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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soactually 4
When I started my period at 11, I'd been told all about it, but I was also pathologically afraid of it for unrelated reasons. It's entirely possible the talk happened and the girl was still traumatized. For some kids, no amount of talking can quite prepare you for all that blood-and-hormones mess.
Sheh_fml 25
This is why you should talk about and teach your kids what they need to know BEFORE it happens. Well before.
freaky78 10
I really hope your daughter doesn't have FML. That would be double fail for you as a parent, first you never told her about one of the most important mile stones in her life, secant you go and post it on App.
anniemeece 23
Exactly. I ended up asking my mom what a period was at age 6, and got the whole talk then (and various parts of it again as needed). Making it a big taboo topic that you need to reach a certain age to discuss is just going to lead to disasters of misinformation or fear. I think parents should be open about these things with their children. Of course some times it was embarrassing for me to have to hear these things from my mom, but I'm still glad I knew.
LibertyLife20 20
She kind of had the right idea!
Hildy93 21
Um this was a FML that I wish I could take back from reading it
msmedieval 11
Congratulations, you failed as a parent. What kind of mother doesn't tell their daughter about periods? I feel bad for your daughter, poor girl must've been terrified.
96isntassexyas69 20
YDI, you should have told her about her period. it's nothing to be embarresed about, it's natural.
gracehi 33
They didn't necessarily have to make it a "big taboo" topic for this kid to not know what a period is. It may have just not occurred to them that it might be necessary to tell her about it at the age she is. I think people are assuming a lot here and being way too judgemental.
xxsakuraxx 29
My cousin started her period when we were nine and I've had to wear a bra since I was seven. Some people go through puberty early and your parents don't see it coming. Also for the record, I wasn't over weight. As an adult my boobs are an F cup but I usually squeeze into XXL sports bras because its a hell of a lot cheaper than Lane Bryant.