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I remembr when I was 13 and I got my period. I told my mom and she said finally! she got hers when she was 9!!She bought me some kotex pads and spray deodorant for my "area" ( i know.. how horrible) told me to light spray the outside of my underwear No idea what she was thinking! Anyway She and I have my sisters children one being a girl that is now 10 years old. I have a feeling she's gonna get her period soon and i just wanna make it more of a loving celebration and healthy experience for her. Anyone have any ideas? I thought maybe a womyn-box with a mix of products/book/small gifts and of course I want to take her out to dinner and talk to her about it like "grown women" Any suggestions? Anything you wish your MOM would have done? Thanks in advance..

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put in some tylenol!

it's really cool you're doing this for her. i would've felt more comfortable talking to an aunt closer to my age. i actually got mine at my grandma's. it was so embarassing because she lived way out in the country and we had to drive into town to get some pads. she gave me some sort of cloth pad to wear till we got some disposables.

my mom never talked to me about that sorta stuff. i remember getting some christian book about sex but nothing about periods. n school we all watched this video about how our bodies change and that was my "education" about puberty.

yeah i remember that.. It's so embarrassing that if it had any USEFUL info you would miss it anyway. Yeha I remember my mom getting me some teen midol! I thought that was the THING!!