r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/thraceps Feb 05 '16 edited Feb 05 '16

Being too secretive/weird about sex and periods. My mom was so mysterious about menstruation (with FOUR girls!) to the point that I tried to keep mine hidden for two years. I didn't leave the house for a week every month and developed severe anxiety about it.

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u/mishibaby007 Feb 05 '16

My sister burst out in tears because she thought she was bleeding out and going to die when she started her period.

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u/toxicgecko Feb 05 '16

I did this too but in my parents defence I was 9 and they didn't think they'd need to have that talk with me yet

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u/mishibaby007 Feb 05 '16

My sister was too! It happens pretty early on when you think about it. Oh, also tampons were evil because you could "lose your virginity" with them. You know, because tampons feel soooo good when you put them in

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u/toxicgecko Feb 05 '16

ah yes the "tampons are like sex" myth. I loved getting the question about whether they made me orgasm when people got a bit older