Periods suck. They always have, and they always will.
But some periods suck more than others. Namely, the ones where something traumatic and/or mortifying happens.
Maybe you got your period while you were out and about while wearing white pants, and there was no store nearby where you could replace your clothes.

Or perhaps your period arrived unexpectedly, during a particularly ~intimate~ moment, much to the surprise and horror of your significant other.

Or maybe your period started while you were visiting grandma, and you accidentally ruined her favorite sheets before realizing she had no menstruation products on hand because she had stopped worrying about that stuff a while ago.
