Let’s Talk About Menstruation!

May 9, 2007

I feel I am in a sprightly i-love-the-world mood today. It may be that my monthly period is over and I feel a lot better without a pad stuck in my peepee or it may be that for the first time in more than a week I've actually had real food for breakfast—i don't know. But I feel good today and I'm wearing an off-white sweatshirt, a blue miniskirt and striped sneakers to prove it. I'm okay, the world is kind, I have a bag of Cheetos to my left and I feel oh-so-right. Guh.

 

So I dunno I feel like talking about menses today. An interesting quote said that a man should not trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die. I must say this is very sensible advice, because vaginas are dangerous things to poke around with. They can suddenly malfunction and before you know it, babies are crawling all over your boxers wanting love and attention. Also vajayjays have a sad affliction: they bleed darkish red blood every month for more or less a week and they cause havoc on relationships, power structures and the world in general.

 
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