'Like a diaper, but for women': Children squirm in embarrassment while their parents try to explain periods, pads, tampons, and even menstrual cups, to them in a agonizingly awkward video

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Menstruation may be a fact of life, but that doesn't make explaining the process to your children any easier.

A group of brave parents allowed themselves to be filmed as they talked to their kids about monthly periods, sanitary pads, tampons, and even menstrual cups for a new video created by Cut.com.  

Although many of the adults tried their best, some of their cringe-worthy descriptions were either confusing or downright comical, but nothing could top the look of horror on most of the boys and girls' faces. 

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Ugh mom! A group of brave parents allowed themselves to be filmed as they talked to their kids about monthly periods, sanitary pads, and tampons for one cringe-worthy video 

Say what? This little girl couldn't resist raising her eyebrows when her mom explained that 'old fluids' come out of 'somewhere special' when women get their periods 

At the start of the clip, one dad refuses to beat around the bush and just comes out and asks: 'Do you know about menstruation baby?' 

'Menstruation — like period,' he continues after she gives him a quizzical look. 

Another mom tries to initiate the conversation by picking up a tampon from the bowl in front of her and asking her daughter if she knows what it is. 

Her mortified daughter reacts by throwing her hands over her face and collapsing on the back of the couch. 

And it's not just the girls who are getting a lesson in biology. 

Awkward moment: This mom used her fist to show her daughter how to insert a tampon 

One mother and one father decide to explain the menstruation process as scientifically as possible while speaking to their respective sons. 

'Well, every month the uterus gets ready to grow a baby,' the mom says, while the dad notes that each month a woman releases 'one of her ova or ovums'.   

However, some parents aren't really sure what to say, and one mom just says that the female 'body needs to release some of the old fluids' and 'it comes out somewhere special'. 

That description alone earns an eye roll from her daughter, and another parent realizes mid-conversation that he isn't really sure why women get their periods.   

'Once a month a female gets it because... It's like.. I learned this a long time ago,' he admits. 

Make it stop! This boy was horrified when his mom told him about 'gushy' menstrual blood 

Hard to handle: The mom also showed him how women uses tampons, which also freaked him out 

Another dad candidly tells his son that it 'comes out in kind of a little bit of a bloody mess', and the boy can't resist making a face when his dad adds that it is 'kind of yucky'. 

One of the truest statements come from a mom who tells her daughter that it is a part of life, and she has got to go through it. 

At first, one of the boys is fascinated and asks his mom if the blood that comes out of a woman is 'normal blood' or a 'special type of blood'. But he clearly isn't ready for his mom's answer.  

'The inside of the uterus gets really thick, thick and warm and gushy and full of nutrients,' she says, and his jaw drops. 

Other moms keep it real by simply telling their daughters that they will bleed for almost a week and there can be bloating and cramping. 

Taking it all in: This boy's dad admitted that he though periods were 'kind of yucky' 

Not quite right: The boy hilariously deduced that thick, long pads were for 'large ladies' 

But the best part of the awkward video is watching the fathers try to explain what tampons and pads are — because they're really not sure. 

One dad picks up a pad from the bowl in front of him and admits he's not sure what it is. 

'Like gauze or something?' he asks. 'Or maybe these are pads that she puts in her underwear.'

Another mom explains that a pad is 'kind of like a diaper, but for women, and it's smaller. 

Get it away: This mom admitted she had no idea what a menstrual cup was when she showed it to her daughter 

Interesting... She was surprised to learn that women bleed into it instead of using pads or tampons 

Some kids are slightly interested, and others are appalled, but one girl is so mortified she refuses to even sit next to her mom, who has to remind her that is just 'part of being a grownup'.

After getting a pantyliner stuck on his hand, one boy watches as his dad opens a maxi pad, and he deduces it must be for a 'large lady'.

His dad is equally confused and wonders if it is something a woman would where if they were 'taking a long trip or something'. 

The only thing the kids find grosser than inserting a tampon is taking it out, and the boy is confused by how a tampon 'keeps the blood out'. 

'Like you light it like dynamite?' he asks as he holds the tampon's string. 

However, the kids weren't the only one learning something new.

Let's not do this: This girl was mortified when her dad asked her if she knew what menstruation is

How about that: The dad was shocked when he learned how a menstrual cup is used 

When faced with a menstrual cup, one mom picks it up and admits she doesn't know what it is. 

She is even more confused when her daughter says it must be a 'condom'. 

'I don't know what it is!' her daughter says defensively, and the mother tries to figure it out for herself. 

She tries telling her daughter that you pee in it, which confuses her even more, so someone in the background explains that women bleed in it. 

The final product the parents and children have to deal with is a pack of birth control pills — but one girl knows exactly what they are already. 

'These are birth control pills. My sister uses them all the time,' she says.