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Warpy

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23. My mother thought she was dying when it happened to her

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Sun Mar 26, 2023, 08:46 PM

Mar 2023

She was bleeding and it hurt! She must be dying! My gramdmother, who would never have spoken about it unless someone had a gun to her head didn't enlighten her much that night.

My mother explained it to all the older girls in the neighborhood just before we moved. Yes, there were nasty phone calls from parents. No, she didn't give a shit about them, she just didn't want other girls to live in ignorance and terror.

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After a 1935 tragedy, a priest vowed to teach kids about menstruation [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2023 OP

That attempt in Florida to restrict teaching about a basic bodily function MineralMan Mar 2023 #1

Ignorance is bliss - for those that hold power. erronis Mar 2023 #10

Yes. Cruel in the extreme. Hekate Mar 2023 #13

Yup. Exactly. MineralMan Mar 2023 #18

K&R. Bookmarked. nt Ilsa Mar 2023 #2

What an amazing man. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2023 #3

yes. a saint BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2023 #15

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2023 #4

It did not lead to suicide, obviously, but I too was Backseat Driver Mar 2023 #5

That's awful! I'm sorry you had to be subjected to that. pnwmom Mar 2023 #7

I was one of those 6th graders...I knew enough to Backseat Driver Mar 2023 #8

I got my first one when I was 10, in 5th grade, and on a school field trip. meadowlander Mar 2023 #28

Thank goodness you were wearing dark pants that day! That situation could have been so pnwmom Mar 2023 #29

In 7th grade, a good friend of mine wore a white skirt to school. CrispyQ Mar 2023 #33

Oh, yes, I remember trying to dispose of those sanitary napkins when I was 12. CTyankee Mar 2023 #9

Remember the Kotex dispensers in the restroom at school? Marthe48 Mar 2023 #11

I had never been told about menstruation by my mother, but I had some sort japple Mar 2023 #12

Thank you Delphinus Mar 2023 #6

Since we're talking about it Marthe48 Mar 2023 #14

my late mom was blacklisted 40s 50s as she took the first sex ed class AllaN01Bear Mar 2023 #16

I always felt sorry for girls dealing with periods. Haggard Celine Mar 2023 #17

Another Mom story chowmama Mar 2023 #19

As a 10 year old boy, I was curious about everything. MineralMan Mar 2023 #22

I love this story! Unwind Your Mind Mar 2023 #30

and now for something completely different... Ligyron Mar 2023 #20

The RW has become Christo-fascists. Election deniers, book banners/burners, anti-women rights, vote Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #21

My mother thought she was dying when it happened to her Warpy Mar 2023 #23

Kudos to your mother! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #25

She got threatening phone calls for it in the 50s Warpy Mar 2023 #31

Thank God my wife and I talked to our daughter about periods before she had hers NickB79 Mar 2023 #24

Ugh, these poor girls. r�is�n_dubh Mar 2023 #26

My father was a doctor pfitz59 Mar 2023 #27

One of my favorite moments in golf... appmanga Mar 2023 #32

Thankfully, I had parents who gave me books with accurate info Withywindle Mar 2023 #34