This text above deserves some background.... When Anna was in 6th grade or so, we went a fabulous talk that Julie Metzgar gave at Children's Hospital about puberty. The talk was presented under a program called "Great Conversations" and is tagged as one that is for "helping preteens and their families in conversations about body changes, sex and other growing-up stuff." During one of the talks about girls getting their periods, Julie Metzgar showed slides of girls in villages around the world where the girls are honored and highly esteemed when they get their first periods. This rite of passage is celebrated as girls are preparing for their roles as women. In some cultures, these celebrations are as lavish as weddings and they are significant markers for the young women and their families. Rather than whisper about this behind closed doors and pretend that nothing has happened, Julie encouraged us to talk to our daughters about somethi
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