This vividly reminded me of one of the most embarrassing moments of my young life when my 13/14 year old self had just finished watching a Secret Life of the American Teenager episode and interpreted masturbation as the male form of a PMS (because this annoying monthly thing couldn’t JUST be for women, right? RIGHT?)

THIS. My mom was always pretty chill about body related things, so I was pretty damn comfy with mine when I went to college. I was totally mystified when my two best friends admitted that not only they didn’t use tampons but they were TERRIFIED of them. I’ll never forget sitting in the bathroom coaching them through…