tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post114831046805864195..comments2023-08-27T02:38:12.542-05:00Comments on The Brain Dump: Be Careful What You Wish ForCheetarah1980http://www.blogger.com/profile/07030323484936160187noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1165474220239068362006-12-07T01:50:00.000-05:002006-12-07T01:50:00.000-05:00Yeah I wanted my period to come badly too and I wa...Yeah I wanted my period to come badly too and I was the last ones to get it in my friendship circle and I was mad becasue they had all been having theirs and talking about it and no one told me...I remember feeling betrayed and i didnt go play with them for a while after that...Because we had taken sex ed L knew or rather thought I knew everything there was to know...I had been having my period for months before my mom found out??? "Have you all been playing with my pads again?" All of us [my brothers and I] in unison "No" "Well where the hell are they?" That was confession time...I was good with it until one day in 8th grade I wore a white jumpsuit...needless to say disaster! Lucky for me it was first period (no pun intended) early in the morning and my "boyfriend's" mom was a teacher so she ran me home to change...Crazy huh? LOL!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148664624632212742006-05-26T12:30:00.000-05:002006-05-26T12:30:00.000-05:00Dear Chesty:I am also a proud carrier of the Polyc...Dear Chesty:<BR/><BR/>I am also a proud carrier of the Polycystic Ovarian Disease. I love saying it because it sounds so dire and serious. "Yes, I have a disease." <BR/><BR/>I leave out how common it is and that all me any my sisters have it. I also leave out that it causes me to retain unwanted weight and attract unwanted facial hair. But that's just between you, me and the blogosphere.<BR/><BR/>After enjoying half a decade period free, I was forced to go on the pill to induce the dreaded experience.<BR/><BR/>So in other words, I hear you sister. And what's that scent your wearing?Pop Culture Casualtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416606535338340018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148513931212500512006-05-24T18:38:00.000-05:002006-05-24T18:38:00.000-05:00"Age 14 was my albatross." Please write a book."Age 14 was my albatross." Please write a book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148425512128714022006-05-23T18:05:00.000-05:002006-05-23T18:05:00.000-05:00I never wished for it. i didn't know what it was.W...I never wished for it. i didn't know what it was.<BR/><BR/>When they separated the boys and girls in the 5th grade, and our teacher began explaining how the sperm fertilizes the egg, I, ever the teacher's pet, jumped up and down waving my hand, interrupting the class to ask, "Miss Sartor, Miss Sartor, how does the sperm get to the egg?" Everyone agreed, "Yeah, Miss Sartor," a room packed full of 9 year-old-girls cried out, "how DOES the sperm get to the egg???"<BR/><BR/>Poor Miss Sartor, it had never occurred to her that in prim Darien Connecticut most of us hadn't been told the story of the birds and the bees yet. She was so flustered she never could answer that question, and never got to the part about tampons.<BR/><BR/>Given this was the 60s and people simply didn't talk about such things, it came as quite a shock to both me and my poor mother who was entertaining 20 women from the Darien Garden Club in our colonial living room when I shouted down from the stairwell, "MOMMY, come QUICK, there's something really WRONG! There's BLOOD all OVER my PANTIES!"Elizabeth Kreckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122785972211597168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148410751254016382006-05-23T13:59:00.000-05:002006-05-23T13:59:00.000-05:00I don't know how safe it is for everywoman but the...I don't know how safe it is for everywoman but they have Seasonal which lets you limit periods to 4 a year (how cute is it that you get a period to mark the seasons like oh its fall time to buy a sweater) And the MSN article I read said that by early next year a BC will be on the market that eliminates it completely. But it also said that while its be proven safe over 10-15 years no one knows about the longer term effects... and I know Glamour did an article not to long ago about nurses and OBGYN docs who never get periods but its like thier little secret<BR/>Heres the link<BR/>http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12914034/Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579296552624062382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148408483960914462006-05-23T13:21:00.000-05:002006-05-23T13:21:00.000-05:00LMAO at sober in the city. My mom has the "wolf-l...LMAO at sober in the city. My mom has the "wolf-like" olfactory all year round. Probably explains why I never picked up smoking...<BR/><BR/>As for cece...I don't think skipping periods for extended periods of time is safe, hence why I'm on the pill b/c my shit just decided to go on sabbatical w/o consulting me. Something about polycystic ovarian syndrome. Apparently, we NEED to bleed so we DON'T die (or suffer...from other related complications, of course).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148392147237570352006-05-23T08:49:00.000-05:002006-05-23T08:49:00.000-05:00you are so right, i actually wished for this too??...you are so right, i actually wished for this too??!! arg!!<BR/>i had a "holiday" from aunt flo for almost 3 years nows its back with a vengence, grrrr!<BR/>nobody better piss me off today!!! LOL!<BR/><BR/>mmollymcmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047898690790510124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148390860341540592006-05-23T08:27:00.000-05:002006-05-23T08:27:00.000-05:00I was just the opposite. When my time came I cried...I was just the opposite. When my time came I cried like a baby. I didn't want to grow up; I liked things as they were. And forget the day mom took me to buy a bra-- you'd have thought it was some ancient Chinese torture advice. Then again, maybe it is.Diane Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059365308496711788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148390012559499302006-05-23T08:13:00.000-05:002006-05-23T08:13:00.000-05:00yet again I have to be thankful for my 48 hour, pa...yet again I have to be thankful for my 48 hour, painless periods. YES!The Stiltwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737316171036953061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148370952008684262006-05-23T02:55:00.000-05:002006-05-23T02:55:00.000-05:00You know what some ignant dude said to me one time...You know what some ignant dude said to me one time, "the reason I don't trust women is because - what animal do you know that bleeds for a week every month but doesn't die" <BR/><BR/>I got mine when I was 11, I think I was probably the first girl in my middle-school crew to get it...along with boobs and a butt. I used to get killer cramps, a really heavy flo, and crazy mood swings....the mood swings stuck...