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Swimming with Period: How do I get out of it?
I am on my Period but I have to go swimming for my school soon. I am only young so I dont use tampons. I need to give a note from my parents if I dont go swimming or my teacher gets REALLY mad. Hes a guy. What can I get my parents to write so I dont have to go swimming? (Im not telling them about my period either)
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Having your period shouldn't be something to be embarrassed about. It's actually an amazing thing when you think of its function and human life. But, it's your business and you don't have to have to mention it to the teacher or others.
I think it would be helpful to tell your parents about it and that you are scared of this teacher and swimming and have bad cramps or other problems and are scared of tampons or don't know how to properly use them. You're old enough for them.
Maybe you could talk to your mother or a female you trust be it a sister, friend, parent, friend's mom etc. about tampons and what you need to know to be comfortable trying them. If you get on to them you can swim or do any sport you want without worrying. That would be a good solution.
You should have your parents write a note to this teacher telling him that you aren't well enough to participate in swimming this week and have a note from a doctor to back it up that tells him to call them if any problem but that doesn't tell this dope your business. He'll have to obey it.
Most teachers unless they are totally out to lunch know that female students have menstrual cramps, problems of that nature at around your age. If worse came to worse and he got annoyed about you not partaking just hand him a note that says "severe cramps" or "female issue" and he will completely back off and if he didn't go see admin and tell them he wouldn't let you sit out and you had "cramps" and leave it like that. Nothing embarrassing there as your friends and other female students deal with this.
Also scarleteen.com and other sites for teens such as Tampax for example have advice, fact-sheets and medical diagrams on proper tampon usage. Your mom, friends etc and or older female can also put fears or concerns to rest.
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