ok i have a lot of discharge, i have not started my period yet either. i live with my dad so its really hard to bring up the subject. i can't have a aunt, a friend, or a cousin take me either. i need pantyliners but i dont know how to get them without my dad knowing. what should i do???
plz help me, A.S.A.P.
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Health? Elcee answered Friday March 23 2007, 9:18 am: Your Dad will want what is best for you. Just say to him that you have to buy some feminine products at the store. You don't need to go into detail and I am sure he will understand what it is you are saying. If he needs a bit more information tell him that your body is changing and you are developing into a woman. He will realise that you need your privacy on this and hopefully will let you go to the store alone. If there is a problem, do you have a female teacher at school who could help you out? If talking to him is really painful, write him a little note explaining your needs to him. All the best. [ Elcee's advice column | Ask Elcee A Question ]
connieconfused answered Thursday March 22 2007, 11:57 pm: Dude you gotta tell your dad. Listen...You dad had to have had sex to have you. Which means he had a girl friend and she had a period. That means he knows about this stuff. So you gotta tell him that way when you need money to buy it or if something happen he can know what is going on so he can help you. You could have your friends buy some for you in the mean time. Give them the money and stash it in your book bag or something. But I feel like he would understand more than you think. Peace [ connieconfused's advice column | Ask connieconfused A Question ]
malibubarbiie111 answered Sunday August 27 2006, 7:35 pm: maybe you should go to the doctor. call the doctor yourself and make an appointment. why would you have to hide panty liners from your dad? sure you may be embarrassed to talk to him about it, but i'm sure he will be just as embarrassed. [ malibubarbiie111's advice column | Ask malibubarbiie111 A Question ]
Razhie answered Sunday August 27 2006, 7:32 pm: If you really can't go to another family member or friend you can buy them yourself and hide them, you can borrow them from a friend, or you can explain to your father that you need them.
Those are pretty much your only options and there are problems with them all:
The problem with buying them yourself is that they are kind of pricey, and sooner or later, your father will figure it out but until he does you will live in pointless anxiety and fear as you try to hide it from him.
If you borrow from a friend, again, they are sort of pricey and they won’t supply you forever.
Lastly, if you tell your father, yes you'll be embarrassed and he will be too probably. But it will be done, it will be out there, and when your period does start you won’t have to go through all this nonsense all over again, you won’t spend months or years worrying and hiding this basic fact of life from him.
I know it's embarrassing. It shouldn't be, because it's totally natural, but I know it is anyways. The thing is that if you don't get over it now you'll only prolong your torture, but if you do just talk to your father now, it will be over with, and you wont have to worry about getting pads or panty liners every again. It's not like he going to refuse to get them for you, he’ll understand that women need them. [ Razhie's advice column | Ask Razhie A Question ]
lyonzrule answered Tuesday August 22 2006, 10:43 pm: Just ask him to take you to the store, go off and say that you are going to look at something and just pick them up your self, then go to the check out buy them and put them in the car (someplace where he won't look to grab groceries later) and get them out when he is watching tv or something. My friend's mom died and she is totally fine w/ it, everybody thinks that it is embarasing to talk about, but think about it this way, every girl in the world will eventually go through the same body process. It is a part of life. Don't worry your dad knows that it has to happen some time, most guys won't even talk about it, he will prolly just say ok lets go go the store. Won't bring it up after that (guys don't like to talk about female problems.)
Hope I helped :)
~Ash [ lyonzrule's advice column | Ask lyonzrule A Question ]
babiigirl answered Sunday August 20 2006, 8:46 am: If your dad is the parent Raising you then he knows that at one point that you are going to need them. It wont be a surprise to him. i would just tell him that you have female problems and you need to buy some Pantyliners. Dont be worried and you shouldnt hide the fact that you need them because eventually you will start your period and it will be hard to hide that from him. I tried to hide mine from my parents abut they figured it out.
ifonlytheskywasgreen answered Sunday August 20 2006, 3:39 am: umm if you can go to the store alone, you can go get them they are at every drugstore. If not, next time you go to the store with your dad, you can either shove them at the bottom of the cart and hope he doesn't notice, and if he does, just tell him it's a girl thing and you need them. Or if you're at the store with him go grab them, buy them while he's looking around the store. Or you can ask a friend to go with you and get them.
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