'"And consideration would be to ask one of his female friends, or hers, on the bus, to tell her."
Why? Are periods so unspeakably awful that men can't even mention them?'
When you're a girl on the school bus. Yes! If course.
It's not girls fault that they are considered like that. Blame many mainstream religions. Blame patriarchy. Blame the Victorians.
It is not schoolgirls fault. It is not women's fault for remembering being schoolgirls and how embarrassed they would have been.
It's also the norm for women to help with 'womens stuff'. Because of all this. Maybe one day it will be all aok but that's not where we are.
I've been in many situations where a nice man has said there's a women/ girl there she needs xyz can you help. And I go and help.
I would say that's what a normal nice bloke do does tbh. Because we are where we are. And tbf. Same sex are more understanding you know, we've maybe been there or can imagine.
Remember we're talking about children on a school bus.
And yeah. 100% this never happened. She told him she was 'kind of embarrassed'? He said I've got sisters it's all good? I mean bleeding through your clothes happens unfortunately but not that often and not to everyone. Makes it sound like it's common. Standard.
And if it's a school bus. If she was sitting down he wouldn't know. So they're standing up. I know nothing of USA school buses. On the Simpsons they're always sitting! If standing then it wouldn't go through the skirt. Gravity. And if that packed that he could talk to her without being obvious and give her a top etc. How did he even see?
Million holes in this story.
Yes I maintain that in a situation like this the kind thing to do is mention it to one or her friends or a female friend of yours and get them to tell her.