A guest post by Jenn Shaffer I had my first menstrual cycle a month after I turned 12. It was summer, and I had been already wearing a bra for a few years, and had also done plenty of reading on what to expect during puberty, so I immediately realized I was having my first period. My mother, on the other hand, wasn't so sure. She went so far as to ask me if I had "wiped properly" (seriously, Mom?!), before giving me some Always pads and heading off to call my stepfather and grandparents to … [Read more...]