Second Topic of the year

Hello again,
First, I'd like to say that I hope everyone is starting 2014 off pain free. I can say that the pain this month was semi-effortless for me, but the bleeding wasn't. Gotta love endo. I created this blog because I have a lot to say about how I feel about living with endometriosis. Like all of you I didn't wish this on myself and I'm hear to share all of my experiences with you. I like how I am free to say what ever I want to online, and yet there are some things that are too taboo to say in public. Which leads me to the 2nd topic of the year, it may not be as endo related as my other posts, but it's necessary to talk about. One of my endo readers gave me a topic to address today. The topic is the way in which society views talking about menstruation. I think this is a great topic because sometimes people make you feel like you're gross or weird for talking about something that is absolutely natural. I remember being taught about menstruation in sex education and everyone would laugh and get so embarrassed. I was also one of those people, but then when I went to high school I felt more secure with myself and it didn't bother me anymore. Also, by then all the girls had their periods. Although all the girls were going through the same things with me I was the only girl in my school who was the one screaming her head off because of cramping. (I'll leave that story for next time) The only people who were still embarrassed in high school about menstruation were the boys…
 Even though sexism between men and women has evolved, I still think that some men think menstruation is something that makes women weaker. I won't make this out to be a man vs woman feminism speech but in my opinion if a woman is acting like b*tch (excuse my French) one day then "she's on her period. Let me give you all a quick story. I was taking a science course when I was in college which had a lab. In the lab, I had an annoying partner who was always hovering over me (in my personal space), talking about how smart he was and he was always double checking my answers (even though they were right). Finally, I just got so irritated that I started ignoring him. So he told one of his friends "I think she's on her period". I over heard him and said, no I'm not on my period, I'm just allergic to rude people lol. I hear about professional women not getting promoted because they want a family or have a family, and honestly that goes wayyyyy beyond menstruation prejudice. I'm not saying that women can do everything a man can do or that women are super heroes and can juggle everything, but we shouldn't be seen as lepers either just because we bleed once a month.
Lets get back to the topic, I think that the reasons behind society's issue with menstruation is deep rooted from way back in ancient times. Ughhhhh more history I know…. I know that Cherokee Native Americans would put women in huts when they started their periods because they thought that they had  powers. In ancient Egypt, menstrual blood was used in different medicines, and they even invented tampons from soft papyrus. In Britain in the 1800's period blood was thought to spoil food so women weren't allowed to work in food packaging factories when they were on their periods. Talking about periods is very natural and I don't see anything wrong with it, it's all about how you view the subject. If you see menstruation as something that's gross and dirty well just remember that about 50% of the population goes through it every single month. It's natural and shouldn't be taboo. Look for my video tomorrow on youtube. I would like to know what you think about my blog and if you have any topics. You can e-mail me at annie.knight18@gmail.com
Can't wait to hear from you xxxxxx Yellow Hugs xxxxxxx