Okay, so i’m 13, and i live with my grandparents. i get really heavy, somewhat long (6 days) and terrible mood swings/ cramps. i’m athletic, but whenever i’m on my period i can’t even fathom running.

My grandma is really against tampons, so i use pads, and i don’t mind. i want to get on birth control, but since she’s against tampons, i’m not sure if she’d be the same about pills. i wouldn’t be on birth control so i could go out and bang every guy, i’d be doing it more for myself. am i too young?

PS lots of my friends are also on birth control and say it’s really good for them