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How do I tell my dad about my period?
I don't know how to tell my dad about my period
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Hi there. Totally agree with adviceman49. Periods are 'a woman thing' to most of us guys and we don't usually need (or dare ask for!) any more information. We are all aware that women have them and Dad will know that you will too. If YOU are happy about which pads you need and when, like the man said, you just need to tell Dad that your periods have started and you need some cash to buy the right stuff. We're perfectly capable of buying them for our daughters, wives and girlfriends too. Just save an empty box and give it to him and tell him 'This one please'. If it's actual advice about your period then he might well be not much help. I assume Mum's not around? Are there any other female family members you could go to? Dad got a friendly and helpful female friend? Either way, he could easily arrange a little woman-to-woman chat and would be quite keen to do so. He won't be horrified that his daughter's having periods. But I'm sure her would not want you getting stressed about having them and not having anyone to help you out in ways that only women really understand. Us guys just can't share the experience. But we're all aware you ladies have them.
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Well, hopefully you didn't start yours like I did XD You must be a teenager, so I can relate because I'm 13. Every girl starts to develop their maturity at some point, and that means wider hips, bigger chest, acne, and every girl's favorite thing in the world... periods. Anyways, all you need to do is say, "Hey, Dad, I started my period and became a woman." More than likely, you're dad will understand and buy you the feminine products you need. I hope I helped c:
~ Mandi
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Sweetheart you period is a natural part of you. While it is not a natural part of a man's life as teenage boys we become very knowledgeable of girls periods as we go through puberty. It is a natural part of life and we learn more about it when we marry your mothers as it becomes something we learn to live with.
What I am saying is your father is more knowledgeable about a woman's period than you may think. He knows there will come a day when his little girl will start to grow into a woman. Absent your mother he needs to be prepared to help her take care of herself properly.
Now he may be waiting to talk to you himself or he may be waiting until you tell him your periods have arrived and has a female member of the family an Aunt, grandmother or cousin waiting to help you.
There is nothing here to be embarrassed about. It is not different than when you needed to be fitted for a bra. Dad I'm sure did the right thing then and he will do the right thing for you now.
I would suggest that the best way to tell him is the straight forward way. Just tell him your periods have started or that you now need to purchase feminine sanitary products and need money for them. Whichever way is more comfortable for you.
If you have questions that need answering dad may have a woman waiting in the wings to talk to or he can arrange for you to speak to a gynecologist who will answer your questions. If dad elects to take you to a gynecologist you might ask him to find a female as I think you will be more comfortable talking with a female doctor.
One other word of advice; while we are here and will answer any question you put to us to the best of our knowledge. If you have any problem concerning your reproductive system or urinary system, please don't hide it from your dad. You do not say why you must go to your dad I can only assume mom is absent for some reason.
As I said dad knows more about your reproductive system then you think. I'm certain if you go to him and say dad I have this pain or this sensation. If he is not sure about the problem he will consult with a doctor to see if you need to be seen.
Also it is quite normal for young teenage girls to miss a period. IF you haven't had sex there is nothing to worry about. If you miss more than one period in a row it is time to consult a doctor. If you are under 14 then dad has to make the appointment. Your conversation with dad starts with. "Dad I'm still a virgin but I have missed some period, is this something to worry about."
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does he give you an allowance?? if so you could ask him for one or a little bit more because you just started having your "time of the month" and "need to buy supplies". lol
trust me on this one. most men will NOT ask you to go into more detail about it then that and will either offer to buy what you need FOR YOU, or they'll toss you a 20, so that you can go to the store and buy pads yourself. If he says 20 is too much tell him thats because you "dont know what kind you feel comfortable with yet and will need to try different types" (different types of pads) and if you need pain killers youll need a few bucks for a bottle of those too.
the best thing you can do here is just be honest with him about it, he'll think you really feel like you can come to him with things like this and may even think higher of you for being so adult about the whole thing.
Maybe pick a time while your alone with him and your out in the car running errands to tell him that youll need to buy pads soon because your time of the month has started to come now, so while your at the store you can run through that isle and (if he's willing to go with you to pick them out) he can see how much they run for night time pads and daytime ones. idk anything about your dad so i can only give you different ways to approach him like going with you to the store, of if he'd rather not "thats ok too" and tell him that you can go by yourself if he "feels uncomfortable with it".
try to understand that for HIM this may come as some what of a big shock too. His little girl is now starting to REALLY turn into a woman, and all tho he may not show it, he's probably feeling it and just not saying it. (((men can be very quiet about their true feelings until things really sink in sometimes)))
If your sitting around with him watching tv just hanging out maybe wait until a commercial and then say "hey i wanted to talk to you about something real quick. Im gonna need to stop by the store and get some pads soon cause that time of the month has started to come for me real regularly now" and just see what he says. If its a huge shock and hes like WHA?!?! then say try to comfort him and say "its ok you dont have to go with me to the store i can do all that on my own, i understand this can be weird for guys" and try to be confident and act like its not a big thing and stay calm. He might actually be wondering why you havent hit him up about it yet too!
good luck and just try to let him know that this is not a big deal and that youve got it handled, you just need a few bucks so that you can take care of it and there doesnt need to be any further discussion on it if he doesnt have any questions.
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