You got your periods!
These not so magical words changed her life and taught her something which we all need to talk about. RIGHT NOW!
Do you know how?
Then you need to continue reading this article till the end which will tell you an untold story of her life.
So, when she was in 5th or 6th standard she got her first-period and like every other girl she was unknown of that so-called word "PERIODS".
So, it was the time of ''Summer vacations'' where everyone was chilling and enjoying their vacations and on another side, she learnt something. Something about periods? No, something about the mentality of humankind.
Like every other day, she was taking shower and something abnormal happened with her.
She literally yelled, "Mummy, I'm bleeding'' and she was about to cry by looking at that blood which was going down between her legs". She was a little girl so, she had no idea why the heck she was bleeding and then her elder sister very idiotically laughed and said she got that too and she was like What? what I got? (annoyed)
Then her mother and her elder sister explained her about periods
At one point she was glowing that Yes, she's a young woman, she's a grown up and on the other side, she was dying in pain, period cramps suck she sighed.
So, that glow lasted for fraction of a second.
And then the next morning, she woke up with some stains and she was pissed off and feeling disgusting.
she asked for a pad from her sister but there was not a single pad.
she was frustrated and upset that she got stains, she was in pain and the most aggravated thing was hearing ''There's no pad''
She went to her father and whispered in his ears ''I want a pad, I am on my periods''
And then her father gave her a strange look and he went to the market to buy the packet.
When he returned she already had the pad in her hands and in frustration, her dad yelled at her mother, why hadn't you given her before, she came to me for that and that little girl gave her dad some peculiar looks as she was unaware of their conversation, why her father was behaving like that, she had no idea.
Few minutes passed, her sister and her mother both of them were scolding her for the obvious reason that she went to her dad and asked him for a pad.
Well, she was clueless that she was not supposed to ask for a pad from her dad or from any other male.
When her mom and sister told her that periods are something personal and she was supposed to keep it to herself or she could share it or ask for a pad from females only.
At that time she was like ''why couldn't I tell them or ask for a pad''. She didn't ask god to give her periods, it's natural and normal, she didn't ask for it then why was she supposed to hide it from anyone?
When they were scolding her, she raised her voice at them that she hadn't done anything wrong.
At that time she was heedless of the fact that this is, Indian society where periods are a taboo subject.
Even today, we all are not allowed to talk about periods but we are allowed to talk about rape that how a man raped a woman by inserting a rod in her Vagina.
We women have to whisper in our friend's ear ''pad hai?'', ''dekh yaar stain toh nahi aaya''
So, this was her story, this was what her first-period experience taught her about our society. Well, this isn't the end we girls are not permitted to eat or touch pickle, worship, for and so forth.
Do you think ''PADMAN'' has changed everyone's mentality?
No, it hasn't.
There are still a lot of people who don't want to talk about periods even in the 21st century and that's something we all need to worry about.
FOR INDIAN SOCIETY PEP TALK IS MUST.
We all need to talk about periods in public and you know what you should be happy and feel proud that your sister, daughter or girlfriend bleeds because she is going to give birth to a child in future.
WE ALL SHOULD CELEBRATE THE FIRST-PERIOD OF A GIRL'S LIFE.
Make a change, if you want to see a change.
Well, I am on my period and I AM A PROUD WOMAN WITH SOME STAINS ON MY PANTS and talking about the period is not ''BESHARMI'' If, it is then call me ''SHAMELESS''.
Painful life ๐ฅ harsh reality ..yes we are in 21st century๐
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DeleteThis story knows everybody but nobody talks openly on this topic. In reality it was veiled due to so called sanskrity of BHARAT . You rise the topic of rape which is done daily by so called male's society. And everyone is talking on this topic openly but nobody talks on PERIODS. Very strange. You unveiled this topic . Nice รฌndeed. You are appreciable. You will be a good writer . Carry on it .
ReplyDeleteYe sach me bahoot ajeeb hai or vaise bhi humari socity me kuch pata hota nahi kisi ko ki pooja kyon nahi krne di gyi ya kuch khane se kyon roka gya , iske piche reason kuch or the pr socity ne ise rule bana diya . Un budhi jivi logo ko ye samjh nahi aaya tha ki us time pe safety or hygenic cheeje nahi thi isliye koi infection na ho unhe alag rakha jata tha , par fir logo ne ise rule bana diya , jab ki ab pads are avilable or vo bahoot safe hote hai . Even agar you girls are not in periods to hum logo ka vajood hi nahi hota . Sooo thanks and congrts for that 5 or 6 days of every month and u all are super women cz vo dard vo irritation vo mood swings itni cheeje hote hue bhi girls kisi ko show off nahi krti ki uspe kya beet rhi hai or vo apne har rishte ko ache se nibhane ki koshis krti hai aur most of the time 70 % vo nibhati bhi hai . Or jo aisa nahi kr pati usme hum logo ko sochna chahiye ki ye 6 din usko or bhi jyada pyar do .
ReplyDeleteWell thanks to share this important point of life Navodita .
As man i cant do anything but i will spered love at that point of time to my woman and promise i will never make fun or anything else but i will celebrate definitely when I will be a father in future of my baby girl. Thanks for the msg.
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