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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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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)
sailorarctic 22
yet another example of our piss poor sex ed system. Really its more of an FML for your daughter though. Almost sounds like she thought she was injured. It's the parent's job to teach their child, especially if the shool won't.
Jowisee 29
My mum was always open about everything, and even bought me child friendly books on periods and sex. I started at 11 and told her straight away because I felt comfortable to do so. It's the best way to be imho.
Keiraquarium 12
If you never taught her about periods, YDI. My mother (although a wonderful mother in all other respects) never taught me about periods or sex. If I hadn't learned about it at school, I would've been absolutely terrified when I got my first period. However, it is possible that OP has taught her daughter about periods and the daughter just panicked when it actually happened. I learned all about periods from school and books but I still got very upset when it actually happened to me.
The_Basileus 9
The help her. Maybe you should have told her about periods before it came to this.
Weasely 11
Um, how is this an f your life? I guess it really sucks that now you have to teach your daughter something about periods and calm her down?
iraisadumbass 14
I was 13 when I got my first period. I was so prepared that I had a pad on already because I felt stomach cramps. My mom taught me about these things since I first asked about them when I was 7. It's not something girls should have to be afraid of.
thatonetribute 31
...Didn't you ever explain to her that this would happen? I would freak out too! So would any human ever.
AlstottsNo1Fan 5
Back in the '50's my aunt started hers. My Grandma bought her a box of Kotex. When she finished, she gave the box back to my Grandma telling her, "Keep them for next time." My aunt asked, "You mean this is gonna happen AGAIN?!?"
Warnerro 18
Lmao
Keiraquarium 12
Hahaha. A young girl was upset and/or scared because she suddenly started bleeding from her genitals. Hilarious. Poor girl.
HeartYou101 31
Everyone is being very cruel to the OP here. I was told about periods and all that when I was about 11/12 when my mother gave me sex ed books to read. I expected just a few dots of blood or the same amount of blood that would come out of a cut or small wound...I found out the horrid truth when I was 15 when I found Lucifer's waterfall in my undies one morning and was fully convinced I was gonna die from bleeding out. People are too quick to judge!
Keiraquarium 12
Ha, Lucifer's waterfall. I like that!