Librarian's DD!!

[kacee]

I got to work today and Librarian's DD was here. She was not feeling well and didn't want to go to school. Librarian couldn't figure out what was going on. Finally, 1 1/2 later the librarian said that she was going to take her dd home. She came back with tears in her eyes. She had done the right thing by taking her home. She started having her monthly visits. They had a wonderful talk.
Sometimes we may not understand what the problems are - but she did the right thing. I hope when dd get's there that it is a special moment!!

[AnnW]

I am going to give my dd a butterfly necklace to mark the occasion and we are going to go out to lunch.

[KarlaB]

What a neat idea Ann!

It's great that you gals have thought about it and are prepared to be open and talk with your dd's - making it a positive experience. I think some girls go through it alone, are scared, and have a million questions regardless of what they may have learned at school.

[AnnW]

Originally posted by KarlaB
What a neat idea Ann!

It's great that you gals have thought about it and are prepared to be open and talk with your dd's - making it a positive experience. I think some girls go through it alone, are scared, and have a million questions regardless of what they may have learned at school.


aw shucks...thanks! :)

[Diane]

I had discussed this with my girls before any of them even got their periods. Two of them started it while they were in school... so it was not the most plesant moment in the world for them but at least they knew what it was. LOL I have a friend who's dd started her period when she was only 10 years old. Seeing she had not yet discussed anything with her because she hadn't expected it to happen so early... the poor little girl thought that something was terribly wrong with her and was bleeding to death. LOL Thank GOD she started at home and not in school and her mom was able to calm her down and help her through it. :) It's always a good thing to discuss this with them BEFORE it happens so they know what it's about when it does. :)

Diane... :wave:

[angie r]

Originally posted by Diane P.
I had discussed this with my girls before any of them even got their periods. Two of them started it while they were in school... so it was not the most plesant moment in the world for them but at least they knew what it was. LOL I have a friend who's dd started her period when she was only 10 years old. Seeing she had not yet discussed anything with her because she hadn't expected it to happen so early... the poor little girl thought that something was terribly wrong with her and was bleeding to death. LOL Thank GOD she started at home and not in school and her mom was able to calm her down and help her through it. :) It's always a good thing to discuss this with them BEFORE it happens so they know what it's about when it does. :)

Diane... :wave:

That is so smart Diane! I remember thinking something was terribly wrong when I first got mine. I was at my grandmother's and she seemed annoyed to have to deal with it. I thought I would be punished when my mom showed up.

So, where is the book I need to read about this issue and how old does it normally happen? I think I was 12, 10 seems soooo early.

Thanks for sharing with us Kacee!

[AnnW]

OMG...10??NOOOOOOOO, I don't want to deal with it at that age! LOL

A friend of mine is a school nurse and they had a little FIRST grade girl come in and she had started her period! Could you imagine???


btw..why IS it called a period?

[Leigh]

I started mine when I was about 12. I started on a Girl Scout trip. I knew what it was because we had been told about it at school, but it still freaked me out at first. When I got home, I couldn't figure out how to tell my mom, so I waited for my dad to leave and then I just blurted it out. LOL!!

My youngest (almost 13) asked me last night if running track would make her never get her period. (Where do her "information sources" get this stuff?) I told her that wasn't true or I'd run track! LOL But she said "I didn't think so. I'm not worried--I just want to make sure I'm normal." I was impressed at her ability to put that into words. I've had that concern over a lot of things over the years.

[KarlaB]

Originally posted by Cathy
My youngest (almost 13) asked me last night if running track would make her never get her period.

I have heard that runners sometimes do miss their periods and/or quit getting them for a while.

Ann- I could not imagine a FIRST grader getting her period! Yikes! Seems so unfair to her at that age. :( And, no idea why it's called a period - good question!

Karla, I have heard that too, especially with intense training (any sport, I guess--but I've heard it with gymnastics and track), but that is not the kind of thing she does. Hers is challenging, but mostly learning technique, and learning how to warm up and pace yourself. She went to a dance at school after competing in 3 events at the meet. I'm thinking she wasn't completely worn out. LOL

I was told (in the olden days) that it (period) was an unspecified measure of time.

[angie r]

I was told (in the olden days) that it (period) was an unspecified measure of time.


Cathy!!!!! That makes so much sense!! I couldn't think of any reason why it would be called that!

[KarlaB]

Originally posted by Cathy
She went to a dance at school after competing in 3 events at the meet. I'm thinking she wasn't completely worn out. LOL

Yeah, that shouldn't do it! LOL! :) It's great that you have open communication with your dd and she felt comfortable to approach you with her questions! That's so important and many dks don't have that relationship with their parents. Keep it up!! :)