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Originally Posted by sexymama
Recently a good friend (and mother of a 12-year-old) and I read "The Red Tent." That has inspired us to create a celebration over our girls "coming of age." When they each start their periods they will have a weekend devoted to them. During that time we will create a ceremony to honor the young woman. Some of our thoughts are to do a make over and buy a "grown up" outfit. Dad will take her out on a date in order to model what a good date should be like. We may change the bedroom from a "little girl's room" to a "young adult room." And, of course, we will do some spiritual celebration as well.
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Bravo! My mother assumed I would be the first, being the oldest of three girls, and tried to do a better job of it than her mother did. Unfortunately, my sister, two years younger than me, was the first and came to me horrified by why she might be bleeding.
Younger sis prepared her daughter when she saw the first signs of puberty so that there was no trauma when menstruation began. As a part of her young womanhood, dad and daughter dressed in their finest and had dinner at the Space Needle in celebration.
My niece is a confident, successful young woman and mother that I greatly admire. Her parents did a wonderful job in guiding her through a significant milepost in her life.