Period Stories!
I was in fifth grade, wearing WHITE gym shorts. And suddenly everyone was pointing and laughing at my butt, and I turned around, and there was blood. Now everyone knew, it was so embarrassing! Then I had to take the longest walk to the nurse's office to get a pad, and she was so insensitive! It was horrible.
Anonymous-Age 14
I was at the beach with my boyfriend and we were standing around getting to know people and my swimsuit was white and I didn't know the tampon string was hanging out so he just yanked on it thinking it was a loose string and my whole tampon came out...
Sydney-Age 15
Okay, I'm 15 and get my period SUPER heavy the first couple of days. It was on the first day and my parents decide they're taking me and my brother to see Toy Story 3 in the cinema. I figured the movie was about 2 hours long so if I changed my pad before we went, I'd be fine... No. I underestimated my uterus. About 20 minutes into the film, I realised I'd bled right through my pad, my underwear and my jeans onto the cinema seat. I just had to sit there silently freaking out.
Anonymous
I was swimming at this big huge, packed pool in the summer and I had on a white swimming suit. I started my period there and I did not know it and no one said anything to me. Well I went up a slide and the life guard stopped me and saw all to blood, I was told to get out of the pool. Well they had to close the pool so the could disinfect it because of my blood. Well all the women and men at the pool knew it was me. I almost died of embarrassment
Haley-Age 14
It was physical fittness test day and i had to climb the rope up to the top of the gym and we had gym uniforms white shorts and blue shirts, i was all the way up, and everyone started laughing at me i didn't know why and i felt blood dripping down my leg even the coach was laughing they had to clean the mat and everything i was so embarrased.
Lizzie
I was at my locker pulling books out of my backpack and I had forgotten that I had a tampon in there from camping that past weekend. Well, it came out with my books and fell on the floor next to one of the "popular" boys. And he said loudly, "OH HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DROPPED YOUR TAMPON." It was horrible. I picked it up and rushed to class. Once there, I decided I was too traumatized to spend the day at school, so I asked if I could go to the nurse. To get to the nurse, I had to walk through the gym and past the "popular" guy's friend... And the friend saw me and said, "Need a tampon?" and everybody laughed. And I ended up staying home for about a week :\
Anonymous
My 8th grade graduation. i was getting up to get my diploma, and i felt a trickle of something wet come down my leg. but i didnt think much of it(thought it was sweat from sitting down for so long). i got up there to get the diploma and the principle gave it to me, then whispered in my ear, Uhh i think you got your period.. and i turned around and saw drops of blood from my seat to the stage. then i looked in the crowd and started laughing so they couldnt see my embarrassment.
Stephanie-Age 15
When I first got my period I was 13 and I was at the mall with my boyfriend and we sat down on a white couch and I remember getting up and seeing red all over the couch. I started crying so hard. I was so embarrassed.!! My boyfriend told me it was okay and that he didn't mind. He said he understood and that this had happened to his sister a few months before. he gave me his jacket so I could wrap it around my waist. I felt much better that he understood, but it was still very embarrassing..
Jasmine-Age 15
When I was 15 i just remember waking up going to the bathroom and there was just a flood of blood into the toilet. I remember my mom giving me a few pads and then just sending me off to school. I wore red pants that day cause i thought if i leaked it wouldn't be that noticeable. I got up so much that day and kept going to the bathroom to see if it leaked and when i got home i remember all i was thinking is that i have to use tampons pads are just so uncomfortable!
Addison-Age 17
When i first got my period i was 13 and i remember that my mom was out of town and so it was just me and my dad at home and i wasn't feeling to good that day and i went to the bathroom and i noticed that i got my period and i was freaking out because i was like super tomboy at the time and i just didn't think it would happen to me so i yelled down to my dad and he just threw some pads and tampons at me through the bathroom door and just told me to wait till my mom got back and we tried to talk about it at dinner but that didn't really work out so well and it was just really awkward. and it only lasted like 3 days so by the time my mom got home it was gone and i just tried to blackout the memory of having to deal with that with my dad.
Hayden-Age 14
It was a couple days before my 10th birthday and i was at school and me and a few of my friends were talking about periods and everything then when i got home there it was in my underwear! Unfortunately my dad was the one home with me at the time and he was just super awkward about it but he still helped me out and called my mom to pick up some stuff.
