I JUST PUT IN MY FIRST TAMPON EVER

i just put in my first tampon ever. i‘m currently 13 and i just haaate pads. so i wanted to try a tampon (mini tampons for teens of course) and i tried it today and it didn‘t work and i felt kinda sad because i was really excited to finally wear tampons and get rid of pads but i felt so sad when it didn‘t work. it didn‘t work because it was all just a bit dry and it kinda hurt. and then like 30 minutes ago i read that some people used vaseline to make it go in smoother and i tried it and it worked i feel soo accomplished haha i‘m maybe overreacting but i‘m just soo happy to finally wear a tampon to school tomorrow. does anybody have any more useful tips and tricks that i should know when using a tampon?