It was a beautiful day even if the wind roared and it was so blustery that it didn't seem like Spring was to arrive in ten days. Made sure I wrapped up warm and dreamed of wearing a pretty dress, no tights, sandals, loose hair and not a care in the world. The year is promising to be a good one and it just might make my day dreams come true. Today as I perused the internet I came across the article about Meghan Markle having recently penned a piece (an empowering) letter about periods and how it is a taboo subject , after recently visiting India! Well, I just had a few views , on that topic .Periods anywhere is not freely spoken about. Try asking your dad or brother to go down to the shops and get you some pads! By penning that letter she was sure to get a lot of notice (not that she needs any. Dating Harry has made her famous enough!) Yes, everyone can feel very sympathetic about the conditions of these slum dwellers and the unfortunate in India, but tell me where in that empowering letter does she give any solutions to solving their immediate problems? These problems have been there for as long as I know, and all people do is talk about it. If she doesn't help contribute financially toward these slum dwellers it's a fact they will continue to use rags instead of pads.
It's far-fetched to suggest in the letter that the girls don't attend school anymore because of their periods. It's more likely that the culture doesn't want them to educate themselves further and perhaps want to marry them off on reaching maturity. After all, periods never ever stopped female laborers in India. Yes, women help at building sites carrying bricks on their heads and working with the mixing of sand and cement. There is a lot more complex things going on then Ms. Markle's article suggests. That's my take on the period situation. Was it only about seven to ten years ago that they actually developed and manufactured pads for night time use which is extra long so there's no leakage at night? I don't think it's been on the market longer. So periods need to be spoken about more often here in the West as well! Yes, we also get crippling pains with periods and PMS. It's very real. It does improve as you get older but all those men looking out for young women, make sure you can also deal with all their moods and erratic behavior. Last of all, period sex. Yes, that's great Ms. Markle. We are not embarrassed to say it. Yes, talk about periods all over the world. Don't start with third world countries.
Have an awesome day and keep smiling.
Love & Peace.
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