13 tweets about periods that are too real for every Nigerian woman

Twitter user @CheRox started up a conversation earlier today encouraging women to share the biggest issues we have with periods. The conversation basically morphed into one big support group, allowing women to vent, seek advice and offer advice on this topic that is still spoken about it hushed tones in 2016. We’ve got to say it’s the best thing to happen on Nigerian twitter in a while and these were the best tweets we stumbled on.

We definitely need a Nigerian version of https://t.co/9RhQr9bjrM. They send sanitary products, chocolate, art, tea & meds monthly.

— Louve (@WendyA__) August 17, 2016

So there are men that cannot go and buy sanitary pads/tampons for their girlfriends/wives??? pic.twitter.com/vTlphD1W9R

— Somi (@SomiEkhasomhi) August 17, 2016

Can we talk about the embarrassment when a random person walks up to you and says ‘ezkiss me sis,it appyas you are stained ‘
😩😩😩

— Fat Belly Nenye (@The_Nenye) August 17, 2016

Lower back rubs,Lower belly rubs, foot rubs. Refilling the hot water bottle. If you can also help cut out the uterus https://t.co/2cZiESt9zN

— Ugonna (@VikkiAngelX) August 17, 2016

Don’t let your Nigerian mother catch you using tampons. You want to disvirgin yourself before your wedding night?

— art (@Vaness_ah) August 17, 2016

While we’re having this conversation, can the sanitary towel people make it longer? Its not long enough 😢

— M (@Morenikeeee_) August 17, 2016

Have you had cramps that will make you lie down on your bathroom floor in the fetal position begging God to spare your life?

— Hausa Chocolate (@H_L_MA) August 17, 2016

When you think your period is over and you go out without a pad or a tampon and you get stained. It’s like pic.twitter.com/wJlHismb9L

— THELMZKITCHEN (@Thelmzkitchen_) August 17, 2016

Your period deceives you that it’s over. You too you won’t wear pad. Then it comes like pic.twitter.com/9abjTD8Mkh

— Lade Tawak (@deaduramilade) August 17, 2016

Miss your period for like 4 days and you on google typing shit like “How to know when you’re pregnant without going to the doctor”

— silver surfer (@QueenCleo_92) August 17, 2016

When you feel a giant clot passing pic.twitter.com/WDw8HK4Mat

— Sabster (@Sabirah0) August 17, 2016

When you change your pad/tampon and then 2 seconds later you feel your uterus lining tearing off and falling down pic.twitter.com/NKKNRNDuXn

— Margarita Mama (@TheBaejiri) August 17, 2016

Girl: I’m having mad cramps, I think I’m about to die

Boy: ugh you over-exaggerating this shit

Girl: pic.twitter.com/TP7vuukBZS

— Kimono By Kim (@KimberlyOfili) August 17, 2016

While us ladies were having our moment, of course these men had to share these couple of tweets.