Ideas to celebrate first period?

[Anonymous]

Certainly nothing to celebrate. Periods suck. The best thing you can do for her is provide information, commiseration, and resources such as pads, tampons, swimsuit, period underwear, ibuprofen if needed, etc.

I don’t really see a way to make the experience “positive.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Certainly nothing to celebrate. Periods suck. The best thing you can do for her is provide information, commiseration, and resources such as pads, tampons, swimsuit, period underwear, ibuprofen if needed, etc.

I don’t really see a way to make the experience “positive.”

+1. My son finds out that women have to go through monthly periods and the tortune of pregancy/delivery. He is glad that he is a boy, not a girl. He feels so sorry for his little sister.

[Anonymous]

WTF

[Anonymous]

DO NOT DO THIS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Business class trip to rome

Ha - This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My (female) friends and I took her out for dessert- after asking if she'd like that. We also did this for my friends' daughters but only for the ones that wanted to. We didn't dwell on the details of the period or anything just enjoyed a celebratory time out together.

Why is it something to celebrate?

[Anonymous]

My mom tried to do a celebration and give me this bracelet when I got mine and it was cringey at the time, but I kind of get it now. I would do something low key like go out to lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My (female) friends and I took her out for dessert- after asking if she'd like that. We also did this for my friends' daughters but only for the ones that wanted to. We didn't dwell on the details of the period or anything just enjoyed a celebratory time out together.

Why is it something to celebrate?

Why isn't it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d rather it be celebrated than shamed. When I got my period, my mom cried! Ugh. I still can’t forget the feeling that I did something wrong.

When my daughter got her period we went out for a smoothie. Not exactly a celebration, but just some positive association with it.

Agree. I mean objectively it sucks each month. So let’s make it a little better.

We had ice cream sundaes, watched movies in bed, and I ordered a necklace that I knew she wanted. Nothing huge but also it’s life and we aren’t going to be sad or ashamed about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Certainly nothing to celebrate. Periods suck. The best thing you can do for her is provide information, commiseration, and resources such as pads, tampons, swimsuit, period underwear, ibuprofen if needed, etc.

I don’t really see a way to make the experience “positive.”

+1 we mourned when first period happened. Sad day and made their favorite comfort food.

[Anonymous]

Spa day
Nice dinner
Ask her
Japan and other cultures that celebrate this, much better than the shaming alternative

[Anonymous]

Red bath bomb

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d rather it be celebrated than shamed. When I got my period, my mom cried! Ugh. I still can’t forget the feeling that I did something wrong.

When my daughter got her period we went out for a smoothie. Not exactly a celebration, but just some positive association with it.

Agree. I mean objectively it sucks each month. So let’s make it a little better.

We had ice cream sundaes, watched movies in bed, and I ordered a necklace that I knew she wanted. Nothing huge but also it’s life and we aren’t going to be sad or ashamed about it.

Many women don't think it's sucks. I love it. I feel so connected to the earth and powerful. I bleed but I do not die. It makes me feel renewed every month

[Anonymous]

Betrothal

[Anonymous]

Watch "Turning Red"