I'm in ur cunt, holdin' ur bloodz [kalpurna]

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I have just ordered a DivaCup, on the weight of

brooklinegirl,

thefourthvine, and

isiscolo's TMI. I am starting to worry that I am way too excited about shoving new things up my lady business. And not even FUN things. Things like Pearl tampons, and OB tampons, and silicone cups. On the other hand, you know, hooray for having fun with my menses? And, um, not having to change tampons all the time and/or get TSS = win.

Now I just have to prepare for, quote, tiddlywinks of the damned.

In the interest of gaining too much information about vaginas, I am curious about what you guys choose to do with your bits.

[Poll #887691]

I almost locked this post, and then the feminist in me cried out and I felt guilty, so I unlocked it. THAT'S RIGHT, UNSUSPECTING MENFOLK. HERE IS MY PERIOD.

Mood:: menstruating

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YAY DIVA CUP.

and seriously, this is barely day TWO and I am already so deeply in love with it, I don't know how I ever lived without it. ♥

YAYYY. Mine should be arriving on Friday, and for the first time ever, I'm really hoping my period takes a long time to end so I can test out my new swag. \o/

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In the interests of TMI and oversharing, I've had the lad (partner) trim me up, because I was too pregnant to reach down there and I was worried about the dude (child) getting tangled up in it on the way out.

I have no appropriate icon for this conversation, but I think I need a cup of tea now.

HEE! See, this is interesting information which I did not know before! *offers you some coffee, too*

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A.S. Byatt novels had led me to believe that shaving was part of the pre-birth preparation in (1970s English) hospitals.

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That sounds about right - dehumanise the mother as much as possible, and turn it into a process rather than an experience. /gets off soapbox and skulks away

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Can I say how much I love the subj title?

Unfortunately, I cannot take credit – it was something

thefourthvine said. But seriously, is that not an AWESOME thing for your anthropomorphised DivaCup to say? I vote YES.

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Sweet Gia, why is that everywhere???

I really want to know where this "I'm in ur (location) (verb)ing ur (noun)" thing came from...

Also, now I really want an icon that says that just to mock the fad.

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aww, I wish I remembered! Someone on my flist definitely linked to the original source, and I... don't have a clue who it was. Damn. sorry!

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I found it! check it out (http://veejane.livejournal.com/288446.html)

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Thank you! Now my curiosity will be satiated. (for one very brief moment)

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YAY! As I said, I have made it my (inadvertant) goal to take care of everyone's vaginas (not personally) this year. So lots of people have g-twist vibrators and DivaCups. I am OVERJOYED with this!

Good luck! And YAY for getting up close and personal with your lady business. *g*

(not personally)

which is, I think, a good thing, because that would be TIRING. ♥

And, thank you! OUR VAGINAS THANK YOU.

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Wow, now that's something to be proud of.

JB80: I care about your vagina.

(also, yay for TMI polls!)

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TMI polls are the MOST FUN.

and JB80: if that were your campaign platform, I would TOTALLY vote for you. for, like, any office ever. ♥

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omg

I just.

I need to find something fannish to RUN for, so I can use that slogan! Hee!

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have made it my (inadvertant) goal to take care of everyone's vaginas (not personally) this year.

*DIES*

I love you so fucking much.

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I love you too!

hee!

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I checked a lot of options, not because I am fascinated by the possibilities of my pubic area, but because I have so much goddamned hair that I never know what to do with it.

Hee! Well, I have to say that if you WERE fascinated by the possiblilites of your pubic area, I, for one, would support you in your explorations thereof. *supportive face*

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I am starting to worry that I am way too excited about shoving new things up my lady business.

*snort*

It's true! I just, I'm always SO INTO whatever sanitary product I'm using, and I worry that that's not normal.

also, um, DH's sexy thumb combined with that sentence? *does not go there*

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OMG, I totally had that thought too.

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Okay, topiary shapes. Are there like...reverse stencils or something? Because I just think that'd be FUN. And amusing (to me), y0. Not like I'm getting any.

Also, someone will have to tell me, are Diva Cups easy to handle than tampons, asks the girl who FAILS HARDCORE at tampons?

I used to have something like it, and it started out very difficult to use but very very effective, and then after a while it got easier to put in but stopped working as well as it had (leaked.) That was a while ago, though, they may have improved the technology since then.

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well, I'll have to let you know. But... I can't really imagine that it would be easier, you know? It's a CUP. There is ORIGAMI involved.

omg, I WISH. There MUST be. *GOOGLES DESPERATELY*

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Well, I know *I* couldn't just FREESTYLE something like that, you know?

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You could always print out, like, clip-art or something and cut around it on cardboard to MAKE a reverse stencil.

*might actually do that, except for being usually too lazy to shave legs, let alone do anything more complicated*

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You SO COULD. Man, if I had something cool, I'd want to show it off, which uh...no. I may be called a hooker a lot but NOT FOR REALS.

