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OnlyPolls 5w
AFAB people, did your mother teach you about your period (how to handle it, how to manage pain, what’s normal, etc.) or were you left to figure it out on your own more or less?
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Mother taught me
Had to fend on my own
Father/other guardian taught me
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Anonymous 5w

my mom bought me books and everything lol

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Anonymous 4w

My school had a mini seminar, so my mother didn’t need to do much other than supply pads when asked to buy more

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Anonymous 4w

What does AFAB mean?

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Anonymous 4w

i mostly taught myself but my step mom helped a little

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Anonymous 4w

Neither, mom tried to tell me about it and I would scream lol. Period came and I hid it for two months till my mom saw my bloody underwear. (I voted mother taught me though because she tried)

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Anonymous 4w

my mom pretty much just showed me how to use pads and tampons but i already knew everything cuz i want chronically online so i mostly just figured the rest out on my own

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Anonymous 4w

School taught me about periods, mom taught me abt the dos and don’t of sex and my period first came when my mom was out of town so my big sister helped me bc i wasn’t asking my dad

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

aww that’s so sweet lol

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4w

But besides that she actually also gave me the “keeping and caring of you” book by american girl.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4w

assigned female at birth

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 4w

What is the point of this verbiage? Why not just say women or gals?

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 4w

Because not everyone assigned female at birth is a woman

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4w

The keeping and caring of you book was probably the best thing to happen to child me

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 4w

My issue w afab is you are still female. Like OP could have just said females

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4w

Literally

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 4w

I hid it in the deepest depths of my closet but if I was normal yes it would have been great to know

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4w

I did that too but I would dig it out and read it

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