I'm just 10 years old, but I already wear a 34B (and overflowing the cups at that). I have hairy legs and I started my period last year. I hated being away at camp last summer because none of the other girls had started their periods yet. People always think that I am older than I am and boys follow me around like dogs. Sometimes I like the way I look and other times I just want to be a little kid again with no breasts and smooth legs. Why did this happen to me? Am I normal?
Hi Janice,
ReplyDeleteYou are as normal as normal can be. These changes are happening to you because you are experiencing puberty. Apart from the first year of your life the most growing that you do happens during puberty. All of a sudden, most of you seem to be growing out of clothes and shoes at an alarming rate as you go into a full-on growth spurt. Do not panic. Everyone goes through this stage, even your parents did. Puberty is the normal process that children go through to become adults who can have babies.
As we are all different, we can go through puberty at different rates. Some people seem to go through all the changes easily and others may have a few problems. Remember everyone goes through puberty and everyone's experience will be different, so if you are really concerned about something, do ask. If you can't get the right answers from anywhere else, or you don't feel comfortable asking those kinds of questions, ask your parents to carry you to see the family doctor.
I hope these few words make you feel better and that you are reassured that you are truly normal.
Bye for now, I have to go and do my Photo Story and I think I will do one to show how much I have grown. Bye, Clara.