Yesterday was funny. I stopped home for lunch and my husband told me I had to see something. He was doing laundry (YAY hubby!) and presented me with the evidence. Our daughter has had her first period. Super Girl is growing up.
Here is what was strange. She never told me. I asked her about it and she said she'd known it was her period. We discussed supplies (she knew there were other options, but had felt toilet paper was good enough). Um, hello --- no. So I talked briefly about the embarrassment of bleed through on clothing and how good supplies help you avoid this. She is almost 12 and has not jumped into hyper hygiene mode as most teens do. No, she'd be happy to walk around un-showered and in sweats for the rest of her life.
So I asked her why she hadn't told me and she said "Because I knew you'd make a big deal out of it. Like you are now." Hilarious! I purposely wasn't making a big deal because I know Super Girl would prefer a low key approach. I was very low key. I shared how periods can be an indicator of a woman's health. I asked if it was done and she said it had been for a while. Oh. When did you have your period? December 5th. (Um, hello? I'm thinking, "You had your period a month ago and didn't tell me?") And how many days did it last? Six. So when I warned you that I thought you were getting it soon, you had already had it? Yep. Oh.
Welcome to the sisterhood baby girl. I'll keep my mouth shut. I understand you don't want the red tent support. I respect your privacy. It is okay... I'll be here when you need me.
7 comments:
When one of my girlfriend's daughters started her period she text messaged her parents... kids today are so much more together!
I was, of course, a fool!
kids make it difficult to be helpful
that's so funny! i remember that i knew what to do (not TP, thank you), but i still told my mom. seems like she is independent! lol.
Oh, I burst into tears! She's growing up so fast already!
I'm a father of three sons... I don't know how I'd react to my daughter! I'd be a sobbing mess! hahahaaa
She'll come to you when she's ready. all part of the growing up process for her, i guess... trying to discover her own self-reliance and all that. doesn't make it any easier on you as mum tho.
And oh yeah, I thought that was a tasteful, well-written post. Thank you.
Cyalayta
Mal :)
What a fabulous story! Since I'm the mother of boys, their indoctrination in the ::koff:: joys of mom's sisterhood has been to run like hell and stay out of my way for 6 days out of the month. ;-)
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Oooof! I can't imagine Katie being "of age," you handled it so well!
Also, loving the Red Tent references. That was such a good book - made me wish our culture celebrated womanhood that way, if only for the "break" it gave each month!
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