Fun Times

My mom and I were never very close but one day when I was in like fifth grade she pointed to a box of pads and was like you know what these are for and how to use them right? She also said that i shouldn’t expect my period until i was fourteen or fifteen. I always wanted my period and every time I felt discharge or stomachaches I rushed to the bathroom.

So the story of my first period begins on my brothers birthday, September 30. At school my friend and I go to the bathroom at lunch after we eat. On this particular day, I had to pee really badly so I went before eating and she didn’t come with me. I sat down to pee and saw a lot of dried brownish stuff. I was like oh whatever then went to wipe. There was blood on the tp and I was like OMG OMG I JUST STARTED MY PERIOD!!!! I didn’t have any pads so I just went back to lunch. After we ate, my friend had to pee so I went with her to check again and there were now drops of blood in my underwear but I still didn’t tell my friends because I was scared. I went through the rest of the day and promised myself that I would tell my mom on the way home from school. She got off work early that day because it was my bros birthday so she picked me up. My bro walks home from school so it was just my mom and me but I was too scared. When we got home I put a pad on and did my homework like usual. Around dinnertime, my mom decided that we should go out for pizza and I was like NOOO! I promised myself that I would tell my mom while we were out, so I took the pad off in case she would be mad at me for taking one of hers. I went to the bathroom twice while we were at the restaurant and realized that taking my pad off was a stupid idea. When we finally got home, we had cake but I didn’t want any (even though it was chocolate) because I had such bad cramps. Then we went to the living room so that my brother could open his gifts. Later, I went outside and did gymnastics with my neighbors, who are around my age. It was really uncomfortable to do gymnastics without a pad even though my flow was super light. At one point I was like okay you know what I’m going in there and telling my mom right now. I was like I’ll be right back to my neighbors and went to the bathroom one more time. I then walked over and sat down on the couch next to my mom and was like mom…. Then I had to whisper in her ear because my brother was right there opening another gift. I whispered I got my period and she was like oh ok. She took me to the bathroom pulled out some pads and was like use these when you need them. Then she proceeded to gush about how her little baby was growing up and all that shizzle.

Later that night, my neighbors wanted to try selling things for fundraisers around the neighborhood. I went with them and the oldest was like its so uncomfortable to walk when you’re on your period. I was like yeah I know I’m doing it right now and she actually asked my mom when we got backif I had actually gotten it.

Anyway, that is my super uneventful first period story.