It's a Trap!

[foolishfiddler]

I had practically memorized Are You There God?  It’s Me, Margaret.

For those of you too young to remember, or those of you of the male persuasion, it was an extremely controversial book by Judy Blume about a pre-adolescent girl who wanted her period.  She wanted it more than anything.  Luckily, I was allowed to read what I liked, and I, like

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[foolishfiddler]

:-) Thanks!

[lawchicky]

I had no idea about periods when mine arrived. We were actually visiting some family friends and I spent most of the visit in the bathroom convinced that I was dying!

[foolishfiddler]

Oh you poor thing! I'm lucky that my parents were very up front about all of that....I've heard too many horror stories like yours.

[locknkey]

And from that moment on, I wanted it gone. LoL! I hear that. :)

[foolishfiddler]

:-)

[gaea_rising]

I never read that particular Judy Blume, but I remember wishing fervently for my period by the time I was 13 and everyone else had gotten theirs. This is a great, straightforward accounting.

[foolishfiddler]

Thanks so much!

[foolishfiddler]

That is such a paternalistic reaction. "Don't worry, little girl, the biological clock will kick in." Stand up for yourself, girl! If you do decide to have children, there are more ways to get them than to bear them yourself.