Mary S • Oklahoma • 25
I was at my family’s cabin at the lake with my older girl cousin and her friends. I knew about periods but I was 9, so when I went to the bathroom and realized I was bleeding, I thought it was something wrong with my stomach.
I called my mom and she also didn’t consider that it was my period and just told me change my underwear. My cousin handed me a pad and explained how to use it and it finally clicked that I started my period.
