'One day, as I tried to disguise changing my tampon in a supermarket toilet with my two littlest children in the cubicle, I suddenly thought, ‘why am I trying to hide this?'| ✍️ Rowan Atkins
My four-year-old son looked at me apprehensively and then stared down at my sanitary towel.Until that moment, in his world, blood meant pain. As I explained how normal this kind of bleeding was and that it showed I don’t have a baby in my tummy, his relief was visible.
On holiday, I remember holding freshly purchased tampons at my side rather than in front as I would a carton of milk. I didn’t want to show fellow holiday makers that I was menstruating.Bleeding all the way through to the mattress, dripping on the carpet after a shower or working out what to do with a used pad when there’s no bin felt like revolting little issues that I should keep to myself.
Bringing the monthly lived experience of half the population into the open would surely improve understanding and empathy, lessening the shame that has hung around the ‘curse’ for so long.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
The Pale Blue Eye ending explainedThe Pale Blue Eye ending explained: Delving into that dark twist
続きを読む »
Quantum entanglement discovery could enable novel comms techQuantum entanglement discovery could enable futuristic comms tech, Nuclear physicists say
続きを読む »
The enduring anguish of being the royal 'spare'Why Harry isn't the first person to have the predicament of being the royal understudy.
続きを読む »
The ethics of smurfing'In all honesty, it was fun as hell smoking people who were new to the game.'
続きを読む »
Jessica Ennis-Hill: Runners surprised on The One ShowThe surprise, in Nottingham, took place on the show's One Big Thank You segment.
続きを読む »
Why 250 Million People Celebrate Christmas in JanuaryChristmas is still in full-swing for the 12% of Christians globally who are Orthodox and celebrate the holiday during the first week of January
続きを読む »