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Huffington Post // Politics

Is It 'Weird' To Buy Teens Jewellery When They Start Their Period?

Friday 9th May 2025, 5:00AM


A parent has taken to Mumsnet to ask if it’s “weird parenting” to buy their daughter a necklace to mark the start of her period – and people are seriously divided over the concept.Offering a bit of context, the parent said their daughter is a young teen “who hasn’t yet hit puberty”.“I have been thinking that when she starts her period, I might buy her a small piece of jewellery to give her, to mark her transition to womanhood,” they said, adding a link to a £115 pendant necklace with a pink stone in the centre.“Am I being weird? Or is this a nice thing to do?” they asked. What was the consensus?The question was added to Mumsnet’s Am I Being Unreasonable forum and more than three-quarters of those who saw it (77%) thought the OP (original poster) was being unreasonable.People didn’t hold back when it came to sharing their two cents on the idea. “Personally I think it’s very bizarre,” wrote one commenter.“I’d love a menstrual necklace! Said no teenager ever,” added another. And then there was: “I wouldn’t want anything to remind me of that.”Others were less appalled by the idea, however. “I don’t think it’s weird if that’s what you want to do,” said one parent, before adding they opted to buy their daughter some chocolate and a hot w

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