- Hey guys!
- Hey guys!

It's Brooklyn and Bailey.
It's Brooklyn and Bailey.

- What's up! - What's up!
- What's up! - What's up!

And Finni!
And Finni!

- And Finn!
- And Finn!

- Finnigan.
- Finnigan.

- Hi!
- Hi!

- Finn stay.
- Finn stay.

Aww.
Aww.

- No.
- No.

Hello.
Hello.

- Hey guys!
- Hey guys!

We have not done a sit down video in a long time.
We have not done a sit down video in a long time.

- We've realized that we've never told y'all this story.
- We've realized that we've never told y'all this story.

Which is surprising for female YouTubers.
Which is surprising for female YouTubers.

- That's true.
- That's true.

- 'Cause I feel like that's a popular topic.
- 'Cause I feel like that's a popular topic.

- Also you guys really liked our videos about like,
- Also you guys really liked our videos about like,

Period 101, which we did a long time ago and the bra video,
Period 101, which we did a long time ago and the bra video,

which actually my roommates said they've learned from.
which actually my roommates said they've learned from.

We were gonna tell you guys about--
We were gonna tell you guys about--

- Over here like.
- Over here like.

- Our first period stories.
- Our first period stories.

Also, slash figuring out--
Also, slash figuring out--

- The whole thing.
- The whole thing.

The Whole Shebang.
The Whole Shebang.

So if you haven't started your period yet
So if you haven't started your period yet

and you're watching this, learn from us.
and you're watching this, learn from us.

And if you have, laugh with us.
And if you have, laugh with us.

- Yeah, because you probably--
- Yeah, because you probably--

- Because your probably gonna get it.
- Because your probably gonna get it.

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Chronologically in our birth order, she's older.
Chronologically in our birth order, she's older.

- Yes.
- Yes.

- By two minutes, which is no a lot but still she's older.
- By two minutes, which is no a lot but still she's older.

- But chronologically, like, maturity wise,
- But chronologically, like, maturity wise,

like body physically maturity wise,
like body physically maturity wise,

Bailey was like two years ahead of me.
Bailey was like two years ahead of me.

- So I started my period when I was in sixth grade.
- So I started my period when I was in sixth grade.

Two years before she started hers.
Two years before she started hers.

- I started my period the summer before eighth grade.
- I started my period the summer before eighth grade.

- Like almost two years between the two of us
- Like almost two years between the two of us

and I started wearing a bra way earlier than you did.
and I started wearing a bra way earlier than you did.

And like all of the shebangs.
And like all of the shebangs.

My first period story is so boring.
My first period story is so boring.

There's nothing exciting about it at all.
There's nothing exciting about it at all.

So essentially what happened was, I went to dance,
So essentially what happened was, I went to dance,

just like I went to dance everyday after school.
just like I went to dance everyday after school.

Now I didn't really think anything of it,
Now I didn't really think anything of it,

was like, kinda like feeling little bit sick to the stomach.
was like, kinda like feeling little bit sick to the stomach.

Came home, went to the bathroom.
Came home, went to the bathroom.

Bam, started my period for the first time ever.
Bam, started my period for the first time ever.

- So boring.
- So boring.

- So I just casually walk outside, I'm like,
- So I just casually walk outside, I'm like,

"Hey mom, hey dad, I started my period."
"Hey mom, hey dad, I started my period."

They're like, "Oh okay, do you know what to do?"
They're like, "Oh okay, do you know what to do?"

and I'm like "Yeah," and then that was it.
and I'm like "Yeah," and then that was it.

- No, and then mom came to lunch with you.
- No, and then mom came to lunch with you.

- The next day I went to school, my mom, Mindy McKnight,
- The next day I went to school, my mom, Mindy McKnight,

comes and picks me up from school.
comes and picks me up from school.

Doesn't tell me about it.
Doesn't tell me about it.

I'm like, why is she picking me up from school?
I'm like, why is she picking me up from school?

This is so weird.
This is so weird.

And then, takes me out to lunch to civilize
And then, takes me out to lunch to civilize

like my first day as a "woman."
like my first day as a "woman."

- Yeah, she was like "It's your first day as a woman,
- Yeah, she was like "It's your first day as a woman,

"I'm taking you to lunch."
"I'm taking you to lunch."

It was very funny.
It was very funny.

