But this time, I wanted to clarify my doubts. This is not the first time I’ve seen women being restricted to enter temples or holy sites based on a normal bodily function. At the venue, the “educated”priest wanted to confirm whether any woman was menstruating as that would make her unable to sit down with everyone else. Consider it a blessing in disguise.”Ī few weeks ago, I attended a small puja for a close family member. Today, I don’t hesitate to enter any holy place and convince my superstitious grandma by suggesting - “Dadi, the only way you will get great-grandchildren is if I keep menstruating regularly. Growing up, I was forbidden from coming near the home puja (prayer) room during my period. When the bleeding stopped several days later thanks to mother nature, I realized what it means to have a second life.
I had made preparations to pass away peacefully in my bed, until my mother flatly remarked, “This is normal for girls. Speaking from personal experience, I thought I was going to die when I got my first period. To such remarks, we naturally respond as follows:Īs you can see, the easiest thing to suggest our menstrual woes would be to say, “Holy shit! I’m bleeding!” This is followed by a Hi-five and a celebratory chest bump. Ignoramus Male #2: “Must that time of the month again.”
Look at this man’s brilliant understanding of the complicated process of menstruation.Īvoiding generalization, some men may attribute the changes in temperament of their female counterparts to the use of the aforementioned lingo.įemale Boss: “Where are the XYZ reports I asked you to complete yesterday?” As for men, they are naturally inexperienced in this men-struating department, however, they grow up to learn some facts about our monthly cycles from school and by interacting with the opposite sex. Women are quite guilty of using this on each other. If anything, t he actual use of the “period” should be reserved for menopause. Then, it transforms into a full-fledged exclamation mark! And finally, it tapers off into a comma, so as to pause till the following month of mayhem. Our menses actually start off as a question mark because they are hardly ever on time.
This is clearly an incorrect use of punctuation. Yep, sobbing and mood swings are nothing out of the ordinary.Įven Lil Wayne’s insightful rapping sheds light on the fact that a woman’s body temperature rises slightly before the onset of her menses (at the time of ovulation), and then drops back to normal. I know the man isn’t talking about menstruation but if you pay close attention to his lyrics, there are some subtle hints.
Jay Sean’s hit single captures the first clue. Why? Because inclusion matters! The dolls can be found online at Target and cost $45.95, made by Miniland Educational.As our English discourse continues to evolve with unpleasant additions of words like ‘selfie’ and ‘twerking’, we have also adopted a few words as a euphemism for other less pleasant experiences- for example, the routine of a woman’s menstrual cycle.įor your benefit, I’ve provided some plausible insight in the origins of top 3 commonly used terms. This giant move towards inclusivity in our world is the gift we've all been waiting for. Truly, that is what we all want for our child, to be included and to feel loved.Īccording to the CDC, about one in every 700 babies are born with Down Syndrome in the United States. However, now having the option excites us and really makes our loved ones with Down Syndrome feel included. She loves to play with any baby doll because any baby is cute to play with. Bella is no longer a baby, in fact she turns thirteen this Friday but no matter what, she's always going to be my baby girl!įor the past almost 13 years, there's never been dolls that look similar to my baby with Down Syndrome, and to be honest, Bella didn't care. She's my first born child and Bella has Down Syndrome. I am so happy to see that Target is selling baby dolls that have Down Syndrome characteristics! I talk about my daughter Bella all the time on the Ellen K Morning Show.
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