Neha S • Punjab, India • 20
I'm from India and from a Hindu family. In India, periods are shameful and you try to hide them and not to tell anyone about it at all.
So I got my first period when I was in 8th class. I was at my home during summer vacation and I went to the washroom to free up my tummy from old foods and suddenly I saw my toilet seat was red. I screamed, "daddy, come here! Look what's happening in the washroom!"
My dad took me to the doctor and the doctor said that "she's having periods." After coming home, my mama gave me a pad and told me how to use it. After 1 hour, I changed it and carried it in my hand from its end part in front of my neighbors and they were like, “has she gone mad?” But I was just a kid, so it's all okay.