Anonymous- Age 12
One time in Social Studies I was sitting at my desk and was feeling a little "wet" down there. I was having excruciatingly painful cramps that day and asked my teacher if I could go to the bathroom, of course she said no. So I had th wait like an hour until lunch to go. So, when I finally went, it turned out just to be just a lot of discharge. I was so afraid because I was wearing light jeans and a really thin pantiner!
Jules- Age12
Last year I was at the beach with my boyfriend and some other friends. My period wasn't supposed to come for almost another week so I didn't wear a tampon but I did wear a white bikini. All my friends and my boyfriend started laughing so i looked down. My whole crotch and butt was red with blood and there was no way to hide it! Every one saw me and I was so embarassed that I didn't no what to do so I just stood there! My boyfriend ran up to me with a towel, walked me to the bathroom, and told me it was ok. We went home after that. I was dying with embarassment!
Anonymous
I was 12 when I got my first period. At the time I was homeschooled, which turned out to be really lucky! I went to the bathroom and BOOM! there it was! So I just freaked out for about 5 minutes then just finished up. I asked my mom if she could come to my room to help me with some math, because my brother was home too. As soon as she was in there I totally freaked out! I was crying and everything! It was soooo embarrassing! Luckily my mom and I are pretty close!
Emily Age 13
One time i was at the store and i was checking out and had to sign the receipt so i reached into my bag to grab a pen and accidentally pulled out a tampon! i was mortified!
Ellsa Age 16
So I was at school about two years ago and I was in the bathroombefore school started luckily my friend came with me. I noticed i started, I said ugh oh but then I did a little dance saying yea. So I asked my friend for a pad but all she had was a tampon so I used it and it wasn't that scary. After that I went to the nurse and asked for a pad it was quite awkwarbut I got through it. So my advice is always be prepared and dont be afraid to tell you'll survive like I did.
Emily age 13
I was going on vacation to a watermark and I woke up on the day we were leaving and there it was my perid I told my mom and she got me some stuff but she didn't want me using tampons my first time so I wasn't able to swim I had to just sit becuz it was heavy flow and it was only my first one I was scared out of my mind
Sophia Age 13
okay so the first time i got my period, i was at my moms work. I was very lucky because if i wasnt there, she wouldnt be home and i wouldnt have anyone to tell and i didnt know where the pads and tampons were! anyways, she had recently got back from a trip and she had pads in her desk, for her, she usually doesnt she only had tampons, and i went to the washroom and there was like brown stuff on my underwear and i was like wth? and then i just put some toilet paper there and wiped and it was brown and i didnt know what was going on, and then i went like 15 minutes later and it was still coming out so i was like WAITTTTT maybe its my thing and i freaked out, ran to my moms office and i was like i think i got my thing and shes like :O :o OMG and then she gave me a pad and i put it on and all was done and dealt with
Kiara Age 13
It was close to the beginning of the year, and I just had started a new school. I was in math class one day, and I started having cramps, they were mild but I ignored them. Soon enough I felt wetness in my undies, so I raised my hand to go to the bathroom, and of course my teacher said no, so I had to wait for reccess, which was indoors that day due to it being really cold outside, when reccess rolled around, I went to the bathroom, and I had started my period, and from the looks of it it was only on my undies, so I just put a pad on and went on my way, well halfway through reccess my friends said they had seen a red spot on my pants, so I went to the bathroom only to find the spot, so I had to find a pair of khakis in the bin in the bathroom, because we have uniforms, I couldent find anything that fit in there, so I had to talk to the teachers, and find pants, I sure enough did, and won't ever forget that day.....everything was all good though considering I'm not insecure about my period.
Althea Age 14
My period had always been really light. When I first started using tampons, I could use a regular for almost 6 hours! Over time, it started getting heavier and heavier. Now, on my heaviest days, I can use a freaking super plus for only 3 hours!
