I got my period when I was around 11 or 12. My mum had given me the talk briefly beforehand, she just told me, "You know this will happen and when it does come and talk to me, okay?" So when my period came, of course I told her and she just cried in response.They were happy tears, she couldn't believe I was turning into a woman.
But for me it was weird because I didn't understand what was happening. Every time I had my period I would put my pad in my bra and hide it.
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