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The mother handed her young son the shopping list. Bread. Milk. Vegetables. And at the bottom, written as casually as any other item: Stayfree. She watched his face. Would he hesitate? Would embarrassment flash across his expression? Would he try to avoid this errand, suddenly find reasons he couldn't go to the store today? Or would he simply take the list, the way he always did, and complete the task without awkwardness—treating sanitary napkins as what they actually were: n