Flying Kotex is a chapter from my book Breathing the Night Out: A Story of Intergenerational Sexual Violence and Healing. It tells the story of getting my first period, a moment that could have been filled with confusion and shame, but instead became something else. In an unexpected and deeply human way, my big brother stepped up and showed me care, protection, and dignity when I needed it most.
This chapter holds both vulnerability and tenderness, and reflects how moments of support can exist even within complex and painful family histories.
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