http://melialore.com/2009/08/your-first-period/ A four-way stop of feminism, parenthood, ego-stroking and self-serving wisdom... and semicolons. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:40:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://melialore.com/2009/08/your-first-period/comment-page-1/#comment-403 decalush Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:34:55 +0000 http://melialore.com/?p=787#comment-403 My daughter is a little young to start talking about *her* period just yet but we talk about mine frequently. My mother was thrilled when I got mine, but not for any decent reason--in her mind it was time for me to start getting myself a man. I don't want that for my daughter. I plan on being open and honest about the responsibilities that come with being a woman without instilling the shame that is common in our society. My daughter is a little young to start talking about *her* period just yet but we talk about mine frequently. My mother was thrilled when I got mine, but not for any decent reason–in her mind it was time for me to start getting myself a man. I don’t want that for my daughter. I plan on being open and honest about the responsibilities that come with being a woman without instilling the shame that is common in our society.

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]]> http://melialore.com/2009/08/your-first-period/comment-page-1/#comment-401 ram Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:41:55 +0000 http://melialore.com/?p=787#comment-401 Ohhhh. I watched the second clip and burst into tears the second I saw the girl come into the circle. I totally didn't expect to see that or to react that way, and it was amazing! I think my tears were a combination of how different it was when I started and how beautiful and natural it would be to celebrate that way. How much harder would bit be for a young girl to disrespect her body and give it away when she wasn't ready if she felt empowered and cherished that way? If she felt part of a group of warm, loving, and understanding women instead of being told to be silent or treated as if she were unclean, can we imagine how different her life might be. What a wonderful concept, and I will be looking for that for my girls:) Ohhhh. I watched the second clip and burst into tears the second I saw the girl come into the circle. I totally didn’t expect to see that or to react that way, and it was amazing! I think my tears were a combination of how different it was when I started and how beautiful and natural it would be to celebrate that way. How much harder would bit be for a young girl to disrespect her body and give it away when she wasn’t ready if she felt empowered and cherished that way? If she felt part of a group of warm, loving, and understanding women instead of being told to be silent or treated as if she were unclean, can we imagine how different her life might be. What a wonderful concept, and I will be looking for that for my girls:)

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