??? Walk into any pharmacy or grocery store and you will see that word on many colorful boxes on the shelves... The word itself is not a bad word is it ?? A word that describes a feminine hygiene product ?? It's how the word is used that makes all the difference in it's meaning.. Just sayin'....
How to explain it to a 12 year old ?? Simple.. Honey, that word describes a product that women use for personal hygiene, basically the same idea as soap and water. Personal hygiene, you know, that thing we do or have done to us from birth to stay clean...