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By Susana

So ladies I had literally THE hardest time finding a topic that I thought would be interesting to talk about, well one thing held me back from concentrating which was my migraine that I had. I was thinking, “Hmm, why don’t I choose a topic that us girls all experience,” and that’s when it hit me…..*light bulb goes off* I was going through it at this exact moment so why not pick the big topic that is ‘The Menstrual Cycle.’

Now, we all go through it at some point in our life. Some get it earlier than others, others get it late. I got mine at the tender age of 11 years old, now I’m not going to delve in my story of how it was for me *whispers* (It was terrifying) BUT nonetheless, I went through it at such a young age it had me – in a way- grow up. Now we all have to go through the cramps, bloating, headaches…or in my case, migraines. We also experience exhaustion (fatigue), and our emotions are all riled up into this huge disaster. Some of us have the pain or any of the said side effects worse than others but still we all have to go through it, I guess that’s part of being a woman *shrugs* but still we do have to go through it at some point in our life.

Now, as I was thinking of all of this and getting the idea to write about this topic, I was thinking how unbearable painful cramps are. We went to the Space Needle this past Wednesday (which will be next week’s topic) and it was my first day of my cycle – I thankfully got it before we went. I took Midol which is supposed to work, but after 2 hours my pain was too hard to actually take that I started crying. My mom however thought it was hilarious, I’ve experienced the horrible cramps, but never this bad and I wasn’t sure why.

The whole point I was trying to make, and I’ll cut it short now, was…..have you had your pain so badly that you wanted to cry (or did eventually cry?), have you ever fainted from the pain? How old were you when you first started? Do you have a story that comes with it, without being mushy? Now, you don’t have to answer any of these questions, just my daily question/questions of the week. Remember I don’t want you answering if you don’t want to, this is just a fun way for every girl on here to bond with everyone .

Post away, my pretties!