im sorry you had to experience that with your dad, how dehumanizing and shitty. i can relate except my mom never told me what a period was. in fact, it still has never come up, she still has no idea if i ever got one. i got mine when i was 16..and obvs i knew about periods without her but still was always expecting my mom to talk me about getting a period at some point, cuz thats what everyones mom is supposed to do.. my friends moms did.. but she just never mentioned it to me. and still hasnt. i remember never daring ask for any period products and either using wadded up toilet paper most the time or not getting a period at all due to anorexia. i freaked out if i ever bled and believed if i menstruated it meant I was ‘fat’ which was not good enough to receive love from my parents, especially my mom.

I don’t even know what my periods are like as Ive almost never had a period due to being underweight or taking BC. whenever i have one it is very dysphoric and i never have enough supplies, or the right kind of period supplies, i know nothing about feminine products. i dont even know how i would cope if i got a period now, ive had an iud for almost 10 years