Dad Branded A 'Creep' After Letting Daughter's Friend Use Period Products

Every now and then, we'll hear a story about a parent or teacher getting in hot water for fundamentally misunderstanding periods.

And in addition to expressing sympathy for the young girls who were failed by these people, the most common reaction from commenters is confusion as to how these adults made it so far in life without ever learning how periods work.

But as similar stories can tell us, there is not only no shortage of people who stigmatize periods, but also parents who seem to view educating kids about them as inappropriate.

Although this wilful ignorance goes a long way to explain how these bizarre attitudes towards periods exist, it doesn't make stories like the one we're about to go over any less frustrating.

By the time one single dad's daughter had her first period, he was undeniably prepared for it.

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As he explained in a Reddit post, he had bought her a range of products to choose from and sent her multiple videos intended to address any concerns she might have.

Sure enough, when her period did come, she was thankful that he had set everything up for it to go as smoothly for her as possible.

However, when one of the daughter's friends slept over, it was clear she hadn't received the same support.

As the man said, "During the night, I heard screaming. I woke up and ran into daughter's room."

And when he and the daughter realized what was going on, she was able to console her crying friend and explain what was happening to her. She also showed the girl where the products were and everything appeared to calm down after that.

But when the man told the girl's mom what happened the following morning, he didn't get the reaction he expected.

Apparently without elaborating on what she felt he did wrong, she proceeded to call him a "creep" and told him he should be ashamed of himself.

In his words, "Her friend won't be coming over anymore because of me."

So now he's wondering if he was wrong for making period products available to the friend since it seemed to affect her relationship with his daughter.

Even taking aside what could possibly be creepy about this situation, people wondered what the mom even thought he did.

As one user put it, "First off, you didn't even do anything besides buy period products for your daughter. Your daughter is the one who helped her friend.

Second, what were you supposed to do, just not let the poor girl have any? Her mother isn't being fair to you or her."

Another person also considered what must have happened before that night, saying, "Your child had to explain to her friend what was happening. Conclusion mommy dearest didn't tell her daughter basic information."

But sadly, some seemed to agree that the friend shouldn't sleep over anymore since there was no telling what her mom would accuse him of next.

h/t: Reddit | Traditional_Status78

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