Why I Couldn't Wait To Get My First Period

Aunt Flo. Leak Week. Parting the Red Sea. Whatever you like to call it, getting your period can be a rough time of the month. But that doesn't mean that I wasn't stoked to get my very first period. Do you remember your first one? For many young women, that initial sticky stain is unexpected and unwelcome. But, for me, realizing I had my first period was like opening presents on Christmas morning. I was 16 years old, and all of my friends had already gotten their periods (or, at least,...