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Originally posted by CutiePie2000
I loved "Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret", when I was 13, but I remember that even then (and this is maybe 1983), the book was already out of date.
Remember how Margaret buys herself a box of sanitary napkins and she is trying it on with the belt? I don't think they even make the kind with the belt anymore?!
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I remember "Tiger Eyes", too. That was a good one, but it came a bit later.
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Yeah it was a little outdated. . .I read it around the age of 9 (1984) and I remember my granny giving me the belt kind as an 11 year old and I was like
-- I tell you periods can be scary stuff
However I thik all preteens can relate to being awkward with our bodies, hoping our breasts grow SOMEDAY
and menstruation anxiety as well. Also the whole boy/girl thing is a universal experience.