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148354776845137002006-05-22T22:26:00.000-05:002006-05-22T22:26:00.000-05:00Dear Lord... I've been reading your blog too often...Dear Lord... I've been reading your blog too often. Even our cycles are beginning to sync!!<BR/><BR/>I know mines coming when my olfactory senses begin to take on wolf-like super powers. I smell yogurt two days past its expiration in the fridge three apartment doors down.Pop Culture Casualtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416606535338340018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148345919918642292006-05-22T19:58:00.000-05:002006-05-22T19:58:00.000-05:00Oh God Liz. I'm with you there. I was totally ju...Oh God Liz. I'm with you there. I was totally just complaining about sick days for this--I can't imagine men ever dealing with this and making it into work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148344916145903722006-05-22T19:41:00.000-05:002006-05-22T19:41:00.000-05:00very nice write-up... and it allows us all to see ...very nice write-up... and it allows us all to see what goes on in a young girls head during puberty. We all wnt to "belong" and fit in. And we dont necessarily understand what we wish for. Wonderfully written.Bougie Black Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506775720375703221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148332148915510132006-05-22T16:09:00.000-05:002006-05-22T16:09:00.000-05:00It's a shame we men don't have anything like that ...It's a shame we men don't have anything like that to look forward to. The best we can muster is the first time we figure out how to spank the monkey. After that, life changes for us.The Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573551553863558468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148330822039668552006-05-22T15:47:00.000-05:002006-05-22T15:47:00.000-05:00Hello god? It's me, Liz...Hello god? It's me, Liz...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148330294275400562006-05-22T15:38:00.000-05:002006-05-22T15:38:00.000-05:00How fitting is it that the same day of this post M...How fitting is it that the same day of this post MSN printed an article about women stopping thier periods( or did you use that as inspiration?)... and it brought up a very good point. Why do females have periods at all anymore?? With birthcontrol you can never have a period ever!! You just continue the cycle instead of stopping for the 5 or 7 days. <BR/>T-M-I alert but I cant be on birth control b/c of my health. But if I could I would have one last going away party and that would be it. Contact the Ob/Gyn's immediately!Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579296552624062382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148328436141303602006-05-22T15:07:00.000-05:002006-05-22T15:07:00.000-05:00My mom got hers really late, too; but, like you, I...My mom got hers really late, too; but, like you, I got mine at the tender age of 12...two months shy of 13. <BR/><BR/>In response to Charles, I totally understand your confusion, but it's just like any plateau you're told you should reach: you long for it b/c it symbolizes more than 5 days of bloody torture (pun intended). And it's crazy cuz you can't do anything about it! I remember lying about it to my friends and actually wearing a pad to "prove" it b/c I was THE last one in my "crew" to get mine and it was mortifying - especially when I was the most developed one in the group, wearing a 36C cup in the 7th grade! <BR/><BR/>I agree with the Queen. Many times I've PRAYED and cried for Aunt Flo to come cuz otherwise I could bet on being in a delivery room 9 months later. Thank God for Midol, Advil, and Always (though I'm starting to prefer Stayfree...I don't know how you tampon girls do it!)<BR/><BR/>P.S. Liz, your reference to the brown streak was TOTALLY unnecessary. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148320714745306982006-05-22T12:58:00.000-05:002006-05-22T12:58:00.000-05:00My mom, aunt and cousin all fell prey to monstrous...My mom, aunt and cousin all fell prey to monstrous cramps, overwhelming bleeding and a host of other undesireable symptoms. I knew from a very early age that your monthly was nothing to rejoice about!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2006/02/vent.html" REL="nofollow">Hmph!</A>Citygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018714069821356955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148315800991594242006-05-22T11:36:00.000-05:002006-05-22T11:36:00.000-05:00Man oh man am I happy I'm not a female. That ish ...Man oh man am I happy I'm not a female. That ish is crazy. I can't be bleeding for days and what not...that'll freak me the hell out. I gotta give ya'll credit...women go through alot. But wishing for one...? Wow...girls trip me out sometimes...Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909819273599294075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18875045.post-1148312989078127042006-05-22T10:49:00.000-05:002006-05-22T10:49:00.000-05:00I don't know how you could have wished for this. I...I don't know how you could have wished for this. I hated getting it from day one!! I went to see Queen Latifah speak and she mentioned periods and everyone groaned. She was like be happy. It lets you know everything is working and hell at least you ain't pregnant... I have to say I agree but only a little. <BR/>PS Get up on Tampax 40 multipacks<BR/>the greatest invention since well the tampon.Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579296552624062382noreply@blogger.com