my mum was great

My mum was great - I was on holiday when I started and I was terrified and emotional and annoyed at being forced to realise I was growing up, but the first thing I did was tell my mum who was on the beach sunbathing at the time. She calmed me down, asked if I was ok and asked if I wanted her to come back to the apartment with me, which we did. She had never really explained any of that - including all the stuff about sex and that 'talk' - but I had picked up all I needed to know from school and the people around me, so I didn't need her to, but it was really easy just to talk to her about it when it happened and ever since then I have always discussed it with her openly and she has always answered any questions I have had. She even did me the big favour of telling my dad for me, even though I didn't ask her too, but he went to the shops a few times for me when I had run out of pads and is always sympathetic when I get cramps, so I owe both my parents a lot on that front. I hope my daughter feels as close to me and feels she can talk as openly to me as I can to my parents - it's a real blessing.