Banned From Baby Showers: Her First Period

When I was in 3rd grade, I read Judy Blume's "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret" and became obsessed with getting my first period.? Unfortunately, I had another 4 long years to wait.? It happened at church on a Sunday night in late October of 7th grade.? It was the best day of my life.? My mom took me to the store for pads and told me I was now a woman.? Wow.? From a girl to a woman just like that.

At almost 42, I can tell a big shift in my cycles.? Two days and I'm done.? My two oldest daughters have both started in the last year.? One was excited (then 7th grader) and the other, not-so-much (almost 6th grader).? They both knew about it, but you never really know what to expect until it happens.

I asked the question this week on my Banned From Baby Showers Facebook page if women remember the exact date they first started and if they were happy or upset.? I've thought a lot about the answers this week and wanted to talk about it a bit here.? Here is a sampling of the responses:

Source: http://banned-from-baby-showers.blogspot.com/2012/11/her-first-period.html

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