You know, if it didn't cause me so much trouble, it probably wouldn't get so much attention -

[kyburg]

There is nothing like getting to remember yesterday was International Women's Day -

Like getting woken up in the middle of the night to be reminded you're female.

And you're pretty certain by this point that the whole reproductive exercise is just that - an exercise.

Kind of like riding that stationary bike. Pedal like mad - get nowhere whatsoever. But boy howdy - you're healthy! YAY.

~*snarlgrumble*~

You think it's such a great idea, you do it. Oh. That's right.

Yanno, I'm not going to suggest you slam your penis in a car door once a month - but you might consider how "nice" your life would be if, say, it bled once a month for five days. Enough you had to wear a diaper. And pretend nothing was going on. Oh la di dah.

Oh yeah - and it hurts some, too.

But. You're not female, you're not in the loop.

I guess I should be happy - this month, I don't have to consider breaking a law in South Dakota.

Hoo-fucking-ray.

Lemme alone. Rest of the time, I'm expected to deal with this all by my lonesome. Really really.

Comments

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. I wish you could just turn it off when you are not using it.

I've become good friends with Carbona Blood Stain remover - too many nasty surprises and leaks not to :(

[cowgrrl.livejournal.com]

And then there's the hormonal headache -- often two days of misery.

[kali-ma.livejournal.com]

"Like getting woken up in the middle of the night to be reminded you're female."

What amazing synchronicity.

I am particularly bitter about this myself today because after 13 female free months, I was really hoping maybe I was DONE! No such luck. Meh.

[kshandra]

Meh, indeed. My mom went into full meno-STOP at 45. I can only hope I'm as lucky ten years from now.

[luscious-purple.livejournal.com]

With my Mom, that happened at age 54!

[snobahr.livejournal.com]

My best friend had her tubes tied, because she's one of those women that got pregnant if you looked at her with visions of sperm in your head (regardless of your own gender). And she still gets her period, and complains to me, "Hey! I'm not even using any of that anymore! Why do I have to go through the motions?!"

[turandot.livejournal.com]

The short answer: because the ovaries still produce eggs. I've always thought that if you were going to go the tubal ligation route, you might as well have someone rummage in there and just take those damn things out too. But noooo... most ob-gyn, regardless of age and sex, would probably suggest that the latter is irreversible so why not just stick with the former? I don't know what it is, with second guessing a woman's choice never to have to deal with pregnancy in the first place.

[riverheart.livejournal.com]

I know exactly what you mean. Now I am not even *supposed* to use mine, because it would probably kill me or a baby or both, but I have it anyway. Good thing we didn't go get charlesks' vasectomy reversed before finding this out.

Wish we could join you in China. I need to investigate further some of those grants programs for potential adopters. And maybe get my house's downstairs finished, too.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

My house is now appraising at half a million dollars. Just as it is, less than landscaped, one bathroom, no garage - the works.

I'd really look into pulling some equity out of yours - even to finish the downstairs in the bargain.

[mrotakki.livejournal.com]

I suppose this is when I am obligated to point and laugh like Nelson?

You could always use Depo and just, you know, stop having periods! I know two girls that do this (one being my wife) and the lack of periods makes my life very awesome.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

*heh* It's very possible I'm a DES daughter, so anything hormonal is not indicated for me. For any reason.

It's never easy, toots. There are no solutions that work for everyone.

[turandot.livejournal.com]

You're not female, you're not in the loop.

I'd guess it's perhaps that you're pretty stoic about it, and you go the "hiding the pain and discomfort" route.

My husband has learned to predict when I'm "indisposed". He might not really comprehend the physical pain, but behaviorally speaking, it's hard to miss that I'm going through something I do not like and it's letting me indulge in latent tendencies to fuck the rules when it comes to interacting with other people. I've always been that way I suppose (my mom says that I was a pretty quiet child from birth, except for when I was sick and frustrated - in which case the whole neighborhood would hear about it), but it's become really obvious now that I share living space with another human being on an hourly basis most of the week.

I'll start complaining about bloating, soreness, and pain; I'll start tossing and turning in bed half the night, fail to get decent sleep, and wake up crankier than I went in; I'll be crying about stuff that didn't seem to bother me at all the day before; and more importantly, I pretty much beg off most intimate bodily contact for the entirety (don't hug me, don't touch me anywhere under my waistline, don't stand too close). He's learned that I can seldom be lured outside, but for extreme necessity (i.e., we're all out of food, or toilet paper, and he's on the doorstep of death). When I'm having a particularly bad month, I have to be bribed to get out of my pajamas and my humble abode for the duration of the weekend (and thank god for birth control, because once upon a time I'd never get my period to cover even part of a weekend).

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Hon, the last thing I want to do is remind people I'm less than human (i.e., female).

It's not pretty, it's not honest, but it keeps me working and stuff.

[turandot.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm pretty lucky then, I don't seem to run into the kind of people that take my moodiness about feeling like shit as a sign that I'm somehow lessened as a human being. Then again, my MO is not different about it if I have the flu or a really bad cold. I'm just a baby when it comes to pain, and I've known plenty of guys who're exactly the same way.

Besides, if I'm ever bound to run into someone who's gonna belittle me for being sensitive to pain, I'll be sure to remind them that bravery and grace is not about say... pushing something the size of a regulation football out of your vagina... but knowing that you're gonna feel like you're dying from it throughout, and deciding to do it anyway.

[opalturtle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I got to go without that from last November till this past month with being pregnant then nursing the baby. I'm still nursing, but that monthly "joy" returned last month with a vengance.

I feel your pain.

Being female rules

[yasha-chan.livejournal.com]

I haven't had a steady period since high school, before I got really sick in my junior year. Sometimes just a little blood, but usually nothing.

Just... pain. Terrible, terrible pain, and horribly violent mood swings. I feel all jittery, dizzy and out of synch with everything.

It's nice to know that even though I can keep a pair of panties pristine a bit longer than most women, I'm still suffering, isn't it? ; ;

[moropus.livejournal.com]

Actually, I wish we could have our uteri removed and stored somewhere in case we ever wanted them back. Here's hoping I get an early menopause.