Finally! There’s no shame in getting your period

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines atThe word “puberty” used to be sandwiched between “period” and “pubic” on the scale of jaw-dropping words. Thankfully, that has changed. When I stood at the door of puberty, the bubble of silence around the word was significant. We never talked about puberty in elementary school, let alone menstruation.

“Can I talk to you?” My voice was a little hushed. Frankly, I was afraid I might be dying. I figured it wasn’t every day anyone saw what I was seeing. Besides, I was eight, with no older siblings at home. But things have changed. Instead of requiring girls to create makeshift toilet-paper padding in times of need, my older daughter’s female elementary teacher had a stash of feminine products in her desk drawer. And she gave lessons on what puberty and periods are. Soon, in some Canadian schools boards, girls will have access to free sanitary products. I’m a high school teacher in Surrey, B.C., and I have yet to see any, but the products are promised.

I realized how far our little family had come with period acceptance when my youngest daughter, aged six, suddenly headed into the bathroom, muttering something. I heard the bathroom closet slamming and things being moved around. Curious and a little worried, I asked her what she was doing. She told me to come in.“What are you doing?” I asked as calmly as I could.

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