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Girlfriend ‘freaks out’ over tampon find during Christmas dinner: 'Disgusting'

A woman has revealed her Christmas dinner was ruined after her brother's girlfriend "freaked out" after discovering tampons during the festive event.

Taking to the popular Am I the A**hole Reddit thread, the woman explained she and her boyfriend decided to host a small early Christmas dinner. She invited her brother who asked if he could bring his girlfriend of three months as she was alone.

The girlfriend showed up and brought her eight-year-old son, and the woman said she "seemed lovely right until she went to the bathroom".

A woman's hands are seen cutting a turkey at Christmas dinner.
The woman claimed the outburst ruined their Christmas dinner. Source: Getty

"She came out shrieking, a box of my tampons in her hand, literally gasping for air in between her shrieks," the woman explained.

"I could barely understand her. Turns out, my box of tampons was visible (it's within reach because hey, I need it monthly, why should I hide it and then look for it?).

"She was going off about being disgusting, how could I be so shameless to have this in front of a child and other men and so on."

The woman said she was in disbelief and couldn't understand why her brother's girlfriend was making a scene about a box of tampons. She told the girlfriend they were to stay where they were and to leave if she couldn't handle it.

"She turned red, quite literally, her face was bright pink. Huffing and puffing she dressed her kid and told [my brother] to drive her home which he did," the woman said.

"[My brother] didn't come back but he called from her house telling [my boyfriend] that I was the a**hole. I was surprised to hear that [my boyfriend] agreed with him. I thought he would be on my side.

"We were about to argue but I decided it wasn't worth it and went to my office to cool down and think this through."

The woman shared the story to Reddit to get other opinions about whether she was in the wrong, however many supported her and suggested the girlfriend overreacted.

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"They were unused products in an appropriate box in an appropriate place. This is.. crazy," one commented.

"One wonders if she's ever been in a public restroom with a dispenser before and if so, how she managed such a harrowing ordeal without losing her damn mind like she did here," another said.

"So, she decided to take them out of the bathroom, wave them around and throw a tantrum about it. This woman needs to get a grip and some basic manners. Don't touch things that have nothing to do with you in other people's homes. The way she acted sounds unhinged; I don't see how the meal could have continued in a civil way after that," a third added.

Others joked the woman should use tampon boxes for next year's Christmas table centrepiece or wrap her gift inside a tampon box.

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