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Just wanted to add my .02 worth.
Dylan was 13 when she started, Kiah was barely 12 just 6 months later when she started hers.
It was very casual around here when they started. Neither one of them wanted any sort of celebration or ceremony. (which bummed me out, but hey - its not my life, right?) I did buy them nice purses to put their supplies in at school and such. Dylan also got a nice pair of garnet and moonstone earrings.
They were both mildly 'embarassed' but not so much in an "I don't want anyone to know" way, but in a "Don't make a big deal about it." way. lol.
Both choose to use disposable pads now. Kiah used some of my cloth pads one time when we were out of hers, but she was really icked out. She is afraid to wear them to school because she thinks they will leak (despite the fact that when I had periods they were terribly heavy and I never had a leak...) and she does not want to have to carry around dirty pads in her backpack or locker, even though I assure her that a small wet bag is all she needs. Thats okay though. I can understand. We live in a very white bread community so the idea of cloth pads at school has got to be way out there. I buy the organic cotton ones for them because I cannot stand the idea of my babies putting commercially bleached paper and who knows what all else on their bodies. blech.
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Katie ~
10 year wedding anniversary - Festivus 2008
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