Re: How should girls be initially taught about
My mother never talked about it with us and so it was sorta taboo in our house... even my older sister didnt tell me so I never knew what the hell it was. I had heard that word 'period' before in school amongst the girls but never really tried to find out what it was. All they said was you find out once a month that you're not pregnant. I still thought babies were made by mommy praying so I would constantly worry about how I would know if im pregnant or not.
I got mine when I was 11-- I thought I was dying and had some horrible disease or something. I was able to hide it from my mother for about 4 months I think (or was it more?) until she finally realized what I was going through one day when I had horrible cramps and just couldnt get out of bed.
Boy was it a relief to know that I was normal and going through something every girl goes through. No longer had to buy a roll of toilet paper and hide it in my bookbag every month.