  I am reading the book Red Tent by Anita Diamont and as a woman reading this book I can't help thinking about menstrual cycles and that of course has me thinking about my cycle.
Which leads us back to my first period. Growing up in the type of family that I did we didn't know much about the mechanics of the body or how the two bodies interlock to&nbsp;create babies.
Well, if we&nbsp;did know something we acted like we didn't. When I was in fourth grade I&nbsp;started developing and it wasn't long until my Mother noticed too. I don't know what she was thinking but one day when I was lying on my bed kicking back to some New Kids On The Block she threw a pamphlet at me and said you should read this and then she ske-dattled out of there quickly. The Pamphlet was called Julie's Story. Do any of you guys know what I am talking about? Well, it was terrible and after I read that I was shocked and more than a little disgusted.
But the moral of this story is don't give your daughter a pamphlet and call it good. Start telling them things bit by bit so they don't get hit with all this information all at once. And make sure it is celebrated. If you don't know what I mean read The Red Tent. That's all I have to say... Goodnight 
