'No 10-year-old girl is ready to become an adult overnight.'
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Imagine finding blood in your underwear, as a young girl, and having no idea why. Imagine periods being something you had only heard older girls whisper about, as if they were a dirty secret. Imagine reaching out to close family members, wondering if you’re sick or injured, only to have them refer to what is happening to you as “the curse,” and warn that “You’re a woman now, so you can get pregnant if you’re not careful.
She explained that, since she’d started her period early, I might as well. As I got older, she gave me a plan of action for the day I started, so that I would know exactly what to do and what to expect. I had, indeed, heard people say this. And I was immensely relieved by my mom’s words. No 10-year-old girl is ready to become an adult overnight. Thanks to my mom’s well-timed words, I didn’t feel like I had to.
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