Saturday, February 10, 2007
Menarche
I am an only child and spent many hours with my grandmother . My childhood was filled with excitement all the time. I am very close to my grandmother and travel with her a lot throughout my teenage years. We always went to see my Great Grand-mother in Smith Grove, Kentucky. I must admit it had one traffic light in town . It is about thirty-five mile from Bowling Green, Kentucky. My first period arrived at age twelve in Smith Grove, Kentucky. I had my grandmother, great-grandmother, and great aunt to explain every detail of the situation. The one thing I must share is my shock when they gave me one of those huge sanitary napkins that you get in the hospital. Grandma could see that I was upset, since there was no close grocery store she drove to Bowling Green to get me thin maxi pads. I must say my experience was very easy.
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Wow it must have been amazing to grow up so close to your family and get to spend most your time with your great grand-mother and aunt. Other than the shock of that first pad your story sounds great to have every detail and question answered at the same time of starting a cycle. I can only hope to have the same type of relationship with a daughter one day.
Aren't grandmothers amazing!? I'm not as close to my grandmother as some are but I can't help adore the heck out of her! I don't think my mom will be that type of grandmother (it's not anything against her, it's just who she is) but I hope I can be that for my girls' daughters (should they have any...and not for, at least, 25 years!!!).
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