Jessie Age 15
I was at my grampa’s house in Tennessee for two weeks. It was just me, my grampa, and my two brothers. So there I was on a farm with all boys in the middle of nowhere. I walked into the house to go to the bathroom. While I was in the bathroom, I happened to look down and I see that my underwear is soaked in blood. I started to sorta panic! I stuffed some toilet paper in my underwear and walked into the living room. That was when I noticed that some guest had just arrived. I just stood there unable to talk, frozen in my shock. The phone rang. My brothers were stuck out in the woods because their four-wheeler had died, and they needed to be picked up. Everyone got up immediately, leaving me and the guest—a woman I barely knew—at home alone. I took the opportunity and said, “I sorta have a problem…” and she just looked at me. “Female issues,” I said to clarify.
Then she said, ” Your period?”
“Uh… yeah,” I said.
And she said, “Would you like me to tell your grampa for you?”
“Yes, please.”
She did exactly that. When my brothers got back, we all went to the barn. To my surprise, she announced it in front of everyone! That was sooo embarrassing! I remembered all of this this morning when I got into the truck and I got a really bad cramp.
Mickey Age 16
It was at school and I've never been happy or relieved that we had uniforms for school and gym, you'll see why...
Around lunch time I had realized that I was a bit "wet" down there and immediately know that it wasn't just heavy discharge and that it was me period. After going to that bathroom my instincts were right. Thankfully I was wearing my black uniform skirt or else it would of been extremely embarrassing. After lunch I had gym, and our gym u uniforms were white/grey/ shirts with red shorts. I could tell hat the person that chose our gym uniforms were smart because I leaked through my tampon very badly and if it wasn't for those dark red gym shorts then I would of been humiliated again.
After that day, I was shocked to say that I was grateful for the uniforms for once...
anonymous
It was Christmas day, all the presents were opened and my parents had like 3 friends over. It turned out that there was one "present" left for me and sadly it was from aunt flow. Yep, I got my first period on Christmas day. Worst present ever! I just put toilet paper in my underwear, maybe a little more than needed and changed into black shorts because I was soooo paranoid that I would leak or something and I didn't want to ruin an of my other clothes. I waited until the guests were gone and my dad fell asleep to tell my mom and it was so awkward because we aren't that close and I didn't make any eye contact and had a nerve-wrecking feeling. And then she told my dad later and I was mortified. Thankfully the only store open at night was the 24-hour Walmart. I hate Walmart but at least it saved me that day. My mom was picking out the pads while I was in the next isle acting like I was looking at tooth brushes. At least it was during winter break so I wouldn't have gotten it at school.
anonymous
Anonymous-Age 14
I was at the beach with my boyfriend and we were standing around getting to know people and my swimsuit was white and I didn't know the tampon string was hanging out so he just yanked on it thinking it was a loose string and my whole tampon came out...
Sydney-Age 15
Okay, I'm 15 and get my period SUPER heavy the first couple of days. It was on the first day and my parents decide they're taking me and my brother to see Toy Story 3 in the cinema. I figured the movie was about 2 hours long so if I changed my pad before we went, I'd be fine... No. I underestimated my uterus. About 20 minutes into the film, I realised I'd bled right through my pad, my underwear and my jeans onto the cinema seat. I just had to sit there silently freaking out.
Anonymous
I was swimming at this big huge, packed pool in the summer and I had on a white swimming suit. I started my period there and I did not know it and no one said anything to me. Well I went up a slide and the life guard stopped me and saw all to blood, I was told to get out of the pool. Well they had to close the pool so the could disinfect it because of my blood. Well all the women and men at the pool knew it was me. I almost died of embarrassment
Haley-Age 14
It was physical fittness test day and i had to climb the rope up to the top of the gym and we had gym uniforms white shorts and blue shirts, i was all the way up, and everyone started laughing at me i didn't know why and i felt blood dripping down my leg even the coach was laughing they had to clean the mat and everything i was so embarrased.
Lizzie
I was at my locker pulling books out of my backpack and I had forgotten that I had a tampon in there from camping that past weekend. Well, it came out with my books and fell on the floor next to one of the "popular" boys. And he said loudly, "OH HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DROPPED YOUR TAMPON." It was horrible. I picked it up and rushed to class. Once there, I decided I was too traumatized to spend the day at school, so I asked if I could go to the nurse. To get to the nurse, I had to walk through the gym and past the "popular" guy's friend... And the friend saw me and said, "Need a tampon?" and everybody laughed. And I ended up staying home for about a week :\
Anonymous
My 8th grade graduation. i was getting up to get my diploma, and i felt a trickle of something wet come down my leg. but i didnt think much of it(thought it was sweat from sitting down for so long). i got up there to get the diploma and the principle gave it to me, then whispered in my ear, Uhh i think you got your period.. and i turned around and saw drops of blood from my seat to the stage. then i looked in the crowd and started laughing so they couldnt see my embarrassment.
