tw: menstruation/my first period

I got my first period when I was ten years old! It was the summer before going into sixth grade, in late July or early August. I saw spotting on my underwear when I went to the bathroom earlier, but I ignored it. A few hours later, I couldn’t ignore it any longer. I was really worried about bringing it up to my mom, so instead, I secretly went outside and called my best friend and told her about it! She said that I should tell my mom, which I did when I went inside and my mom was questioning why I went outside at 9 o'clock. I used the pads we got in school when learning about periods for a day or two and then my mom went out and bought me stuff of my own!
Side note, I bought my first diva cup 7 years later and I love it <3

submitted by: carlynondrunkenberg