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Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Quote:
Originally posted by justme23
It's my dot. Like a "." (period)
We used to do something similar to that in 6th and 7th grade. You'd send your friends a note with a big . on it, so they'd know.
We thought the boys wouldn't know.
06/08/2012
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Quote:
Originally posted by freshbananas
I try not to give it too much power
Ah. I wish mine was ignorable. I'm usually miserable. This month, I've had a migraine for 5 days, since the day it started. The cramps only lasted 2 days though.

I also like to be reminded I'm a woman. Even with the discomfort. It's something notable to menstruate, I think. JMO.
06/08/2012
Contributor: xOhxSoxScandalousx xOhxSoxScandalousx
I say rag or time of the month
06/08/2012
Contributor: Megan Jean Megan Jean
That time of the month
06/08/2012
Contributor: Beck Beck
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
Ah. I wish mine was ignorable. I'm usually miserable. This month, I've had a migraine for 5 days, since the day it started. The cramps only lasted 2 days though.

I also like to be reminded I'm a woman. Even with the discomfort. ... more
UGH! I know this feeling too. I'm just finishing up day 5. I have a huge headache. It won't go away. And my stomach is so cramped I have IBS. Sorry if that is TMI! It's so miserable. And this is my period with birth control. It's worse without it.
06/08/2012
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Quote:
Originally posted by Beck
UGH! I know this feeling too. I'm just finishing up day 5. I have a huge headache. It won't go away. And my stomach is so cramped I have IBS. Sorry if that is TMI! It's so miserable. And this is my period with birth control. It's worse without it.
OMG, me too! Our cycles synched over the net!

I'm sorry you have a headache and a belly ache, too, though. I just popped a Vicodin and a pseudofed, AND a Fioracet. Yeah, it hurts....

Here's a Fioracet, honey;
06/08/2012
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
OMG, me too! Our cycles synched over the net! I'm sorry you have a headache and a belly ache, too, though. I just popped a Vicodin and a pseudofed, AND a Fioracet. Yeah, it hurts.... Here's a Fioracet, honey;
I'm synched in as well - the ladies of EF are closer than roommates, I tell you!
06/08/2012
Contributor: *Camoprincess* *Camoprincess*
My period is what I call it
06/08/2012
Contributor: Maximusx Maximusx
we call it the "monthly" lol simple
06/08/2012
Contributor: DDA DDA
I just say on my period. Never felt the need to call it something else
06/08/2012
Contributor: prttynink prttynink
I usually say "I'm bleeding/shedding"
06/09/2012
Contributor: voenne voenne
Well, I haven't had to refer to it in a long time since I've been period-less for two years, but I usually just refer to it as "that time of the month". In middle school my friends and I invented secret code for it by calling it "Tom" (Time Of Month). So we'd get away with saying, "Oh, yeah, Tom just showed up this morning." and "STUPID TOM. I HATE YOU."

This poll gave me ideas of other fun things to call it, though!
06/09/2012
Contributor: Lilith Bealove Lilith Bealove
"I'm on my period", "I'm having my period", if i'm in a situation where i can't talk about such private things "I'm having a visit from aunt flo or cousin dot." Sometime's i'll refer to it as "that time of the month." But I havent had one in over a year (YAY BREASTFEEDING!) But when I do start having it again I plan on calling it "blowjob week." =)
06/09/2012
Contributor: Gone (LD29) Gone (LD29)
In addition to saying I have my period, or I'm on my period, or it's that time of the month, I'll say that my friend just showed up or my friend is in town. Or, back when I used to use tampons, I'd say I that I was plugged. Or I'd say that I was corked. Or had a short fuse (the string). And all the ladies on another message board I used to be on always said TOM.
06/09/2012
Contributor: sexykiss sexykiss
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
We all seem to call it something different. "On" your period. "Having" your period. Riding the Crimson Wave. The Curse. The Blessing. What do you call it?

Choose more than one.
i say oh man i just started greatttt.
06/09/2012
Contributor: lukymami lukymami
We usually just say, "Have you started" or "I started" or we call it the devil.
06/09/2012
Contributor: - Kira - - Kira -
I usually say "on" my period or "having" my period. My husband says I'm "changing my oil" so now I've picked up on that as well.
06/09/2012
Contributor: Peggi Peggi
LOL ok this is the WEIRDEST way to word it EVER, but I always say "damn clams!" whenever I realize I am on my period.

This was invented when I was whining about "cramps" and I was on the phone with an ex, and he kept thinking I said I had "clams", we had a bad connection and I think I yelled "I said I have CRAMPS" about 5 times before realizing I was yelling IN THE STORE in front of people and just started bursting out laughing lol.

Ever since then, my cramps have been "clams", so I'll say something like "oh great the clams are back" or "damn clams!" Something along those lines, and hubby and most of my friends just know lol.
06/09/2012
Contributor: CRAZYSEXYONE CRAZYSEXYONE
monthly visitor or mt bitchy time...lol
06/09/2012
Contributor: Kitten has left the site Kitten has left the site
I actually joke about mine, and along with many of the ways to say it in your poll, I also call mine Katie.
When hubby comes home and it starts, I'll be like: Sorry babe, Katie arrived, she's staying for the week.
06/09/2012
Contributor: hot lil momma hot lil momma
Since my man refers to my period as being "on", I have been referring to it as "on" lol
06/10/2012
Contributor: Gracie Gracie
The secretary where I work calls it "down with the mullygrubs" has anyone else heard that one?
06/10/2012
Contributor: Breas Breas
I've never heard of the "I've got fleas" one. That's odd.
06/10/2012
Contributor: phoenixfiress phoenixfiress
Little red headed dwarf came to visit.
06/10/2012
Contributor: Mx.Nekora Mx.Nekora
the "Worst time of my life".
06/10/2012
Contributor: kizzl kizzl
Shark week, Week of the Black Panties, or Bad Time.
06/10/2012
Contributor: Noelle Noelle
Riding the Cotton Pony
06/10/2012
Contributor: LadyDarknezz LadyDarknezz
Damn, my mother and I pretty much made up our own things LOL. We call it:

P.O
Being Under Construction
and
Broken Floodgates

Don't ask...My mom and I are kinda weird.
06/11/2012
Contributor: AlianneCimorene AlianneCimorene
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
We all seem to call it something different. "On" your period. "Having" your period. Riding the Crimson Wave. The Curse. The Blessing. What do you call it?

Choose more than one.
I'm liable to yell 'THE PAAAAAIN' or start mangling pop culture quotes: "I'm cranky and pubescent today, and we all know why! I'm going to take it out on people i like."
06/11/2012
Contributor: thereisamelody thereisamelody
Shark Week, most definitely
06/11/2012