Anonymous • USA • 11
My first period occurred when I was 10 year old, very close to being 11. A month before it happened, I had heaps of discharge in my pants. I was taught about periods, but expected it to occur very late. One day, I went to shower and noticed blood in my pants! I ran downstairs screaming, “Mom, is this my period?”
She came upstairs with me. After closely observing my pants, she said yes and smiled. After bear hugging me, she told me that this is all natural and very important. Some of my friends must have gotten it too. I trusted my mom, but I still spent the whole day (it was summer vacation) learning about normalizing periods. I watched a movie and ate yummy foods later, so it was all okay. This happens to almost every girl! Go womanhood!