So, my first period story ironically two years later.
So, my first period story ironically two years later.

The summer between seventh and eighth grade,
The summer between seventh and eighth grade,

mind you we moved to Texas
mind you we moved to Texas

the summer between seventh and eighth grade.
the summer between seventh and eighth grade.

So it as just overall, a rough period
So it as just overall, a rough period

for middle school Brooklyn, just bad.
for middle school Brooklyn, just bad.

- Middle school?
- Middle school?

Was it really in middle school?
Was it really in middle school?

- Seventh and eighth grade?
- Seventh and eighth grade?

- That's junior high.
- That's junior high.

- I can't remember.
- I can't remember.

- Wait is that the same thing?
- Wait is that the same thing?

I can't even remember!
I can't even remember!

I was in dance.
I was in dance.

- Would you look at that?
- Would you look at that?

- I think it's cause you're around so many females,
- I think it's cause you're around so many females,

it's like your hormones--
it's like your hormones--

- That's probably very true.
- That's probably very true.

- So, I was at dance,
- So, I was at dance,

and Bailey had started like two years before
and Bailey had started like two years before

so I always carried a pad and a tampon with me everywhere.
so I always carried a pad and a tampon with me everywhere.

Just so the off chance, it was like,
Just so the off chance, it was like,

oh it's my turn.
oh it's my turn.

So anyway, I was at dance and you know.
So anyway, I was at dance and you know.

You just kind of know, so I went to the bathroom.
You just kind of know, so I went to the bathroom.

- I didn't know.
- I didn't know.

- You can like feel it, you know.
- You can like feel it, you know.

- That's not real.
- That's not real.

- Yes it is.
- Yes it is.

Comment down below if you can feel it.
Comment down below if you can feel it.

- I feel it now but I didn't the first time.
- I feel it now but I didn't the first time.

- I definitely did, I was like, "oh."
- I definitely did, I was like, "oh."

"Oh!"
"Oh!"

So I went to the bathroom, sure enough, started my period.
So I went to the bathroom, sure enough, started my period.

- Boom and boom.
- Boom and boom.

- Except, I was scared to tell my mom.
- Except, I was scared to tell my mom.

- I didn't care at all.
- I didn't care at all.

- Not because it was like embarrassing or anything.
- Not because it was like embarrassing or anything.

I just didn't know what she would say
I just didn't know what she would say

and I was afraid she would make me use a tampon.
and I was afraid she would make me use a tampon.

Which I was so scared of!
Which I was so scared of!

- I feel like this is something a lot of girls struggle with
- I feel like this is something a lot of girls struggle with

is telling their parents, like, hey, it started.
is telling their parents, like, hey, it started.

- I also was like really independent and I was like
- I also was like really independent and I was like

I know what to do, I'm fine, nobody needs to know.
I know what to do, I'm fine, nobody needs to know.

So I think I waited like two or three days.
So I think I waited like two or three days.

And then I went in, my mom was showering and I was like,
And then I went in, my mom was showering and I was like,

"Mom I started my period" and then I like ran out the door.
"Mom I started my period" and then I like ran out the door.

Just so we all are clear on this,
Just so we all are clear on this,

I did not get a celebratory lunch,
I did not get a celebratory lunch,

celebrating the first day of being a woman.
celebrating the first day of being a woman.

- I didn't know that!
- I didn't know that!

- Hashtag disappointed.
- Hashtag disappointed.

- I do remember walking in to like
- I do remember walking in to like

the next time we got together
the next time we got together

with our extended family and all of my aunts and grandmas.
with our extended family and all of my aunts and grandmas.

- Were like, "aw, Bailey."
- Were like, "aw, Bailey."

- "Congrats!"
- "Congrats!"

And I was like "for what?"
And I was like "for what?"

My mom had told them all, it's terrible.
My mom had told them all, it's terrible.

That's like eight years, you're celebrating
That's like eight years, you're celebrating

that you can have children now?
that you can have children now?

- But also--
- But also--

- There are more qualities about us.
- There are more qualities about us.

- Also, periods suck, they're miserable.
- Also, periods suck, they're miserable.

A moment of silence for all the women out there
A moment of silence for all the women out there

who are on their periods, we feel you.
who are on their periods, we feel you.

- We feel you girl.
- We feel you girl.

- We understand.
- We understand.

