Written by Audrey Obuobisa-Darko My mother never once used her real voice to talk to me about periods. It was always some whisper, sotto voce, a hollow sound laced with shame. She gave me a boiled egg in celebration though, if I remember correctly: “You’re a woman now!” The rest of my memories play back to me with a soundtrack of hushed voices. Hush, don’t talk about your period that loud. Hush, here’s your pad. Hush, hush, hush. Come to …
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By Billy Hani Periods are some of the most discussed things about women and people assigned female or intersex at birth. There are mixed feelings about it ranging from the painful cramps, the sight of blood, …
I hate my periods. Full stop. I just don’t get it. I wish I could be all earth mother’ish about the sustenance of life flowing out of my body but I just can’t. Periods suck. Big …