I’m not sure I actually want to be Prime Minister, but if I ever set my mind to it I would like to think that it would actually be a possibility and that the only things stopping me would be my level of interest and the fact that I have no real understanding of party politics, both of which I can affect and change. It is however a fact that there has only ever been one female Prime Minister in Canada and she was not elected, but rather she became head of her party after the Prime Minister stepped down. It is also a fact that there are very few female CEOs or women in high ranking, high influence positions. Until women are seen as being completely equal and just as intelligent and clever and strong and savvy and brave and all of the other positive attributes that we bestow on men then we need to show the world that we are every bit as good as men and in fact ten times better just to be on a level playing field.
So for the love of god could we please keep the whining about our periods to a minimum.
No one is going to let me have the launch codes and the super duper secret passwords if they fear that I’m going to go rangy every new moon. I very rarely talk about my period. I don’t give it funny names, I don’t gripe about it to anyone, but the most intimate of friends and I don’t buy into the notion that PMS gives me an excuse to be a complete and utter bitch. In fact I don’t acknowledge PMS. Yes, there are days of the month when I feel more irritable, and more prone to crying when something is sad, but I go to work and I go about my day and I keep myself in check. If someone says something to me and my first reaction is to become upset or get annoyed, I remind myself that the issue could very well be my current interpretation of what they are saying and I try to imagine what my response would be on any given day when I’m at my best and I behave accordingly. I have seen women behave very badly and blame it on their “female troubles” and it just puts my teeth on edge.
A side effect of obesity can be irregular periods. My doctor explained that we have more estrogen in our systems which can mimic being on the pill or being pregnant and so cycles stop or become irregular. There are also women of all shapes and sizes who deal with very painful or overwhelming cycles or who may become physically ill each month, and I can fully understand that they may want to vent about their issues in the same way a person with illness wants to vent about their pain or discomfort.
But for the rest of us, and I realize that this may not be the most popular of opinions, I ask that you please tone it down until everyone knows that the average woman can do anything that the average man can do.
– the Goddess
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