Stephanie-Age 15
When I first got my period I was 13 and I was at the mall with my boyfriend and we sat down on a white couch and I remember getting up and seeing red all over the couch. I started crying so hard. I was so embarrassed.!! My boyfriend told me it was okay and that he didn't mind. He said he understood and that this had happened to his sister a few months before. he gave me his jacket so I could wrap it around my waist. I felt much better that he understood, but it was still very embarrassing..
Jasmine-Age 15
When I was 15 i just remember waking up going to the bathroom and there was just a flood of blood into the toilet. I remember my mom giving me a few pads and then just sending me off to school. I wore red pants that day cause i thought if i leaked it wouldn't be that noticeable. I got up so much that day and kept going to the bathroom to see if it leaked and when i got home i remember all i was thinking is that i have to use tampons pads are just so uncomfortable!
Addison-Age 17
When i first got my period i was 13 and i remember that my mom was out of town and so it was just me and my dad at home and i wasn't feeling to good that day and i went to the bathroom and i noticed that i got my period and i was freaking out because i was like super tomboy at the time and i just didn't think it would happen to me so i yelled down to my dad and he just threw some pads and tampons at me through the bathroom door and just told me to wait till my mom got back and we tried to talk about it at dinner but that didn't really work out so well and it was just really awkward. and it only lasted like 3 days so by the time my mom got home it was gone and i just tried to blackout the memory of having to deal with that with my dad.
Hayden-Age 14
It was a couple days before my 10th birthday and i was at school and me and a few of my friends were talking about periods and everything then when i got home there it was in my underwear! Unfortunately my dad was the one home with me at the time and he was just super awkward about it but he still helped me out and called my mom to pick up some stuff.
Anonymous- Age 12
One time in Social Studies I was sitting at my desk and was feeling a little "wet" down there. I was having excruciatingly painful cramps that day and asked my teacher if I could go to the bathroom, of course she said no. So I had th wait like an hour until lunch to go. So, when I finally went, it turned out just to be just a lot of discharge. I was so afraid because I was wearing light jeans and a really thin pantiner!
Jules- Age12
Last year I was at the beach with my boyfriend and some other friends. My period wasn't supposed to come for almost another week so I didn't wear a tampon but I did wear a white bikini. All my friends and my boyfriend started laughing so i looked down. My whole crotch and butt was red with blood and there was no way to hide it! Every one saw me and I was so embarassed that I didn't no what to do so I just stood there! My boyfriend ran up to me with a towel, walked me to the bathroom, and told me it was ok. We went home after that. I was dying with embarassment!
Anonymous
I was 12 when I got my first period. At the time I was homeschooled, which turned out to be really lucky! I went to the bathroom and BOOM! there it was! So I just freaked out for about 5 minutes then just finished up. I asked my mom if she could come to my room to help me with some math, because my brother was home too. As soon as she was in there I totally freaked out! I was crying and everything! It was soooo embarrassing! Luckily my mom and I are pretty close!
Emily Age 13
One time i was at the store and i was checking out and had to sign the receipt so i reached into my bag to grab a pen and accidentally pulled out a tampon! i was mortified!
Ellsa Age 16
So I was at school about two years ago and I was in the bathroombefore school started luckily my friend came with me. I noticed i started, I said ugh oh but then I did a little dance saying yea. So I asked my friend for a pad but all she had was a tampon so I used it and it wasn't that scary. After that I went to the nurse and asked for a pad it was quite awkwarbut I got through it. So my advice is always be prepared and dont be afraid to tell you'll survive like I did.
