How My First Period Snuck Up On Me
Wanjiku Wahome
Right in the middle of my Kiswahili KCPE exam, I had my first “time of the month”… and it was shocking in an unfortunately common
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Right in the middle of my Kiswahili KCPE exam, I had my first “time of the month”… and it was shocking in an unfortunately common
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