Dd approaching puberty early, I'm feeling..... sad?

[Anonymous]

Wth, not ready for this. What's the upcoming years have in store?

[Anonymous]

You win the most nonspecific question of the week award.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You win the most nonspecific question of the week award.

I know, I'm confused. No words. Just a vent.

[Anonymous]

When my DD turned 13, she became Crazy for a month and a half. She also got her first period in that time. Now, at 13.5 we can laugh at that time period.

I have worked really hard on teaching DD that she gets hangry and to put protein in her belly so that the hunger doesn't cause her to be so bitchy that she has to get punished. "Save yourself!"

We've talked a lot about maturity and what it means, and now she's got a solid handle on the idea that you can be silly and have a funny dance or whatever, but you show up places prepared and on time, and if you're running late, you let someone know.

Honestly, I'm kind of LOVING 13.

[Anonymous]

I knew a girl who got her period in 3rd grade. She wasn't sad, just terrified.

"I'm bleeding! I'm bleeding!"

[Anonymous]

One daughter* started menstruating just shy of her 10th birthday. I was sad that this phase of her childhood was ending so early and that she already had to deal with all the mess and discomfort of menstruation. And she was sad about being ahead of her classmates. But she's very responsible and quickly learned to take care of herself. On the plus side, I found that both girls calmed down considerably in the months following their first period. It was in the 6-9 months leading up to menarche that they were really on a hormonal/emotional roller coaster.

*Thin, athletic, and rarely consumes non-organic dairy.

[Anonymous]

Such a bizarre post. I bet you couldn't wait to brag about little Susie walking and talking early...but puberty makes you sad? Wth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my DD turned 13, she became Crazy for a month and a half. She also got her first period in that time. Now, at 13.5 we can laugh at that time period.

I have worked really hard on teaching DD that she gets hangry and to put protein in her belly so that the hunger doesn't cause her to be so bitchy that she has to get punished. "Save yourself!"

We've talked a lot about maturity and what it means, and now she's got a solid handle on the idea that you can be silly and have a funny dance or whatever, but you show up places prepared and on time, and if you're running late, you let someone know.

Honestly, I'm kind of LOVING 13.

Thank you for sharing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One daughter* started menstruating just shy of her 10th birthday. I was sad that this phase of her childhood was ending so early and that she already had to deal with all the mess and discomfort of menstruation. And she was sad about being ahead of her classmates. But she's very responsible and quickly learned to take care of herself. On the plus side, I found that both girls calmed down considerably in the months following their first period. It was in the 6-9 months leading up to menarche that they were really on a hormonal/emotional roller coaster.

*Thin, athletic, and rarely consumes non-organic dairy.

Thank you for sharing. Yes, that's it... I am sad the next growing up phase came faster than I thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Such a bizarre post. I bet you couldn't wait to brag about little Susie walking and talking early...but puberty makes you sad? Wth?

Are you insane?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Such a bizarre post. I bet you couldn't wait to brag about little Susie walking and talking early...but puberty makes you sad? Wth?

Are you insane?

No, why do you ask?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Such a bizarre post. I bet you couldn't wait to brag about little Susie walking and talking early...but puberty makes you sad? Wth?

Are you insane?

Plus 100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Such a bizarre post. I bet you couldn't wait to brag about little Susie walking and talking early...but puberty makes you sad? Wth?

The only bizarre post here is yours.

[Anonymous]

How old is you DD? How young, I can see why you would be upset is she was very young. I think I heard that early puberty might mean less growth in height, but if she is already tall I don't know if it is a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Hi,
depending on what age you consider is early to start. My daughter started getting breast buds and the peach fuzz when she was nine which is completly normal at that age.