Please show your mother this link on the Tampax site: http://www.tampax.com/en_us/pages/m2d_main.shtml?pageid=AR0081
From the link: Some mothers are concerned about tampon use and virginity. Since the definition of a virgin is a person who has not had sexual intercourse, tampon use clearly does not affect virginity. If the concern is really about the hymen, it is important to realize that the hymen is a flexible membrane that only partially covers the vaginal opening. The hymen has an opening that allows menstrual fluid out, and a tampon can be inserted into that same opening.
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Date: 2005-05-02 01:52 am (UTC)http://www.tampax.com/en_us/pages/m2d_main.shtml?pageid=AR0081
From the link:
Some mothers are concerned about tampon use and virginity. Since the definition of a virgin is a person who has not had sexual intercourse, tampon use clearly does not affect virginity. If the concern is really about the hymen, it is important to realize that the hymen is a flexible membrane that only partially covers the vaginal opening. The hymen has an opening that allows menstrual fluid out, and a tampon can be inserted into that same opening.