- The more entertaining story for me
- The more entertaining story for me

is my first tampon story.
is my first tampon story.

- Oh mine's even more entertaining.
- Oh mine's even more entertaining.

- And mind you, we did post a video about Period 101.
- And mind you, we did post a video about Period 101.

Some women never use tampons and just use pads.
Some women never use tampons and just use pads.

- No, yeah.
- No, yeah.

- Some women use Diva Cups, some women use Tampons only.
- Some women use Diva Cups, some women use Tampons only.

I mean it's up to you, there's like a full wide preference.
I mean it's up to you, there's like a full wide preference.

- There's like a very wide range of what you can use.
- There's like a very wide range of what you can use.

- But like traditionally, you're supposed to try all of
- But like traditionally, you're supposed to try all of

the different products and I just ended up liking tampons.
the different products and I just ended up liking tampons.

But the first time I tried to put one in,
But the first time I tried to put one in,

that was a little interesting.
that was a little interesting.

- How long after your period did you?
- How long after your period did you?

- I think it was like my third period, maybe.
- I think it was like my third period, maybe.

Three months after I started my period.
Three months after I started my period.

We were supposed to go swimming with my cousins.
We were supposed to go swimming with my cousins.

- Oh I remember this! - And I was on my period!
- Oh I remember this! - And I was on my period!

And I was like, I don't know what to do.
And I was like, I don't know what to do.

But I knew like if I got in the water
But I knew like if I got in the water

sometimes your period will stop bleeding
sometimes your period will stop bleeding

and then once you're out of the water, you're be fine.
and then once you're out of the water, you're be fine.

It's just the problem of like getting into the water.
It's just the problem of like getting into the water.

So I end up wearing a pad with my swim suit.
So I end up wearing a pad with my swim suit.

And I was like--
And I was like--

- You got in the water?
- You got in the water?

- No, no, no, I was like determined not to get in the water.
- No, no, no, I was like determined not to get in the water.

I was like, "oh I don't feel good."
I was like, "oh I don't feel good."

My aunt was like, "What, no, you don't feel good?"
My aunt was like, "What, no, you don't feel good?"

"You want some medicine."
"You want some medicine."

And my mom was like, hm.
And my mom was like, hm.

I see right through you.
I see right through you.

She came up to me, she pulls me into
She came up to me, she pulls me into

the public restroom at a pool, so disgusting.
the public restroom at a pool, so disgusting.

And she's like, "Are you on your period?"
And she's like, "Are you on your period?"

I forgot to mention that I got thrown into the pool.
I forgot to mention that I got thrown into the pool.

Now I'm dripping wet and this area, no longer works.
Now I'm dripping wet and this area, no longer works.

Disgusting!
Disgusting!

Anyway, she pulls me and she's like, "here is a tampon",
Anyway, she pulls me and she's like, "here is a tampon",

she like bought one of the ones
she like bought one of the ones

from like the container things, which means it's like--
from like the container things, which means it's like--

- Card board!
- Card board!

- Rips apart your uterus, it hurts so bad to put in.
- Rips apart your uterus, it hurts so bad to put in.

- You know your tampon doesn't go in your uterus right?
- You know your tampon doesn't go in your uterus right?

- I know that, I'm just being dramatic.
- I know that, I'm just being dramatic.

Beside the point, she hands me one of those things
Beside the point, she hands me one of those things

and she's like "Put this in."
and she's like "Put this in."

I'm like "What?"
I'm like "What?"

No!
No!

She's like, "put it in right now."
She's like, "put it in right now."

I'm like, I have no idea how to do that,
I'm like, I have no idea how to do that,

I don't want to do that, that's scary.
I don't want to do that, that's scary.

I start crying, I'm having a whole meltdown.
I start crying, I'm having a whole meltdown.

And finally, between the two of us,
And finally, between the two of us,

we managed to maneuver our way through the situation
we managed to maneuver our way through the situation

and come up with a permanent solution with the tampon.
and come up with a permanent solution with the tampon.

That's my story about the first tampon.
That's my story about the first tampon.

- Oh mine's even worse, so it's fine.
- Oh mine's even worse, so it's fine.

I just was terrified of tampons,
I just was terrified of tampons,

like the idea of just get that all to work.
like the idea of just get that all to work.

- It's scary for a lot of people.
- It's scary for a lot of people.

