Patricia M • Nairobi, Kenya • 29
Having been a tomboy, I really didn't put much thought into my first ever period experience. Plus, we didn't really get educated about it in school and for some reason that I never understood, all the grown ups avoided the bloody topic.
When my period finally came, I thought I was tragically dying because I had excruciating pains in the lower part of my tummy and I was bleeding. I had to make it stop because if I survived, my mum would kill me. I couldn't tell her I was bleeding without a wound. So I took my socks, layered it up in my panties and stayed in the house. I used the same socks for 3 days.
