It's the time of the month-the first day to be exact. The day I usually spend in bed. No pillow. Just plain hard mattress to support my back. MY lower back is like a bitch now. Annoying. lol. Cramp ahhh a usual thing that happens on the first day. Have you ever experience this when you on your menses/on the rag? It's now feel like someone squeezing, pinching, thumping on my lower back. F$%^&king aching. I try to get some sleep but I cant. So here I am, with few pillows supporting my back, sitting, checking the blogs and updating mine.
Amazingly when Im on my first day,I wont feel hungry cuz tummy rasa macam penuh sangat.
But I guess, what I'm experiencing now is not that bad compared to the ones who passed out due to the excruciating menstrual pain.
Yeah met a few including my cousin.
That's it for now. Lower back giving signal to stop and lay down.
What is a a RaG? And why is the 'a' small?
ReplyDeleteWhat's in a Name?
ReplyDeleteThere are lots of different names for your bleeding time. Doctors like to use scientific names and so they call it “menstruation” or “menses,” terms that come from the Latin word menses which means “month.” Some moms and grandmas think it's polite to say “that time of the month,” “your monthlies,” or “your time.” There are also mystical names that celebrate your natural cycle: “moon time” is the most common, but some people also call their bleeding “moon flowers” or “red rose.”
There are angry names too, like “the curse,” for those days when you aren't happy about menstruating. People who don't appreciate the importance of menstruation have called it a curse as if it's a bad spell or something horrible. Certainly there are times when menstruation seems to get in the way, but more often it's a blessing: a sign of good health, maturity and being a woman.
Another name, “on the rag” (“OTR”), describes what women used in the past to catch their blood. Before cotton pads could be bought in stores, women wore cloth rags that they washed and reused every month. Today some people still say that they are “on the rag.”
Both names – “on the rag” and “the curse” – are sometimes used as put-downs when a woman is moody, angry or assertive by people who have the confused idea that menstruation makes women go crazy. These people think women should always be sweet, quiet and meek. When a woman doesn't act the way they think she should, they believe something is wrong with her and place the blame on her periods.
There are also many names for menstruation that can be fun and friendly: “Aunt Flo,” “Aunt from Red Bay,” “the little man” and “my friend” are all “visitors” that come to call every month.
And finally there's the most common term – “period.” This name can fit almost any mood. It refers to a cycle that repeats over and over again like class periods in a school, or it can mean the end of a cycle, just like the period at the end of this sentence means that the sentence is finished.
If you're not happy with any of these names for your bleeding time, be creative and come up with one of your own! Share this new name with your friends or keep it as a special secret.