Today, I found my daughter sobbing and trying to stick a wad of gauze to her vagina. She was having her first period. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my daughter got her first period. I'm the one shaking and hyperventilating. I'm more nervous for her than I was for myself back when I got my first period. I just now understand my mom while she was pacing through house back and forward when I got my first. FML
Today, my daughter got her first period, so I went and got some products for her, certain that I knew what was needed. The lady cashier took one look in my basket and sympathetically asked if it was my daughter's first period and if I wanted help, since I clearly had no idea what I was doing. FML
Today, my daughter said she would never ever have kids because then she'll bleed through her vagina or get stitches on her stomach. She turned 7 last week and learnt this at school from friends. I'm yet to have the "periods" talk with her. Now I'm scared to start it. FML
Today, I got my first period. My dad bought me a card and had everyone in my family sign it. FML
Today, I asked my dad to take me to the store so I could get some feminine hygiene products. When we got there, he went running down the aisles yelling, "Help! My daughter's bleeding to death! Where're the tampons?!" FML
Today, I found out my 12 year old daughter is going through a bit of an "emotional" stage. I got a call from her school saying she was sitting in the corner at recess trying to cut her wrist. With a plastic spoon. FML
Today, I overheard my 14-year-old daughter telling her friend that she's saving money to get her hymen surgically removed so her first time won't hurt. FML
Today, my stepdaughter unexpectedly got her first period during a visit. I explained everything to her, then took her to the store to buy supplies and snacks. Her mother called and cussed me out for “stealing” this experience from her. Yeah I totally planned it to happen this way. FML
Today, my mom sat on a pencil and started bleeding. She then made me clean the wound on her butt and put ointment on it. FML
Today, I found out that I puke and then pass out at the sight of blood. I am a 16 year old girl expecting hundreds of periods to come. FML
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luarasticks 13
um, maybe you shouldve taught her about her about her body?
kangx1 28
**** your daughters life. I'm a guy and I can't imagine bleeding out in my genital area and not knowing what the ***** going on just imagine all the things that could be going through her head. I'd do more than cry. You should have taught her about periods atleast. I can't blame you though because she might still be young and you couldn't have known that it would come so soon
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Comments (185)
heyLaddieHey 18
Well if she didn't know what was happening that's your fault for not teaching her about her own body!
dexstroyer708 5
Maybe she told her but she freaked out
RoseCrystal 17
Did you teach her nothing? Or are you one of those who think sex ed is a sin against God?
scarlett3diaz 24
you should have taught your daughter about this. YDI
FenHarel 9
Probably sort of inappropriate, but this reminds me of Carrie. You should have taught her.My mother, my sister and I all started at nine years old, so if early mensies run in the family you could have started sooner. Mine didn't and I broke down, too.
iiTzNeeNerz 26
Why haven't you talked to her about it? You're obviously late for this talk OP. Just don't wait until your daughter is pregnant to give her the sex talk.
Onyx3288 22
You are really irresponsible. Why wouldn't you explain the menstrual cycle to a girl going through puberty?! It's your daughter who should be typing a FML
fordneagles 34
**** your life? No, **** her life! Poor girl, having your first period is scary enough when you understand what's happening, I can't imagine what it would be like if you didn't know. Either she's really, really young or you haven't done your job properly, OP.
theRonin 18
Um wow that sucks and all but arent schools and parents suppose to teach that in the 4th/5th grade. I had a puberty presentation before going to middle school
TheAnon1313 28
It starts in 5th grade in elementary schools, 3rd in catholic where I'm from. She should have been educated by someone at least.
hunnybunnyerjs 7
in our school its not until 7th/8th grade...
teamkakashi 18
I had a presentation on periods and wet dreams (They showed the entire class, both boys and girls on both) when I was in 4th grade, and once again in 5th. Though, you had a permission slip. If your parents signed and returned it, you would be removed from the class and not see the presentation. If you never brought it back signed, then you're good to go. I'm not sure if all schools do this, and I surely hope that OP didn't sign that slip because if he/she did, then his/her (Too lazy to check profile xD) daughter would at least have an idea of what would be happening and not be sobbing. Definite YDI on this post and poor girl.
worldclassrager 41
Good thing you are her mother...well you know what to do get some chocolate and maybe some tampons/pads as well
amileah13 26
Geez poor thing. You probably should have warned her about becoming a woman before she had her first period.