TW: menstruation

I was 11 years old, the summer I was going into 5th grade. I was at my dad’s house in the bathroom when I noticed I had brown stuff in my underwear. I didn’t feel anything happen but assumed I had my period, since I would’ve felt it if I pooped my pants… I called my friend on the phone and told her I just got my period. She still didn’t have hers and asked me what it was like. I just told her it was brown and didn’t feel like anything, haha. Then I went to my dad and told him I just got my period.. he didn’t really know what to do. It was about 11 at night and he told me we should go get pads at stop and shop. He didn’t know what to get and they ended up being super large pads, they didn’t even fit in my underwear. It was pretty funny. When I told my mom she told me she got it just as early as I did. It never seemed like a big deal to me until people made it seem so gross in middle school. I would never mention it to people if I had it, but now I don’t care and basically tell anyone if I have my period. Also my cramps got much worse as I got older, and.. it’s not all “brown stuff” anymore.. Haha

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