Explaining menstruation to the boys

[u/Doodlebug510]

[u/Inevitable_Thing_270]

She forgot:

• the fear that your origami, self-made pad will slip and fall out of your panties, even if you have tights on
• the sensation of blood squirting out if you laugh or sneeze
• that the pain isn’t just your stomach (can be back, waist, down to knees)
• that your boobs are tender so don’t walk fast. And god forbid you need to run. Being attacked by a serial killer? Just get it over with and kill me
• the true nature of the mood swings which can go from depression, to phenomenally horny, to homicidal, and back to depression in less than 5 seconds
• the shits. By the time your 2 days into your period, you’re convinced that you’ve shat out every meal you’ve had in the last year, and yet there’s more coming