Why I Talk About My Period
My first period came at the age of 10. From the very beginning, it was painful, heavy, and irregular. No worries though, I had The Care and Keeping of You - an American Girl book which said that it could take up to two years for everything to become regular. So, I waited it out. Yet, over those two years, everything seemed to get worse, not better. I'd go months without my period, and when I did get it, it was accompanied by debilitating pain, nausea, and a heaviness that kept me from playing with my friends, and I was often bedbound and couldn't go to school.