- It's terrifying!
- It's terrifying!

- That is very normal.
- That is very normal.

- And I was very afraid of it hurting.
- And I was very afraid of it hurting.

And so I refused to go anywhere near them.
And so I refused to go anywhere near them.

And so I just used pads for like a year,
And so I just used pads for like a year,

and I danced with pads, chaffing my legs.
and I danced with pads, chaffing my legs.

It was horrible.
It was horrible.

- Yeah it's really hard to be a dancer and not use tampons.
- Yeah it's really hard to be a dancer and not use tampons.

- It was horrible, like I don't know how I did it.
- It was horrible, like I don't know how I did it.

- Terrible!
- Terrible!

- I was basically wearing a diaper, like it was horrible.
- I was basically wearing a diaper, like it was horrible.

Anyway, but I didn't know that and then one day everybody
Anyway, but I didn't know that and then one day everybody

was going to Seven Peaks which is a waterpark.
was going to Seven Peaks which is a waterpark.

It was like when we were visiting Utah or something.
It was like when we were visiting Utah or something.

I was on my period and I was like, I'm not going.
I was on my period and I was like, I'm not going.

And everybody was like, "Why?"
And everybody was like, "Why?"

I had to explain why and my mom was like--
I had to explain why and my mom was like--

- Oh my god.
- Oh my god.

- My mom is very like, minute done!
- My mom is very like, minute done!

- Come' on.
- Come' on.

- She brought the tampon to me and was like, "Use it!"
- She brought the tampon to me and was like, "Use it!"

And I was like "No." and she was like "Use it."
And I was like "No." and she was like "Use it."

And I was like "No." and she was like "Use it."
And I was like "No." and she was like "Use it."

I was like, "No."
I was like, "No."

So I sat in the bathroom for like maybe an hour.
So I sat in the bathroom for like maybe an hour.

Trying to convince myself to use it.
Trying to convince myself to use it.

And it's like me sobbing, this whole episode of drama.
And it's like me sobbing, this whole episode of drama.

And then I was like "No!"
And then I was like "No!"

You guys know Bella, Bella's older sister--
You guys know Bella, Bella's older sister--

- One of our friends' older sister.
- One of our friends' older sister.

- She goes, "Do you want me to put it in?"
- She goes, "Do you want me to put it in?"

- She's literally like, "I will put it in for you."
- She's literally like, "I will put it in for you."

- She's like, "I'll put it in for you."
- She's like, "I'll put it in for you."

- Like this is a real story, this actually happened.
- Like this is a real story, this actually happened.

- And I was like "Absolutely."
- And I was like "Absolutely."

Gave her the tampon, and she came in
Gave her the tampon, and she came in

and was like trying to put it in for me.
and was like trying to put it in for me.

And I was freaking out, I was like,
And I was freaking out, I was like,

"No, no, no, no, wait, wait,
"No, no, no, no, wait, wait,

"I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared."
"I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared."

So then she didn't put it in.
So then she didn't put it in.

- I came in.
- I came in.

- And tried to put it in for me,
- And tried to put it in for me,

and I was like, okay Bailey can do it
and I was like, okay Bailey can do it

'cause she says it doesn't hurt.
'cause she says it doesn't hurt.

And then I was like, "No, no, no, no."
And then I was like, "No, no, no, no."

"No, no, no, no."
"No, no, no, no."

And I like freaked out, didn't end up going to Seven Peak."
And I like freaked out, didn't end up going to Seven Peak."

Didn't end up using tampon that day.
Didn't end up using tampon that day.

Three months later, I was babysitting kids at home in Texas.
Three months later, I was babysitting kids at home in Texas.

Just by myself and I was on my period.
Just by myself and I was on my period.

I was like, "You know what, this is pathetic."
I was like, "You know what, this is pathetic."

I was like ashamed of myself.
I was like ashamed of myself.

- Good.
- Good.

- I was like "This is pathetic and it's annoying."
- I was like "This is pathetic and it's annoying."

And then finally I was, "I'm just going to do it."
And then finally I was, "I'm just going to do it."

And I had all the time in the world, nobody was home.
And I had all the time in the world, nobody was home.

So like nobody could judge me.
So like nobody could judge me.

I sat in the bathroom, just do it, just get it over with.
I sat in the bathroom, just do it, just get it over with.

