OMG, this post is hilarious and horrible!! I'm so sorry!!! And I'm your sister!!! Period at 16 with insane bleeding and misery for decades to follow! (I'm GenX too, just a bit ahead of you) But with the excessive bleeding at age 50, I could NOT take it anymore--I was so anemic, it was a problem. So I got a partial hysterectomy, but I still had all the shitty symptoms of perimenopause (or menopause??) without the bleeding!! OMG, the hot flashes!!! So I'm right there with you!! Still suffering!!! Hang in there, sis!! (P.S. Just subscribed to you! I'm also going for humor and GenX conversation on Substack!)
I remember those Wings commercials - feel like the technology came out just around the time I got mine - but honestly I don't know how people managed before. 😄
Seriously! I also think back to when women had to wear little belts with straps or use rags (corrected the "rages" typo, though that also works?), literally (and I know that's still the case for the impoverished and less privileged--so much work still to be done on that front).
Now I understand why “Joy” is one of your names! This was such a joy to read. Congrats on officially launching your publication.
I launched mine a year ago and it really has been the best space to reconnect with many of my fellow OG mom bloggers and with a whole new community of women who aren’t afraid to go deep and real!
OMG, this post is hilarious and horrible!! I'm so sorry!!! And I'm your sister!!! Period at 16 with insane bleeding and misery for decades to follow! (I'm GenX too, just a bit ahead of you) But with the excessive bleeding at age 50, I could NOT take it anymore--I was so anemic, it was a problem. So I got a partial hysterectomy, but I still had all the shitty symptoms of perimenopause (or menopause??) without the bleeding!! OMG, the hot flashes!!! So I'm right there with you!! Still suffering!!! Hang in there, sis!! (P.S. Just subscribed to you! I'm also going for humor and GenX conversation on Substack!)
Ahhhhh! The struggle of the lady bits is real! So glad to have you riding with me, and look forward to reading more from you as well... xx
I remember those Wings commercials - feel like the technology came out just around the time I got mine - but honestly I don't know how people managed before. 😄
Seriously! I also think back to when women had to wear little belts with straps or use rags (corrected the "rages" typo, though that also works?), literally (and I know that's still the case for the impoverished and less privileged--so much work still to be done on that front).
Now I understand why “Joy” is one of your names! This was such a joy to read. Congrats on officially launching your publication.
I launched mine a year ago and it really has been the best space to reconnect with many of my fellow OG mom bloggers and with a whole new community of women who aren’t afraid to go deep and real!
Aw! That means the world to me. So glad you enJOYed it 😃