So, i was only 11 when i started my period at school and when i was on the bus on the way home, a boy walked past and said “mommy that girl stinks” i knew i did because imagine walking around with period blood stuck to you all day. An old lady looked at me in horror as i got off the blue seat beside her, the seats were LIGHT blue and there was a puddle of blood. I was wearing my yellow mini skirt and that turned red too. I started crying and there were people laughing at me, but a random lady gave me some pads and 20 dollars to go buy some more and she let me keep her cardigan to tie around my waist, she l’t me keep it forever and i’m so happy because it looks amazing.
when i got home i put my skirt in the washing machine before my mom could see but i didn’t know the clean clothes were in there so she took them out and screamed because of my skirt, and she called me and my twin sister and asked us if we got our periods, we looked at each other and she was laughing so i said “yes mom”. She took me out and brought me pads and a cup thing that you insert inside yourself but i’m too scared to use it yet haha.
So i didn’t have to spend the 20 dollars the woman gave me on pads because my mom literally brought me like 500 all kinds of brands to test them out and to see which ones were comfortable, then i went onto tampons, couldn’t fit it in so i decided to just shut my eyes and push it in, it hurt and it got blood all over my fingers and the bathroom floor, and when i tried to pull it out, it wouldn’t come out and just last week the tampon got stuck inside me when i was swimming because i cut the string off. “I know i’m stupid” . I HATE my period now because i really don’t intend to have children anyway. i’m 15 now and still haven’t used tampons but i’m trying to use my vagina cup thing.