"Then there's that pesky hot water that you have to use when you wash them separately from the rest of your clothes, not to mention the bleach, the power taken to use the dryer (because let's face it, anyone who puts air-dried cotton between their legs probably has a cast-iron twat), the fact that you have to wash more often because decomposing blood STINKS, destroyed clothing because cotton leaks (plastic panties, anyone?), not exercising because, let's face it, grown women don't wear diapers and those cotton things are diaper-like at the best of times.....where was I?"

1. It's inadvisable to wash blood-stained clothing in hot water. Cold is best. I use cold water for all my wash anyway, and it's fine.

2. Why on earth would you wash them separately? It doesn't affect the other clothing. Unless you've got a really stupid hangup about the idea of water that has some very diluted menstrual blood in it touching your preshus underpants, it's not an issue.

3. I don't bleach them. These aren't for public display - so they get a little stained, big deal. That's what they're for. If I felt like de-staining them, drying them in sunlight does wonders, I hear.

4. Again, pads are a small part of a load I'd be doing anyway. They go in any old load I'm doing, so I don't wash any more often than I would anyway. And no stinking, since I've got a load in every other day at most.

5. I haven't destroyed an article of clothing yet. Anyway, disposable pads and tampons leak, too. Ever notice that there's always a new "leakproof" technological advance claim on the pad and tampon market? That's because leaks are a problem. Wear black underpants during that time, and you don't even have to buy new undies more often than you normally would.

6. A small bag in your purse is just fine. No diaper bag required. These are pads, not enormous diapers. Most have clever technology (snaps!) that allow you to fasten them up into a neat little package for transport home.

7. No, they aren't diaper-like. They are more comfortable and less diaper-like than the disposable ones. I can exercise.

In conclusion, you have no idea what you're talking about, so why are you talking?