LOVED IT!! Lol, I made my fiance read this simply because it put in to words everything I wanted to convey to him while going through my monthly stint. But I do have to admit I'm feeling very grateful towards Proctor and Gamble these days...

great i absolutly loved it i got my period when i was eleven and i was so emberissed that i didn't tell my mother for months damn menustration

OMG, you really put it out there. I hate periods! Although I don't really get all that embarrassed about the subject its just the cramps and uncomfortableness that you go through. And childbirth, don't even get me started!

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Hell yes. Good for you, although I'm not old enough to remember the slippery migrating loincloth pads. I know what you mean. Sheesh. (I hope you heal up soon with your arm, that has GOT to hurt.)

AMEN.

heh, this was so adorable! i liked it...

muchLUB-kerr

Hey
Excellent way of putting it. I've never gone through childbirth (too young) but we watched a video of it in Science and everyone including the guys were going "ouch".
If only men knew what we go through. Wait...they do. Thanks to PE. But do they care? NO...well not all.
Thanks for writting this essay.
Anubis-Dragon-Kaede

Loved it! I was actually laughing out loud at some part (and recieving strange looks from my family around me) This is definitely something every female should read.

As I sit at my computer, I am currently suffering from an espesially bad period, in three hours, my pad has already overflowed! And yes, I agree on the subject of Tampax. I wore one during PE, and we had to do the stupid mile run! Ow! And what on earth do you do when you run out of pads, tampons and any toilet paper you dare use, and are unable to go to the store thanks to the fact that it is 5:10 in the morning, and you don't have a license, or any knowledge about driving. And I'm not walking to the nearest store when one of my male friends works this shift. AH!
Nightmare of nightmares. And waht if you spend the night at your Great Grandma's and she is the one who has to explain about periods while she soaks the red sheets you slept in, in cold water. Anybody know how that works, and mind giving me instructions? My underwear will be grateful. I hope guys will read this, so far all the reviews I've seen are from girls.

I loved this. LOVED it. And I completely agree with all of it, though I've never had a problem with pads. I'm in the adhesive brand/tampon generation. But birth control-dear God, why? I'm not sure if everyone has these problems, but I act like a pregnant woman with raging hormones most of the time. I lose my temper quicker, I cry at the drop of a dime and I'm always craving something every month.

I loved the comedian bit. If only we all could phrase it that way, ey?

I TOTALLY agree. If all the men could turn into women for a month (hell, a week), they would die. Besides, it's true that men die earlier (in general) and have lower pain tolerance. Isn't it ironic how girls are allowed to cry but guys aren't? And then all the crap about women being the "weaker" sex.

They never have to worry about stupid things like periods or pregnancy. Why did nature stick US with that job?? When I asked my mom, she said, "Well, someone's got to do it." It only proves that God (if there is one) is a man.

Yup. I could go on and on. But I think you did a good job of summing up some of the worst points.

Eileen

Yeah I hate periods.. They bite major **. I love what Carole Burnett said. I laughed quite a bit at that part.. but I have atleast another 10 years till that happens
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Whaddya mean 3 days?! Mine last at least 4 sometimes 5 days a month. There's no telling when it'll show its ugly face. It's either the beginning or the end of the month but you never can tell. I had my period during Spring Break once and i was like "Oh cool. I don't have to worry about taking this to school heh heh." And you know what happened exactly one week later when break was over with!? JUST TO ** ME OFF IT CAME BACK FOR TWO DAYS THEN WENT AWAY! And it started during class too. Then another time I was sitting on a table during a band practice, got up and whoopsie, "pad over flow" somebody call the national guard. Luckily only a couple sympathetic girls saw. Sheesh! You know for a while my period lasted 6-8 days a month? I was young and I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL! Next thing ya know there's blood in the urine and I was like "hmm, maybe I should go to the doctor." I don't know about you but I really don't feel comfortable telling a whole bunch of strange old men all about my monthly visitor. I swear it was like a f-ing menstration interrogation. "Hi, how's the period going?" "Oh its flowing along nicely. Just been off alot lately." (AND DON'T WE ALL LOVE) "Do you think that there's a chance you could be pregnant?" Hmm, must've happened in my sleep cuz I sure as hell don't know how it got there! But I'm nice and I tell them honestly. "No I'm a virgin" (DAMN PROUD OF IT TOO) plus at the time I was underage. Yes, I am a good lil girl, geez. But of course, I must be lying cuz "vigin teenagers" just don't exist in this world anymore and they tried to give me a pregnancy test without me knowing it. I knew something was up when they put that stethascope thingy on my stomach. I was like "can't fool me buster, I know what you're trying to pull." But back to periods, they suck and I hate it when guys immaturely laugh at the fact that all they have to worry about are prostate checkups and nothing else. That makes me so mad that sometimes I wish the Queen, Mistress, or Goddess (whoever) of Menostration would curse all men with cramps, bleeding, and a pain in their arse equal to childbirth. Oh, and what really ** me off is when you're arguing with a guy and he says "oh, its that time of the month." Arg! They know you're embarrassed and for the first few seconds you're like stunned cuz you weren't expecting that, thus giving them the chance to walk away from the conversation feeling like the winner BECAUSE THATS ALL THEY GOT LEFT! Bunch of sissies. Alright I'm through PMSing for now. Thank you for writing this Scribe.

let me tell YOU something, i had a period once that lasted 2 weeks, i went to the doctor and he said" you know you might be pregnant" and i say oh really, well i wonder how someone would be able to get me pregnant without me knowing about it" now they got me on pills to "regulate" i think there has to be a better way...

i don`t want to hear complaining about periods! mien comes like, once a YEAR, i ruin nearly every piese of clthing i have because tampons won`t go in all the way, AND the pads never stick because by the time i know what`s going on everything is wet, not to mention the cramps, headaches, and mood swings...not to mention that they last forever and then i`ll be dry for one night and i`ll be so happy...only to find another set of clothes RUINED! okay, i`m done. i did like this though. i`m glad someone had put it out there what it`s like to be a woman. i had the 'what did you sit in' expiriance too. fortunately a girl asked me and also fortunately...oh wait...i had to walk around with a red dot on my butt all day. man where`s a rock to crawl under when you need it. okay, i`ve ranted enough...you`re probably sick of me. bye! update your stories soon!