Why Don’t We Talk About Periods?

A PSA to normalize periods and fight the stigma

Photo by Monika Kozub on Unsplash

I was in my late teens and my mom and I were on a road trip with her friend and their family. I felt my period make its grand appearance, so I told my mom and asked her if we’d be stopping at a gas station soon since I needed pads. She called out to her friend’s husband, who was driving, and asked if he could pull over so she…