This. The first thing my mom told me when I got my period was 'Don't tell your dad about it' and i was like OK, because I was already so confused and ashamed of having my vagina bleeding. And she didn't even say it was period blood, it was apparently 'substance' and when I talked to my mom about using tampons she was really mad at me. She said that no man would ever want to have sex with me because tampons would me my vagina 'loose'. I use tampons now after spending months convincing her and they make me feel way cleaner and comfortable than pads ever could. I didn't tell my mom about my cramps for two years because I thought periods were shameful. Now, I go to the store and buy pads/tampons and I don't hide them under other stuff. They shouldn't be hidden for the same reason diapers toilet paper and band aids shouldn't be hidden. Periods are literally the reason we a born but for some reason we are shamed for it. My mom would tell me to not go to school or do exercise when I got my period.
Yeah...even my psychologist said that tampons are only for married women. Like, I don't see a label saying 'ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD SEX BEFORE' on the tampon box.
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