Boooooooo! After 12 months of being 'hut-free' I'm back! :(

Was hoping to be one of those lucky ones who doesn't come in here until I stop breastfeeding but alas no. It hurts, it's depressing, and it happened while I was at my in-laws' house with nothing with me. F***ing typical.

*hands Lou the chocolate*

I wish we hadn't got rid of the bath in favour of a shower... :boohoo:

Oh no! You can come and use ours ReaperWoman - we're on our way out shopping later - I'll pick up some nice Lush bubble bar for you...

Just give me a few hours and I'm there.
I've got a really cosy blanket and a hot water bottle waiting for me at home, but I stupidly volunteered myself to be in college today. I forgot my Paracetamol too...

I'm moaning, and whining, and I don't care :p

If it helps, you can use my shower too. :D

So once again I have the day off with Boog and no child around and over the weekend the damn period starts. I swear it knows when I wanna spend quality time with Boog!!!!

/me pulls up a chair and gets comfortable. Water weight gain is the bane of my existance!

I got this in an email today :D

AN OPEN LETTER TO
MR. JAMES THATCHER,
BRAND MANAGER,
PROCTER & GAMBLE.

February 6, 2007


Dear Mr. Thatcher,

I have been a loyal user of your Always maxi pads for over 20 years, and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the LeakGuard Core(tm) or
Dri-Weave(tm) absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my panties.

Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from "the
curse"? I 'm guessing you haven't. Well, my "time of the month" is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call "an inbred hillbilly with knife skills." Isn't the human body amazing?

As brand manager in the feminine-hygiene division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers' monthly visits from Aunt Flo. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought G rey's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy! The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in capri pants. Which brings me to the reason for my letter.

Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: "Have a Happy Period."

Are you freakin' kidding me?

What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness-actual smiling, laughing happiness-is possible during a
menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable?
Well, did it, James? FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak girl,
there will never be anything "happy" about a day in which you have to jack < BR>yourself up on Motrin and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreens armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory. Pull your head out, man. If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like "Put Down the Hammer" or "Vehicular Manslaughter Is Wrong"? Or are you just picking on us?

Sir, please inform your accounting department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere.

Best,

Wendi Aarons
Austin, TX

Vehicular Manslaughter is wrong. :roflmao:

OMG That is soo true and so funny

Oh, that made me laugh out loud, Lil.

Am really suffering with being on the blob this month and that is just brilliant - made my day!

I think I'm experiencing PMS for the first time ever.

Usually, I get pains etc during my period, but I'm due on in about a week or so, and just want to rip heads off.....people, animals, inanimate objects...don't care.....just let me KILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

((Lou)) I totally sympathise - I get the worst PMS ever, headaches, being moody, irritable, feeling like I've got two nuclear warheads stuffed down my top instead of my boobs...the list goes on...

Chocolate, lavender baths and lots of cuddles usually helps...

Hope you're feeling better soon, pet

((hugs))
cavey
xx

Periods SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

Not having them can suck too :(