Silencing The Culture of Silence on Menstruation.

“I thought my vagina was melting.” “I was wondering, where did this injury come from, I took a torch and was flashing it on my private part.” “My mother told me I should not let boys touch me, I will get pregnant.” These were some of the responses I got when, among other questions, I...

Period Conversation Starters

How do you talk to your daughter or niece or little cousin about menstruation when you feel it is an awkward and difficult conversation to have?

My First Period…It’s Your Cup Of Tea, Figure It Out. – 07

I was staying with an aunt then...informed her at home, she gave me a pad....said nothing to me till the whole family was riding to church, with me sitting at the back, she said, "Now that you have started your period, stay away from boys."...of course her husband was there with the boys in the house...

My First Period…Mumsy Couldn’t Say A Thing. – 06

I remember when my kid sister,  the last of us,  came home to ask my mum about menstruation as Always Ultra had been to their school and shared pads for them and also gave them a little sex education; my mum was embarrassed and couldn't answer the girl, she was in JS1 then and I was also there, I insisted that my mum...

My First Period…They Just Expect You To Know. – 05

Where we come from, mothers hardly discuss these things with their children, it's like a taboo to talk about it, they just expect you to know it. I never told my mum when I started, I was closer to dad than mum.  I guess I would have told him if he was around when it came, thank...

My First Period…I Was Sixteen Years Old. – 04

My First Period…Praise The Lord! – 03

Woke up for morning devotion, went to the bathroom to ease myself and saw blood on my pants. I showed it to my sister first, she then called my mum. The first thing my mom shouted was ‘praise the Lord’ 😂😂😂. She bathed me throughout that period ( I was 12yrs I think), washed my...

My First Period…I Knew What It Was. – 02

I already had an idea of what a girl’s monthly period was all about from my primary school peers that started earlier than I did. So, I was just waiting for when I will start to experience all the menstrual flow gist I had gathered.  Looking back, I think I was kind of nervous about...

My First Period…the first emotion I experienced. FEAR. -1

It was my second year in secondary school. Right after lunch, we had just gotten to our hostels and I was undressing to change into my house wear when one of my hostel mates pointed out that my underwear had a stain on it. Without seeing the stain, I concluded and lamented that a certain...

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