Laurie L • Mississippi • 42
My first period started when I was 12. I was the first in my friend group. I discovered the brown stain on my underwear right as my family was sitting down for a spaghetti dinner. I took the panties off, hid them in a shopping bag, and buried them in the trash. I was very much in denial. Surely this isn't what it is!
The BAD story is the day I first used a tampon. I didn't know how long they were supposed to be used, so I only went to school with that one in. No backup plan. I was a cheerleader and we had a pep rally that afternoon. Do not ask me why we had WHITE BLOOMERS that year! I didn't realize that I had leaked profusely, or maybe I did and just didn't know what else to do... I've blocked out much of that day. There were many flips, toe-touches, etc, all done with my giant blood stain in front on the entire high school. Oh dear. Oh goodness.
