The Period Diaries

Real Talk. Real Tips.

Welcome to The Period Diaries — your go-to spot for stories, guidance, and good-to know stuff for every stage of the period journey. Whether she's just getting started, figuring it out, or totally in the flow, we’ve got tips, answers, and encouragement that actually make sense. Parents, you’re invited too!

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Dropping Kits!

by Admin Reddrop – May 28, 2019

Dropping Kits!

Sorry that it's been so long...start-ups are interesting things. Everyone is doing so much that is both in and out of your wheelhouse. Some of the tasks are thrilling and feel like you're making the world turn, then some are soul-crushingly mundane.  One really cool thing we did this month was to drop some kits on some inspiring amazing girls in Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Schools here in Atlanta. We visited Wesley International Academy, Brown Middle, Woodson Park Academy and Woodland Middle School. We don't have photo releases from their parents yet...so we can't show too many pics. But let it suffice to say that it was awesome to meet and interact with these ladies and to give them something that we know will be useful. We thank you for the opportunity to do that!  

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Brown Middle School & RedDrop

by Dana Roberts – April 08, 2019

Brown Middle School & RedDrop

Brown Girls love STEM, RedDrop does too!  We were grateful for the opportunity granted by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Metro Atlanta Chapter to engage with the girls STEM team at Brown Middle School this week. It was super important to us to show another side of STEM as it relates to health and wellness. Red Drop wanted to  have conversations with the girls about their experiences with feminine hygiene products, what they feel is important to them in their products and honestly, what is not working well and what we can do about it.  The stimulating STEM girls were very forthright about their needs and what they disliked. We had a chance to explain our mission and vision for girls and why their voices needed to be heard, while showing them that this is STEM! The girls really enjoyed the scientific portion of our presentation, putting our products to the test. Several different groups of girls poured varying amounts of water in our pads to test the absorbency and how they felt after they were wet. I’m happy to say, our pads exceeded their expectations.        Finally, we wanted to drive home the fact that “our” voices as a collective should be heard and honored during the creation process of products. We challenged the girls to not just be consumers, but to be “creators” and to move the idea pass just a dream. Make it a reality! Here at Red Drop we are the voice for girls as they find their own. Watch out, as we hear them roar!    

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Nightmare First Period

by Monica Williams – February 14, 2019

Nightmare First Period

My sixth grader and I are working together on her SSAT prep. Somedays it goes great, and somedays...not so great. Her favorite part of the prep is the essay portion. The practice gives them the steps to a good essay and then practice prompts. She has gone through all of the practice essay prompts. So today she made up her own. She enjoys creative writing, and she has been walking the RedDrop journey with us all, so I wasn't surprised with her subject matter. But I definitely wanted to share - our mission is truly that this won't happen to any girl. Please help us (and forgive the absolute lack of capitalization and punctuation; its still a work in-progress!). As the girl crept behind her classroom door to get to the bathroom, the teacher caught her and asked where she was off-to. She quietly said “to the bathroom,” as she looked at her pants in despair. The teacher chuckled and told her that she “knows the rules, no bathroom while he is teaching.” She took a deep breath and said softly “I’m on my period.” The teacher replied and said “say that louder.” She was wasting time, the blood ran down her leg and stained her brightly colored yellow leggings. “I’m on my period!” She screamed. The whole class stopped writing and looked at her. They all saw the red streak on her leggings and started laughing. The teacher quickly said in a soft voice “go clean yourself up.” As soon as he said that she ran out of the door and hurried herself into the bathroom and started to cry. “How could he” she yelled “how could he!”

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