Why I love having my period
I’m lying. Who in their right mind enjoys their
uncontrollable bleeding vagina every month? Not me, and not any other sane
woman I know.
Let’s talk about the monthly bleeding that makes me want to
rip my uterus out and burn it.
The ‘novelty’ of having your first ever period when you’re
just hitting puberty soon wears away after discovering the traumas of never
being able to own any non-stained pants ever again.
“Being a woman is great” they say. “You can give life, grow
a human being inside you!” Yes, that may be amazing (for some) but the consequences
that come with the ‘privilege’ are not.
Periods are, unfortunately, a part of womanhood that almost
every female must suffer, and trust me…it will become the bane of your life.
The
bloated-ness, hunger, angriness, fatigue, mood swings, stomach cramps and all
the other benefits of menstruating don’t exactly make me feel privileged to be
a woman.
Firstly, the expense is shocking. With an average price of
£3.50 for a pack of tampons, I feel like crying every time I hand my money over
to the cashier at boots. Why is something that causes me so much pain so
expensive? Having sanitary products is not a luxury, it’s a necessity, yet we
spend over £18,000 on having periods in our lifetime. It’s a joke.
And it’s not as if periods are just a day event, something
that will pass. They last a week. Every month. That’s ¼ of our lives spent bleeding
uncontrollably. The joys.
And cramps! I had never experienced such bad stomach ache until
my first period. And I know I’m not the only one; 91% of women in the UK have
needed to purchase pain relief medication to help ease period cramps. It’s the
gift that’s keep on giving.
Menstrual cups, sponges, period panties (I like how they attempt
to market them as ‘cute’), you name it, I’ve tried it. But nothing seems to
make my time of the month any less traumatic than the last.
Nothing is easy about having a period. Nothing is cheap
about having a period. And nothing is fair about having a period.
Being a woman is hard enough already. Having periods is just the icing
on top the cake.
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