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My Daughter's Period

My 20-year-old autistic daughter's period starts two weeks before it starts! If it feels as if she needs to put on a pad she will--whether or not if she needs one. We go through a lot of pads.
Anyway she vomited yesterday all over the bathroom floor. And then again in the red bucket--the designated vomit spot away from the toilet. She did not spill a bit.
After mopping, the taco salads I had planned did not seem appropriate. She didn't want anything anyway.
Now I understand why women were sent out-of-camp to the edge of the river during their time of the month. Yeesh.
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