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Jude Jones (they/them)'s avatar

This was hilarious! So annoying that your father couldn’t remember.

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Lirpa Strike's avatar

The ultimate letdown after years of hoarding my secret 💀

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Lia's avatar

Lirpa, why??? If it was your grandfather, I would completely understand. But I've always felt that periods are basically the only thing that create a sense of sisterhood between women. Like I would provide my worst enemy (if I had one) with "feminine supplies" in time of need. Which is not to say that first periods aren't shocking to middle schoolers. But you'd rather have been known as a bedwetter... to Grandma?!

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Lirpa Strike's avatar

I don't know 😂 I really cannot figure it out. It's like I had the one moment of embarrassment at Walmart that just turned into a two week long lie-spiral disaster lol

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Jeremy's avatar

I love this story. I’m a non menstruater but I was subject to free floating, overwhelming, irrational embarrassment as a kid and teen that would get me into situations almost this weird

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