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 :)
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