Em
MAY 31, 2016 09:27 PM

A high school student in the late Sixties, I hated it if my mother sent me to the chemist to purchase Modess. They would be wrapped in brown paper. I didn't like asking, and more - hated carrying them in the street. I was sure everyone could "see" through the wrapper and knew exactly what I was carrying.
This was the era of 'the belt', and they were not fun. Stick on pads which came later were a huge improvement.
Mother completely banned tampons. I didn't use them until I left home.
Em.
Australia

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