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there's a first time for everything. period.
So long Winter Break! It’s back to school and time for first period! This gURL was in denial that she got hers, but luckily her school’s uniform (black bottoms) helped hide the leaks.
The first time I got mine I was in seventh grade. It was during school. It was lunch time and I went to the bathroom. It was really dark in my underwear. I’m not gonna lie, I thought it was…poop. I was grossed out and tried to get it off as much as possible and didn’t really think anything of it.
Then my mom saw my underwear in the hamper and said, “What the heck is this?” I think she had an idea of what it was, she just wanted to make sure. I honestly had no idea what it was. I was probably in denial that it was my period and I just went with poop. I should’ve known better though, because I had cramps that day, and I thought that my stomach was just upset. I didn’t know what menstruation cramps felt like though.
I just want to get on my hands and knees and thank God for a second that we wear uniforms with black bottoms. Last year, I had a lot of leaks in my underwear, and if we didn’t wear black pants, it would have been noticeable on any pair of jeans.
Her uniform saved her, but this gURL doesn’t take risks anymore: Now I wear the right kind of pads.
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OMG bridget that must have been embarrassing i never got my period but i hope it wont be like urs XP
It was the second time I got my period in the summer after 7th grade, and I was at my friend’s lake house. Having only had my period once, I had to learn how to use a tampon really quickly, cause we were in the lake the entire week. Anyway, I was taking my tampon out in the bathroom, and it clogged the toilet and overflowed! There was blood everywhere! I scooped out the tampon and toilet paper and hid it in my towel, and had to ask my friend if she could help me, and the first person she went to was her dad!! So me, my friend, and her dad stood in that tiny bathroom plunging out a bloody toilet. WORST DAY EVER.
Hah when I got mine I was with my friend and we were going into seventh grade and I was like 12 and we were outside playing and then I went inside to go to the bathroom and thought I crapped my pants too so I told my friend what happened cause I needed to borrow underwear. She laughed and said ew but we went forgot about it. Then the next day I had a Carl's Jr burger for the first time and thought it really upset my stomach but now I realize it was cramps. Well anyways the next week our other friend got her period, then two weeks later my friend got her period, then a week later I got a real period. They kind of made me feel stupid for getting it last, like they had something over me, but really I got mine first. They don't know, but whatever. I kissed a boy first so, ha! But yeah, just thought I'd share. I'm 16 now and still best friends with one of them even 4,000 miles apart
that must have SUCKED
This is really embarrassing but the first time i got my period was when i was at school during recess in the spring, so anyways i was outside just relaxing with my friends and i saw this dark blood dripping down my leg so my friend saw and was like bridget look ! i was like what i just cut my leg on the thorny plant thing she whisperd to me shes like thats ur period it leaked threw ur underwear. I didnt expect it so i was shocked and coverd up everyone saw and laughed so i ran into the school into the bathroom i thought to myself Wrong day to wear short shorts so there i was sitting in the washroom with a dark line mark on my leg. I texted my mom saying i got my period bring me pants, but she didnt answer her phone all day so never brought me pants so anyways i went back to class after like 20 minutes. Everyone was staring at me and i was like i got dirt on my leg and it wont come off so they all just looked away and didnt say anything. That night i bought pads and it never happend again but it was really embarrassing !