And so I did it, used the tampon
And so I did it, used the tampon

and you know when you like don't put it in quite correctly?
and you know when you like don't put it in quite correctly?

- Oh I know.
- Oh I know.

- And so it fits really funny,
- And so it fits really funny,

that's how it was the first time.
that's how it was the first time.

- It's how it will be the first time.
- It's how it will be the first time.

- And I was like,
- And I was like,

"this is horrible, I knew it, these are terrible!"
"this is horrible, I knew it, these are terrible!"

And then I like read the instructions
And then I like read the instructions

and it was like "if you--"
and it was like "if you--"

- Well I didn't know that I was putting them in wrong
- Well I didn't know that I was putting them in wrong

by myself for probably, three to six months.
by myself for probably, three to six months.

- No way!
- No way!

- Yeah, I went a super long time putting them in wrong.
- Yeah, I went a super long time putting them in wrong.

Go, can you get a tampon?
Go, can you get a tampon?

- Are you kidding me right now?
- Are you kidding me right now?

- No, go get a tampon.
- No, go get a tampon.

- No, I'm to wasting a good tampon.
- No, I'm to wasting a good tampon.

- I'll go get it.
- I'll go get it.

- This is what a tampon looks like.
- This is what a tampon looks like.

- Oh my gosh.
- Oh my gosh.

- And that's on Tampon Channel!
- And that's on Tampon Channel!

So you're supposed to insert this and then push this thing.
So you're supposed to insert this and then push this thing.

So that the tampon goes out.
So that the tampon goes out.

- Oh no, don't tell me you only did--
- Oh no, don't tell me you only did--

- I just--
- I just--

- No!
- No!

- Here's the entrance of my body.
- Here's the entrance of my body.

I just pressed it here and pushed it in,
I just pressed it here and pushed it in,

so it sat, like this far down.
so it sat, like this far down.

- How did it not pop out of you?
- How did it not pop out of you?

- Oh it was sitting half out of my body, but I eventually
- Oh it was sitting half out of my body, but I eventually

figured out that it was not supposed to sit like that.
figured out that it was not supposed to sit like that.

- It took one day for me to realize something was wrong.
- It took one day for me to realize something was wrong.

- So ladies--
- So ladies--

- But the point of the story, here is that like
- But the point of the story, here is that like

once I did it I never went back.
once I did it I never went back.

At least for me because I'm a more athletic person.
At least for me because I'm a more athletic person.

It's just more convenient and more comfortable.
It's just more convenient and more comfortable.

That's different for every girl,
That's different for every girl,

I know some girls that use pads all the time
I know some girls that use pads all the time

or like sleep in pads or--
or like sleep in pads or--

- It's just a lesson for y'all,
- It's just a lesson for y'all,

if you haven't started your period yet.
if you haven't started your period yet.

If you use a tampon, don't rest it and push this.
If you use a tampon, don't rest it and push this.

- Also, try all the options and then decide what you like
- Also, try all the options and then decide what you like

because I thought for sure, it was like "Pads for sure."
because I thought for sure, it was like "Pads for sure."

And then I tried tampons and I liked it better.
And then I tried tampons and I liked it better.

- I tried the Diva Cup, personally not for me
- I tried the Diva Cup, personally not for me

but I did give it a go and tried it out.
but I did give it a go and tried it out.

- I have not.
- I have not.

- It was terrifying and comment down below
- It was terrifying and comment down below

if you ever want me to do an Instagram story or something
if you ever want me to do an Instagram story or something

explaining my experience with the Diva Cup.
explaining my experience with the Diva Cup.

- That's all we have for you guys today.
- That's all we have for you guys today.

Comment down below if you have any crazy stories,
Comment down below if you have any crazy stories,

we'd love to hear them!
we'd love to hear them!

And yeah.
And yeah.

- Or if you have any ideas of for like
- Or if you have any ideas of for like

the "Big Sis" videos as we like to call these.
the "Big Sis" videos as we like to call these.

- Yes, if you want us to film any other video like this,
- Yes, if you want us to film any other video like this,

let us know.
let us know.

Okay, bye y'all!
Okay, bye y'all!

What's happening right now?
What's happening right now?

- [Bailey] Leap frog.
- [Bailey] Leap frog.

- Oh my gosh.
- Oh my gosh.

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