An Ode To The Man Who Picked Up The Tampon That Flew Out Of My Bag

One of the funniest memories of my life occurred on the New Jersey Transit train on my way home from work. And it instantly reminded me of the kindness and humanity of some men.

It was after rush hour, and once I boarded the train I found an empty row of seats for myself. I sat directly across from an older man who also had an entire row to himself. While I was playing on my phone I noticed a train attendant walking down the aisle slowly collecting tickets. I reached into my extra-large leather work bag to fish for my wallet which held my monthly ticket. I wasn’t quick enough, as the attendant arrived at my aisle faster than I expected.

After retrieving the single pass from the older man he waited for me.

Once I reached my hand out of my bag to hold up the monthly train pass for him to glance at the most unthinkable thing happened.

A tampon flew out of my work bag and landed near the feet of the older gentleman who was seated directly across from me!

I was mortified! My tampon literally flew across the walkway. The attendant noticed. The older man noticed. And everyone who was seated around us noticed!

So on a rickety moving train I tried to position myself to stand up and retrieve my personal feminine…