oldest dd

[darlene]

Dd would strangle me if she knew I posted about this but......guess she is a "woman". :o Our computers sit back to back to each other, and she tossed this little piece of paper at me, I was going to just toss it back at her, but decided to read it instead....good thing I did! She doesn't seemed phased by it at all, so guess I prepared her enough. WHEW! Now to the store to get her her own supply of "femine products"! :lol:

I'm not the only mom to teenage daughters here....how have others handled this?

:)

[AnnW]

Congratulations to your dd!!! I am planning on giving my dd a butterfly charm to celebrate her "arrival".

[Marla]

Congrats to your dd Darlene.

Sorry, I only have boys so I don't have any advice for you

[Ryleigh S.]

Congrats to your dd.
mine hasn't reached that far yet, but have briefly discussed it with her when she brought up the subject a couple of years ago. One of her best friends started (a month after her 10th birthday) and dd was a little conserned. She seems ok with it now, but we will see when the time comes.

[KarlaB]

Congrats to your dd! I remember I wrote my mom a note, too. :tinysmile So far only boys for me, so I'll 'miss out' on this part of life.

Ann - Neat idea!!

[bizymum]

Congrats to DD!!!!

I only have boys too, so I wont get to deal with that.

My good friend's DD is 9, and my friend is really worried about when her DD gets it. THe reason is that her DD ffreaks at any kind of bleeding what so ever...Could make it interesting.

[JAK]

How old is she??? You must have done well if she thinks it's no big deal.

My mom NEVER said anything to me about it ever! I learned about it in school and didn't even tell her when I got mine.

[littlesista06]

My mom never spoke about it either (and I was the 3rd girl!!).
I heard all the wrong stuff at school and went I got it, I FREAKED!
I think I stayed in the bathroom all 5 days and thought I was dying. LOL

Sounds like you prepared her well, congrats to you!

Very cool idea, Ann.

[BevJ]

Congrats to your dd, Darlene.

[RCT]

WOW, what a milestone. You must be proud that you talked with her about it and she doesn't feel FREAKed ...

My mom made it a BIG thing...which was cool and embarrassing all at the same time....;)

[Jan]

I talked to my two daughters when they wre young so when the time came they new to come to me and ask . My dd's are 18 and 16 today!. Next hurdle is driving and college...... and then they move out....... Time goes bye to quickly. I wish they were still little. They were much more easy to control.

[darlene]

Originally posted by JAK
How old is she??? You must have done well if she thinks it's no big deal.


She turned 13 in September.

:lol: She came to me last night and said...."how long does this last again?" :lol: I resisted the urge to say the next 35+ years!! Told her to expect it for 5-7 days. She just groaned and left!

:)

[PamE]

Dd1 turned 12 in September and she started a few months ago. She was well prepared, but still not real thrilled, lol!

[littlesista06]

When did ya'll start preparing them? How exactly do approach it?

[MaryL]

Phew...I only have boys! My mom did a terrible job of preparing me...and it was kind of frightening. I'm glad that you all are on the ball with it. My friend has 3 daughters, and one night they were all laying in bed, reading a book, when her middle daughter (3rd grade) asked about it. My friend took the opportunity and talked to all three girls about it at once (1st gr., 3rd gr. and 4th gr.). Of course, this led into the whole "where do babies come from?" conversation...which ended up being quite detailed, I hear. Oh my!!!!

Today my ds2 (age 7) told me that he's pretty sure ladies "hurl"...(ie: puke!) to have babies. LOL Okayyyyyyyy. So I say, A****, do you really think that mom's have to be sick to have babies? He said that his friend's mom is sick...and she's having a baby (morning sickness?). I told him that babies are not born that way. (Waited for more questions...but I guess that satisfied him for now.) What a riot!!

[littlesista06]

Originally posted by MaryL
Today my ds2 (age 7) told me that he's pretty sure ladies "hurl"...(ie: puke!) to have babies. LOL Okayyyyyyyy. So I say, A****, do you really think that mom's have to be sick to have babies? He said that his friend's mom is sick...and she's having a baby (morning sickness?). I told him that babies are not born that way. (Waited for more questions...but I guess that satisfied him for now.) What a riot!!

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

[Leigh]

Congrats to your dd!

[Beth/TX]

Sounds like you did a great job preparing her for this. Congrats to her! : )

[PamE]

Mary, that is such a hoot!! Definitely one for the books. :lol:

Littlesis, I started talking to dd about it when she was old enough for her first bra. Breast development comes first and I explained that her body was starting to go through some changes and that more would be coming, etc, etc. She's a bit more sheltered I think than girls going to public school, so there wasn't much need to explain it before then.

I'm dreading the facts of life talk like the plague! My mom told me about my period, but it seemed a dreadful thing the way she talked. The only thing she ever told me about sex (and this was in a house full of people, including my boyfriend) was the best birth control was asprin. To take an asprin and hold it between my knees. Sheesh! :{ At least I know I'll do better than that for my kids.

[AnnW]

We have been talking about the "birds and the bees" for a long time, but age appropriate and increasing in info as she got older. In talking about adoption, "you didn't grow inside my tummy..." it easily leads to "well, how does a baby get there" ect. Right now, dd is going through a phase where the word "sex" flips her out so we aren't talking much! LOL But she started to get tiny little breast buds this summer and was feeling a little self conscious so we got her a chamisole type bra and like Pam, that led to a conversation about her body changing. I just lightly went into detail about the monthly period. Also when I had my hysterectomy, that led to some nice talks.
I swear she knows more about everything that ds does cause he won't talk to me about it at all and dh is a wimp! LOL

[BevJ]

Originally posted by PamE
She was well prepared, but still not real thrilled, lol!

I'm STILL not, lol

[littlesista06]

Originally posted by PamE
..... The only thing she ever told me about sex (and this was in a house full of people, including my boyfriend) was the best birth control was asprin. To take an asprin and hold it between my knees. Sheesh! :{ At least I know I'll do better than that for my kids.

ROFL!!!!

[darlene]

Originally posted by littlesista06
When did ya'll start preparing them? How exactly do approach it?

I have to admit that Family Life classes in school got the ball rolling....grade 5 and grade 7.
At home, little snippets here and there, but not one "let's sit down and talk about it" episode.
Middle dd actually asks more questions in that regard, and oldest dd would listen without looking interested! :lol:

I know my mom never talked to me about it, so I wanted to be sure the girls had an idea what to expect.

:)