the period project

rant eighty-eight: boys and understanding periods

kneeesha 

The misconceptions that guys have about periods continue to amaze me every single fucking day. Since starting high school only 2 weeks ago, you would not believe the shit I have heard.

In my PE class, we were swimming but I couldn't (because, ya know, the thing) so the teacher, in front of my class, asks "Lady stuff?". I nod my head and pray to all the lords I can think of that they aren't staring at me for longer than a second.

Then a boy who I've vaguely known since 6th grade says "Why aren't you swimming?". I reached the point of not giving a fuck where I answer his question straight up without hesitation saying "that time of the month" which kind of scared the people sitting near me but FUCK YOU BECAUSE IT'S TRUE.

He continued by asking me "so you'll be fine to swim tomorrow right?" and I say "Um no it just started for me, I have a long time to go." He seemed confused as fuck, like I was speaking to him in angry German (Note: I am not Hitler, even if I say NEIN a lot)

He says "Aren't periods only a day long?"

???? I PRAY TO FUCK EVERY NIGHT THAT IT IS, BUT IT IS INDEED NOT. THEY LAST AT LEAST 5 DAYS IF NOT LONGER BECAUSE MOTHER NATURE LIKES TO TORTURE US FOR AS LONG AS SHE CAN BEFORE SHE CLAIMS HER NEXT VICTIM.

Next day in Biology, my female teacher acts especially fed up with our shit. The fucker across from me decides to be clever by making a misinformed period joke. "Jeez, must be her end of the month."

Both me and the guy next to me ask him what in the name of fuck he means by that. Apparently, he thought all periods come at the END OF THE FUCKING MONTH EVERY SINGLE MONTH FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.

NEIN

THEY COME AT RANDOM AND INCONVENIENT TIMES WHERE BLEEDING IS REALLY A BITCH BECAUSE YOU DECIDED TO WEAR WHITE OR DECIDED TO GO TO THE BEACH BUT YOUR UTERUS IS LIKE "lol no"

The world will burn before boys know how periods work.