Studious_Gluteus@kbin.socialtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's some sex ed info you didn't know until embarrasingly late?
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11 months agoUntil about halfway into my teens, no one told me that periods were painful, or involved behavior altering hormone releases. I thought my sisters were becoming moody & rude for no reason. I was generally aware of the concept of periods, but not of the broader effects. I feel I might have been much more sympathetic had I known.
She may have confused it for female anatomy? I had a similar argument with a young woman about this.