Mom and Intro to Periods

My mom has always been very open about things like that, and when I got my first at 14, I knew right away what was going on, so I never freaked out or got worried. I just went straight to her and told her "I think I just got my first period...". She handed me a pad and that was that.

I was extremly lucky in that department. I too started when I was 12 in the 5th grade. I kinda paniced...I don't know why but I called my mom at work (I was at school) and she came right up with what I needed. Not to long after I started my period, we had one of those
-the girls will be in this room and the boys in the other room- meetings to learn about our bodys and my mom even came up to the school for that too. Im glad I had such a careing mom

I had my first period on Thanksgiving day when I was in 5th grade. We were at my grandmother's house. I told my mom and she literally looked me in the eyes and said, "well, go tell your Aunt Sue." I was humiliated. I was always in envy of those girls who had moms that made a special day out of it with their daughters. Oh well! I guess we don't always get what we want or need in life=)

My mum was very good. She started about the same age as me and works in the beauty industry so is in touch with feminine needs! She was very supportive and let me have a day off school to get used to it. I remember that I wore pads the first two days and absolutely HATED them!! LOL So I begged my mum to try the tampons. She was always matter of fact about it and I hope to be the same whenever I have kids.

My mom was really great, she's a midwife so was never embarresed about talking to me about it all - when i lived at home she could predict to the second when i was due on, i suffered with bad migraines when my periods first started and she was a star, i can still talk to her if i have any probs, been very lucky.

When i first got mi period the only one who rely helped me out was mi dad N' thnk god 4 Sex ed- mi mom lft wen i was bout a yr old, sew mi dad was ther to hlp me out w/ fem. issues here n ther but as far as Sex, stds n othr stuff {frends N' skool} i taught miself how to use Tampons w/ the help of a -American girl- "growing up" book , but othr thn that i didnt hav a mom nor a mom fig. in mi lif n it continues 2 now-it bothrs me somxs but im used 2 it - 4 all u womn here who r reading thiz n hav a mom who luvs u... tak advantaage of it, i c thes grls all the tim disrespectn ther moms all the time -n it maks me sew mad cas if i had one i wuld b the bst daughtr i culd b...wel neways
sew ya im glad that mi dad wuz ther 4 me n hlpd me wen i needed it !!

Kim