Thanks! And, true - menstruation has been used to discriminate against women probably since the beginning of time. Not just blood loss, but also because we apparently are at the complete mercy of our hormonal mood swings and cannot control ourselves against the "crazy." That's why we haven't had a female president yet…

No, it's not that surprising at all, as menstrual blood is just the shedding of the uterine lining and doesn't come directly from the bloodstream (though, believe me, I know it feels that way sometimes...).

Agreed. Chronic Panic Disorder is a bitch. Now, where did I leave my Xanax...?

No problem. I have 3 boys (ages 10, 16, and almost 20). I'm already slightly traumatized, anyway. ;-)

I wasn't familiar with the term "FUPA," so I Googled it. And now, because Of COURSE they're going to use the most extreme examples they can dredge up from the depths of the murky binary sea that is the internet (and I didn't even search images - they were just there, on the page, with the definitions), I really,…

This makes me think of Bridget Jones' Diary. Except she wore them on purpose because she knew that by wearing them, it would exponentially increase the odds of her getting lucky.

"I don't think they're meant for my body."

This whole "gain an hour/lose an hour thing is particularly frustrating when you have young children who go by their circadian rhythm rather than what time it is. Takes weeks for them to get used to the change.