Last summer, when I was 12, my best friend was having a birthday sleepover party. Since it was in the middle of June, we were going to go swimming the next day. I was so excited, but when I got there, I felt really nauseous and I was acting meaner than I usually am. I already knew about periods and everything so I kind of expected it. So, I went to the bathroom and saw ALOT of discharge. I started to freak out but I couldn’t tell my friends because I was embarrassed. I put some tissue paper on my underwear and went to play some board games with them. Then, right before bed I went to the bathroom and it was REALLY heavy. Luckily, there was a lot of pads in my friend’s bathroom so I took, like, three. I went to sleep and told them I didn’t feel good the next day so I couldn’t go swimming. It went fine, but I’m pretty sure their moms knew what was up.
Friends share more than secrets