a story about my vagina/period

[sulingsi.livejournal.com]

hi there... i have a story for you all.
i've been kinda shy about posting this, but i have convinced myself people might like to read it, so i have posted something i wrote online, a nonfiction piece i did for a course in college. it's about my mother, sort of, about about me, and about why i'm in medical school now to become a gynecologist. if you're bored, and on vacation from school, like i am, maybe you'd like to take a look. it's not really long. it was about 6 pages double spaced in Word, i think.

here's the link

crossposted to vaginapagina

Comments

[tyrsalvia.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting it, well written.

[--heartattack.livejournal.com]

my mother never explained mensturation or sex to me. the only thing i can recall is her showing me a stack of napkins in the bathroom cupboard and telling me that's where they were if i needed them or that's what i would use when i got my period... i can't remember.

there was never any "congratulations, you're a woman!" either.

The Flip Side of the Coin

[caliblackwolf.livejournal.com]

I read this and thought about how my mother outed me into the community of "womanhood" and thought that I might of enjoyed the finding out on my own. I was inducted into the rites of womanhood in a very crowded woman's bathroom of the orpheum theater in San Francisco. at which time my request for a pad was responded to with a very loud "my daughter is having her first period." then to my absolute embarrassment I got congratulated by the entire entourage of women that were waiting to use the facilities.
I would hope that i am going to be able to find a good balance between the method used by my mother and the one used by yours to gently usher my daughter (if I have one) into the rites of womanhood.

[ladieophilia.livejournal.com]

My first period was the day after I had eaten (and not thrown up) a full meal for the first time in over 2.5 years. I remember thinking, if this is what food is going to do to me then I am never going to eat again! Six months later of this, and I realized that food had nothing to do with it. I eventually delt with those demons, but I still have trouble eating after I get my period. Don't know if it is tummy related or psych related, but...

BTW Being a soon to be English teacher, I tend to read and edit along the way. You tend to over-use commas where full stops and semi-colons can be used. It you want help editing, I would be happy to oblige! I loved your story and thought that it had really good flow. I liked the abrupt change from intro to your first period. It reflected the abruptness of the situation and lent well to the story. I really enjoyed it. I look forward to other writings from yourself and others!