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A childhood belief about periods

i never knew menstruation ever existed until i had it at the age of 10. i went to the restroom and saw reddish brownish stuff on my panties. i thought it was diarrhea so i didn't tell anyone because it was quite embarrasing almost as much as peeing in your panties. i would change my panties every hour until it was night and i was getting sleepy, so i thought for a moment and thought if i was sleeping i wouldn't be able to change, so i told my mom and she told me to show her my panties. she laughed and told me i had started my period!:-[ *embarrassed look*

— vivian

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