belt from Judy Blume book as well. Thank GOD we don't have to do that crap anymore!!! Plus, I don't think obesity was as much of a factor back then as it is now. I'm sure some women were, but not anything like some are nowadays.
Sep. 11 2011	Renee said… rofl OMGAWD I remember my mom having a belt LOL Thank GOD for the new ages bahahaha... Google isnt it wonderful LOL I need this laugh LOL ty so much...
Sep. 11 2011	Renee said… bahaha I got to thinking, maybe thats how they came up with a banana hammock.