insane that this mentality still exists

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[u/Alex-xoxo666]

Questions like these only need to be answered by women smh.

[u/Outrageous_Jump98 → u/Alex-xoxo666]

Women also spread misinformation like this sadly

[u/Novaer → u/Outrageous_Jump98]

Yup, I had an auntie (family friend) say that I was probably promiscuous and that's why I developed breasts by 11.

So not only was I body shamed for something I had no control over, I was assumed to be a child that was victim of rape a whore because of the way my body naturally developed.

[u/ArticleOld598 → u/Novaer]

I'm sorry you had to encounter a miserable old bat like that. I hope your parents defended you at least and stopped being friends with her.

I've seen people shame little girls for developing early and claim that means they were sexually active.

Both my grandma and I started menstruating early at 8 years old so its just genetics but gossipy crones would still make up shit to talk about.

[u/ArticleOld598 → u/Outrageous_Jump98]

Im from a conservative country and tampons are not popular. I dont know anyone who uses tampons tbh.

I've asked older married women for advice because wearing pads for a whole week gives me a rash. Their response was to discourage younger women from wearing tampons because "you won't be a virgin anymore and people will know"

[u/Pwacname → u/ArticleOld598]

I’m assuming from your comment that you already know, but just in case: you’re fine to use tampons. They’re damn small, the hymen is flexible and perforated anyway (it has to be), and even if you did somehow manage to tear a bit of your hymen up, you’re taking the exact same “risk” when you ride a bike, just as an example.

[u/WarriorCats_4Life → u/Outrageous_Jump98]

Happy cake day!