I may be strange but I actually mourned when I lost my menstrual cycle. It was a part of me that I knew since I was 13 ish? With all the transitions and changes in midlife (empty nest, marriage separation,parents passing on?) My cycle grounded me! I have worked on letting it all go but I still think of the youthfulness, femininity and the monthly surprise that my cycle gave me !
My mother told me about it when I was 10 and then I saw the “movie” at school the following year. I don’t recall either being presented in a negative way, however my girlfriends would refer to it as “the curse “. It was not something I looked forward to: the pads and sanitary belts (very uncomfortable) and cramps!
Yes. It’s a vulnerable balance between celebration and this intimacy. I tried to do that with my daughter. Maybe I did it the wrong way, but it didn’t work out.
I may be strange but I actually mourned when I lost my menstrual cycle. It was a part of me that I knew since I was 13 ish? With all the transitions and changes in midlife (empty nest, marriage separation,parents passing on?) My cycle grounded me! I have worked on letting it all go but I still think of the youthfulness, femininity and the monthly surprise that my cycle gave me !
Just sayin 🫶🏻
My mother told me about it when I was 10 and then I saw the “movie” at school the following year. I don’t recall either being presented in a negative way, however my girlfriends would refer to it as “the curse “. It was not something I looked forward to: the pads and sanitary belts (very uncomfortable) and cramps!
Yes I couldn’t wait to pack a mini pad in my purse 👛 as I was seeing the other girls in my class staring to do so ! Lol
Beautifully said✨💕
Yes. It’s a vulnerable balance between celebration and this intimacy. I tried to do that with my daughter. Maybe I did it the wrong way, but it didn’t work out.