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Also, someone will have to tell me, are Diva Cups easy to handle than tampons, asks the girl who FAILS HARDCORE at tampons?

I hate to say it, but it's not easier to handle than tampons. it WORKS better, and it's way more awesome, but the getting it up in there part isn't as easy as tampons, and I'm an expert at those. Meep.

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Oh, my poor head. That subject line is frightful. I love it.

Isn't it WONDEROUS? Coined by

thefourthvine.

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Wow, I think I am DRASTICALLY amused by this post.

And I feel so unadventuress now.

:-p

I fail at tampons (like, badly) so the idea of a diva cup? FILLS ME WITH DREAD.

And, er, in regards to question one? I have an intense fear of razors or scissors anywhere NEAR there. Plus, half the time I can't be bothered to shave my legs, so... *subsists in LAZINESS*

wow, TMI :-p

See, I think you and I are two different ends of the spectrum here. You are like, no thanks, stuff up my vagina, whereas I am like WHAT IS NEXT, GUYS? WHAT ELSE CAN I SHOVE UP THERE?

um.

Yeah, see, I've shaved it all off a couple of times, just out of curiosity? And it is SO SCARY TO ME that I never want to do it again. Just... *shudders* sharp things! near my bits! NO THANKS.

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No, see, I have really heavy periods my whole menses besides the last day and at night? That I have to change heavy-duty pads every 2 and a half to 3 hours.

Beyond the fact that the few times I've used tampons? (we went to mountain creek, come on, that water park is awesome). I cried. They hurt. And I was using the smallest ones we could find. (and yes, I was using it properly which, wow, embarresment when ASKED about this from the doctor ((first my peditrician, which, damnit. I've known him my WHOLE LIFE)).

AND, um. I may have shaved the top part off and then was in pain when it was growing back and itchy and *flails around* dude, I have senstive skin and can't even use most shaving creams and stuff on my LEGS if I don't want itchy skin. my body SUCKS.

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I wasn't even going to mention that part but homg SO ITCHY HOW DO THEY STAND IT. I get little itchy red BUMPS. *criez*

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(Hey, look! This post! I am cleaning out my inbox.)

That is what I don't understand about people who shave regularly. The first time I shaved, I remember that I spent the next few weeks scratching. I shaved experimentally, years later, for a romantic weekend with an indifferent boyfriend, and the itching and the pain was so severe that I couldn't enjoy sex. How do these women do it? Surely discomfort trumps aesthetics at some point? I wonder how it's even possible to tolerate regular upkeep of the bikini line.

And those porn stars -- are they in constant pain? If everyone experiences this, what does that say about the victimization of women in porn?

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Diva Cup. That's like the little plastic cup you shove up your snatch to catch all the blood until you yank it out and then it spills all over your hand and you've gotta wash it out and then shove it back up there, ya?

... please tell me there is something more to it than my understanding, because my personal goal (especially now what with co-ed all-floor bathrooms) is to reduce the mess and the amount my period is on display. And walking from the stall to the toilet with a blood drenched hand clutching a little plastic cup? not so discrete.

So there's my TMI thoughts on the cup. Will you share your results, as I am curious to see if it is better than I think it is?

And walking from the stall to the toilet
and by "toilet" I clearly mean "sink"

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Well, I'm told that it can be very discreet even in public bathrooms, once you get it right? But one thing you have to understand is that I have a private bathroom in my room, which I share only with my roommate. So I can just take it out in the shower, and there is zero mess, and I don't have to CHANGE it as often as a tampon (read: every 12-24 hrs), because there's no TSS risk, and, yeah. If I used public, co-ed bathrooms? no motherfucking WAY would I try this. But as is, I'm pretty excited.

And, dude. You could not STOP me from sharing my results. *wins at overshare*

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Maybe I'll try it when I move out of Pierce and have a private bathroom...

Oh good! I like to stay updated on my friends' pussies!XP

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*beams* I am SO GLAD to be of service!

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PS- the Early to Bed field trip needs to happen! Preferably before that whole "work" thing sets in ^_~

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dude, it so DOES. What are you doing the weekend after we get back? *is proactive*

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Not much, as far as I know. That's a great time!

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it's so not hard to take in and out with a minimum of mess. There's a little bit of a learning curve, re: angles and such, which is why TFV recommended doing it in the shower the first few times, but I am already pretty good at it. I don't know about the subtlety of public bathroom rinsing, but, hey, it's once every 12 hours. So long as you time it to a low-traffic time, you'd probably be okay!

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I'm feminist and lazy. Although a real feminist is about choices, so they would support any and all options as long as you came to it on your own.

But we've already TMI'd about my lazy bra issues so...

Can I tell you how annoyed I am they only make swimsuits and underwear for guys in all/regular sizes that you don't have to shave to get into? If I have to shave to get into a swimsuit, everyone has to damnit!

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