What an adorable and inneresting story!
For those who missed it, on January 9 a teen from Florida named Autumn Jenkins shared a tweet announcing that her cousin Brooke Lee just got her period for the first time. While the message might seem a little TMI, it actually ended up being a sweet anecdote on body positivity and a celebration of femininity!
So much so that it ended up getting retweeted nearly 14,000 times in just a week!
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In the post, Autumn revealed her aunt gifted Brooke with a “Congrats On Your Period Cake” and boxes of tampons/pads to mark the milestone occasion. The teenager even joked that her family is “super extra” when it comes to these types of things!
Ch-ch-check out the period party tweet (below)!
Brooke started her period today & my family is super extra 😂😩 pic.twitter.com/ed14gNrgKf
— Ahhdum (@autumn1shea) January 10, 2017
Ha! This is definitely different but also a refreshing take on female puberty!
Take a look at some of the reactions to tweet (below)!
@autumn1shea Your family sounds great, that kind of support is super important! \m/
— Ace (@anarschtroumpf) January 13, 2017
@autumn1shea ya know what, I’m so happy she’s getting the support she needs. So many young girls get ashamed or weirded out.
— Bitch McConnell (@ParisBurned) January 14, 2017
@autumn1shea @OGMir___ This is cute we should teach our daughters and sisters that it’s nothing to be embarrassed about.
— ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ (@ariuqa) January 15, 2017
@autumn1shea
Cake place: “Blue icing, so it’s not weird?”
Fam: “BLOOD RED!”
— Dane Rauschenberg (@SeeDaneRun) January 14, 2017
@autumn1shea hella funny… she’s all happy but little does she know how shitty a period is ├░┼╕╦£ΓÇÜ├░┼╕╦£ΓÇÜ @isabella__18
— ♑️ (@xoxoeboni) January 16, 2017
Well, it looks like the overall consensus is that period parties are the right way to go! We won’t be surprised if we see more of these celebrations popping up…
But wait, what do YOU think of Brooke’s period bash?
[Image via Twitter.]
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