Meter Reading: Period

Rianna H •  Saskatchewan, Canada •  13

I was at home sitting down. I had had a couple cramps before, but nothing quite like this. It wasn't too bad but still... yah. I went and got an Advil pretending nothing had happened. I was just standing in the kitchen when I felt something trickling into my underwear. I went to the bathroom just to see if it was what I thought it was, and sure enough it was.

I still hate pads because I always think they sound like diapers. I have only had 1 period so far, but I didn't have to tell my mom because I had super sore muscles everywhere for a few days. She finally said that you can have sore muscles when you are on your period and asked me if I had started mine and when. So yah that was great.

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I kind of thought it was coming because I am diabetic so periods and puberty effect my blood sugar (or Blood Glucose Level 4 for those who don't know what that is). We had been watching it closely and it was going up at the same time every month so I was prepared. And that is my story I guess. I have just started my second period this week... Here goes nothing :D

Period Pajamas

Vaidhavi S •  Maharashtra, India •  11

So I was 11 and my aunt was at my house with her baby girl (she's my cousin sister). I woke up on the morning of the 26th of March, 2021 and my back was hurting. I got up and walked to the bathroom to brush my teeth.

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As I pulled my pajamas down to pee, there was a little bloody stain. I told my aunt and she told my mother and grandmother. My first period wasn't embarrassing at all though!

Brotherly Love

Cameron R •  Arkansas •  18

I have 3 older brothers. They’ve always been way too overprotective of me and never afraid to tell it how it is. Our parents went on business trips a lot, which left just the kids home about 50% of the time. Since all of my brothers could drive at the time, and our parents left good amounts of money behind, this was never a problem. One night when I was 12, I woke up with awful pains in my lower abdomen and back. I didn’t tell anyone and just took an ibuprofen. The next day, I went to the bathroom and saw all the blood in my underwear. My parents were out of town and it was just me and my 3 older brothers! There was so much blood, I knew I had to tell someone.

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The brother I was closest to was 16 at the time. I immediately ran out of the bathroom and into his room and frantically whispered “I just started my period and I have no clue what to do.” I felt bad because he was probably more shocked than I was. He immediately called my other brothers to tell them what happened and headed off to the store. When he came back, he had a box of pads and tampons. He told me how to use them and I felt better immediately. To this day, I’m so impressed that my brothers handled it so well. They gave me space and frequently checked up on me to make sure I didn’t need anything. At the time, I thought it was extremely embarrassing, but looking back, they handled it perfectly and I love them so much.