How can this child not know about periods at her age? I thought we had talked to her about ‘the time of the month’ years ago?! Didn’t we go on that long weekend thing a couple years ago where we told her all about the birds and the bees and whatnot? Hasn’t she talked about this in health class at school? Sally processed in her mind.
“Jordan do you remember when we talked about sex and babies and penises and vulvas and condoms and everything – and how at the same time we talked about how women get ‘their time of the month’?”
“Well yeah…” Jordan replied now almost incredulously for this was a phrase she knew.
“Jordan – last night you had the beginning of your very first first ‘time of the month’…”
But now, shock poured across face with the warm water. Although this time it was hidden inside the shower curtain.
