In which I feel gross.
The Curse. It has arrived.
I thought it had arrived on Saturday, but then today rolled around and I realized that the weekend had been only the precursor. Cramps come in many varieties of intensity, yea verily.
When I was younger and had three-day discomfortless periods, I thought women who bitched about theirs were exaggerating for effect or merely being hysterical. Now I think that women who are bleeding and who can manage to get to the fucking grocery store and back without help deserve medals of honor.
I will be lying in bed reading if you need me.
That is all.
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Oh my poor baby. I’m sending mental morphine your way as I type this.
Ooh, mental morphine. Yay! -m
cramps suck for less than it takes to buy gum. i’m sorry you’re inflicted with them. that’s one of the things about going through menopause that i enjoy to the nth degree…no more periods!
i hope you get to feeling better soon, in the nonce, i’m sending you some reiki to help ease things.
Ooh, reiki! Yay! -m
As a man, I can’t relate to what you’re going through. I’m just glad I don’t randomly bleed each month. Women seemed to have gotten the short end of the deal.
The more complex the mechanism, the more things can go wrong. It ain’t easy. -m
You poor thing. Perhaps the longest comment in the world will cheer you up. Or make you very annoyed. Either way, here goes:
DANGEROUS: What’s for dinner?
SAFER: Can I help you with dinner?
SAFEST: Where would you like to go for dinner?
ULTRASAFE: Here, have some chocolate.
DANGEROUS: Are you wearing that?
SAFER: Gee, you look good in brown.
SAFEST: WOW! Look at you!
ULTRASAFE: Here, have some chocolate.
DANGEROUS: What are you so worked up about?
SAFER: What did I do wrong?
SAFEST: Here’s fifty dollars.
ULTRASAFE: Here, have some chocolate.
DANGEROUS: Should you be eating that?
SAFER: You know, there are a lot of apples left.
SAFEST: Can I get you a glass of wine with that?
ULTRASAFE: Here, have some chocolate.
DANGEROUS: What did you do all day?
SAFER: I hope you didn’t overdo it today.
SAFEST: I’ve always loved you in that robe!
ULTRASAFE: Here, have some more chocolate.
Hah! (It did cheer me up!) -m
OK, I feel bad when I lauged when I heard/read somewhere that this happens coz women deserve it. That just made me grin..
One more day!!
Heh. My favorite joke on this topic is the one that goes, “Never trust anything that bleeds for seven days and doesn’t die!” -m
carbohydrates and/ or chocolate always seem to work. it still sucks anyway..
Mmm. Chocolate. -m
I must hang my head in shame as a former member of the group you mentioned — women with painless periods, looking askance at other women who complained. I actually had my *first* cramp a little over a year ago. They’re pretty minor right now, but enough to give me a glimpse of the punishment I’m no doubt going to receive down the line in return for my previous uncharitable thoughts.
I’m feelin’ ya. Totally. I thought they were all making it up for attention, talk about uncharitable. But then the ageing and the hormonal changes… gah. -m