Emily age 13
I was going on vacation to a watermark and I woke up on the day we were leaving and there it was my perid I told my mom and she got me some stuff but she didn't want me using tampons my first time so I wasn't able to swim I had to just sit becuz it was heavy flow and it was only my first one I was scared out of my mind
Sophia Age 13
okay so the first time i got my period, i was at my moms work. I was very lucky because if i wasnt there, she wouldnt be home and i wouldnt have anyone to tell and i didnt know where the pads and tampons were! anyways, she had recently got back from a trip and she had pads in her desk, for her, she usually doesnt she only had tampons, and i went to the washroom and there was like brown stuff on my underwear and i was like wth? and then i just put some toilet paper there and wiped and it was brown and i didnt know what was going on, and then i went like 15 minutes later and it was still coming out so i was like WAITTTTT maybe its my thing and i freaked out, ran to my moms office and i was like i think i got my thing and shes like :O :o OMG and then she gave me a pad and i put it on and all was done and dealt with
Kiara Age 13
It was close to the beginning of the year, and I just had started a new school. I was in math class one day, and I started having cramps, they were mild but I ignored them. Soon enough I felt wetness in my undies, so I raised my hand to go to the bathroom, and of course my teacher said no, so I had to wait for reccess, which was indoors that day due to it being really cold outside, when reccess rolled around, I went to the bathroom, and I had started my period, and from the looks of it it was only on my undies, so I just put a pad on and went on my way, well halfway through reccess my friends said they had seen a red spot on my pants, so I went to the bathroom only to find the spot, so I had to find a pair of khakis in the bin in the bathroom, because we have uniforms, I couldent find anything that fit in there, so I had to talk to the teachers, and find pants, I sure enough did, and won't ever forget that day.....everything was all good though considering I'm not insecure about my period.
Althea Age 14
My period had always been really light. When I first started using tampons, I could use a regular for almost 6 hours! Over time, it started getting heavier and heavier. Now, on my heaviest days, I can use a freaking super plus for only 3 hours!
Jessie Age 15
I was at my grampa’s house in Tennessee for two weeks. It was just me, my grampa, and my two brothers. So there I was on a farm with all boys in the middle of nowhere. I walked into the house to go to the bathroom. While I was in the bathroom, I happened to look down and I see that my underwear is soaked in blood. I started to sorta panic! I stuffed some toilet paper in my underwear and walked into the living room. That was when I noticed that some guest had just arrived. I just stood there unable to talk, frozen in my shock. The phone rang. My brothers were stuck out in the woods because their four-wheeler had died, and they needed to be picked up. Everyone got up immediately, leaving me and the guest—a woman I barely knew—at home alone. I took the opportunity and said, “I sorta have a problem…” and she just looked at me. “Female issues,” I said to clarify.
Then she said, ” Your period?”
“Uh… yeah,” I said.
And she said, “Would you like me to tell your grampa for you?”
“Yes, please.”
She did exactly that. When my brothers got back, we all went to the barn. To my surprise, she announced it in front of everyone! That was sooo embarrassing! I remembered all of this this morning when I got into the truck and I got a really bad cramp.
Mickey Age 16
It was at school and I've never been happy or relieved that we had uniforms for school and gym, you'll see why...
Around lunch time I had realized that I was a bit "wet" down there and immediately know that it wasn't just heavy discharge and that it was me period. After going to that bathroom my instincts were right. Thankfully I was wearing my black uniform skirt or else it would of been extremely embarrassing. After lunch I had gym, and our gym u uniforms were white/grey/ shirts with red shorts. I could tell hat the person that chose our gym uniforms were smart because I leaked through my tampon very badly and if it wasn't for those dark red gym shorts then I would of been humiliated again.
After that day, I was shocked to say that I was grateful for the uniforms for once...
anonymous
It was Christmas day, all the presents were opened and my parents had like 3 friends over. It turned out that there was one "present" left for me and sadly it was from aunt flow. Yep, I got my first period on Christmas day. Worst present ever! I just put toilet paper in my underwear, maybe a little more than needed and changed into black shorts because I was soooo paranoid that I would leak or something and I didn't want to ruin an of my other clothes. I waited until the guests were gone and my dad fell asleep to tell my mom and it was so awkward because we aren't that close and I didn't make any eye contact and had a nerve-wrecking feeling. And then she told my dad later and I was mortified. Thankfully the only store open at night was the 24-hour Walmart. I hate Walmart but at least it saved me that day. My mom was picking out the pads while I was in the next isle acting like I was looking at tooth brushes. At least it was during winter break so I wouldn't have gotten it at school.
anonymous