Mine was quite boring. It was the start of grade seven. I was going to the bathroom before leaving the house for school. I noticed some blood. My mom knocked on the bathroom door to say goodbye as she was leaving for work. I’m not sure what I did, I think there were pads in the bathroom waiting for when I did get it, I don’t remember just using toilet paper.. I told my mom that night that I had gotten it. nbd.
submitted by feministbeauty
in eighth grade every morning in georgia history class we would stand to say the pledge of allegiance and sing “proud to be an american.” we wore uniforms of khaki pants and burgundy shirts.
one morning, after the pledge was over and we had started singing the first few lines of the song, i could hear my best friend who sat in the desk behind me sing close to my ear, “cause the flag still stands for freedom, and there’s blood on your paaaaaaants!”
during the explosive chorus i instead imploded into my shoes. i wrapped a sweater around my waist in attempt to not bring attention to it. i knew it would come someday, but i still wanted to cry. after the morning announcements we went outside for the eighth grade photo, where i had to stand in the row right in front of the awkwardly tall boys while the photographer fumbled with the camera.
mortifying.
submitted by flippingpirhouettes
tw: menstruation
Alright, so I was 12 and in 7th grade. Middle School was horrid.
One day, I got these god awful cramps. I seriously thought I was going to poop my pants or something. I was mortified. I ran to the bathroom, looked, and saw the dried blood (I thought it was something else). When I got home later, I told my mom and bawled and we went out and bought pads.
submitted by dobbaaa
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tw: menstruation
I got my first period a little after I turned 12. I woke up one morning for school, and when I went to the bathroom there was blood on my underwear and in the toilet. My mom had never taken the time to talk to me about menstruation or sex or my vagina or ANYTHING, but luckily I have 5 older sisters, and they took care of that :) Thanks to them I was anticipating my period and when it finally happened I knew exactly what was up. So I just approached my mom nonchalantly and said “I need a pad please”. She looked at me kind of wide eyed and laughed. I didn’t tell my dad myself until I was about 15 and needed him to pick me up some pads while he was out, although my mom must’ve told him. I guess at that age I was mortified about talking to my dad about “girl stuff”.
It’s funny, I remember that this was around the time me and my friends were reading and loving Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret :)
submitted by vanillaandlavender
tw: menstruation
It was my last day of sixth grade and of elementary school. We got out of school earlier than usual and so I went with a bunch of my friends to Disneyland for the day. I was in the bathroom at Disneyland when I noticed some blood spotting in my underwear. My stomach dropped and I was terrified. I didn’t say anything to anyone, but just put toilet paper in my underwear and went about my business. It wasn’t heavy or anything so I figured I’d be fine until I got home. I think I sort of didn’t believe I was getting my period.
The next day I was still bleeding, so I called my mom into my room.
“Mom,” I said, “I think I got my period.”
My mom jumped for joy and started screaming and started explaining to me all about pads and tampons and other joyous things.
I was twelve and I felt like a woman.
submitted by mouthygrrrl