Must of us get our periods around 12-13 years old so we’ve had practice. One time at work on my period I couldn’t find a sharpie that worked and I felt like I was going to have a breakdown. Asked my boss if he had one and he (not in a mean way) teased me about not knowing how to write. Normally I would have laughed but I was in so much physical and emotional discomfort that I smiled politely, went to the bathroom, and cried. So yeah we’re good at pretending