Did you know that back in the day when women used reuseable pads (I mean waaay back, like a two or three hundred years ago), men used to wash them, along with the other clothing. Isn't that weird/kinda neat? I mean, considering now if you mention periods, they go "Ah la la la not listening! Ewewewew!", and they used to touch and wash them?
Apparently not...I don't know, I saw it on a TV specialLike in other countries, I don't believe it was North America, though it's possible, I think it wa more like Egypt and that kind of place...Like ebtween a thousand and 2 hundred years ago...
I find it a bit ridiculous that many people find it so hard to talk about those cycles... Theyre so natural. Its a connection with earth
On the other hand, there are societies in which women go to the menstrual hut during that time of the month, as it is considered dangerous for a male to come into contact with (muchless have sex with or handle sanitary products of) menstruating women. I don't know how common this still is, but it was practiced until recently if not still practiced in at least a few cultures. Western women tend to look at those societies & just see women as being banished for bleeding & whatnot... However, the reason they are dangerous is because they are too powerful. According to some, a menstruating woman can hurt someone simply by thinking it, without intending any ill effects to actually occur -- you know, those little things most people will think but never consider actually doing. Also, female anthropologists have reported that the women see it as a break from an ordinarily male-dominated household, that they see it as a time of female-bonding, rather than as a time of banishment. Hell, considering the cramps & moodswings I tend to get, I wish I could go off to a moon hut for a few days each month!
Yeah, menstruation (sp?) is as natural as birth or death, I don't see why guys get all freaked out. Okay, you know what, guys? WE deal with the fact that blood comes out of our vagina for a week straight every single month, I don't see why you can't!
Keep that in mind. Once, when a guy was thinking that "NO! Get off of me! Let me go!" meant 'yes' I lied and told him I had my period and he went from trying to get my pants off against my will to getting off of me and leaving.
I find it as more of a blessing than a curse, and I don't think it's bad, just sort of inconvenient and annoying. I think it makes females stronger and smarter, I mean, yeah, way back guys did the hunting while girls stayed home cooking and cleaning and raising kids, but I think that just means we're stronger, I mean, we go through periods, PMS, giving birth (some, not all women), raising kids (again, some), etc.
