Comic Relief

[overdrive-xx.livejournal.com]

Joke I found in an email:

Two young boys walked into a pharmacy one day,
picked out a box of Tampax and proceeded to the checkout counter.

The man at the counter asked the older boy, "Son, how old are you?"
Eight", the boy replied. The man continued, "Do you know how these are
used?"

The boy replied, "Not exactly, but they aren't for me. They are for him.
He's my brother. He's four. We saw on TV that if you use these you would
be able to swim and ride a bike. He can't do either one.

Hopefully Helpful

[miss-francon.livejournal.com]

So I went to the doctor yesterday and I told her about my symptoms of horrible cramps, diarreha, vomiting, all on the first day only of my period. She said she could sympathize because she has the same thing. So she prescribed this drug that dissolves underneath your tongue (so you don't vomit it up, like I do with other pills when I try that), and the symptoms should go away. Plus, on the day BEFORE I know this is going to happen, I need to take a lot of Motrin she said. Like 4 pills 3x throughout the day. If this doesn't work for me, I'm going to try something else, or I can go on birth control she said.

I just wanted to tell you guys that because so many of us have been dealing with this. Go to your doctor, they can help! :)

question

[kaypoisson.livejournal.com]

there's almost no way to get pregnant if one has unprotected sex during their period, right?

total opinion question

[misstiff.livejournal.com]

Okay. This is a total opinion question, but I'm just not sure who else to propose the thought to.

I have just recently been reading the book "CUNT" (I'm currently half-way through..but had to stop reading it for a bit) and reading it has put alot of ideas in my head. (for anyone who hasn't read this book, it's all about being cunt-loving and stopping male-run companies from profiting off our bodies.) I currently own, use and love my Divacup, which makes me feel like I have taken a good step in the cunt-loving department. but I am on BC (for no real reasons other then personal choice. No extreme cramps, irregular periods, or sex.) and reading this book has made me rethink being in tune with my body, which BC can really prevent. Hmm, from what I have written it sounds like I have basically decided to go off my BC... but I am a bit worried, I have been on it for 2 years and I took one month off for kind of similar reasons and I ended up freaking out, not knowing when my period was going to show up or anything.

I guess I am just asking what you girls think. Are you really out of touch with your body if you are taking a hormone everyday? Does the good out weigh the bad? I have one week of placebo pills to decide wither to open the new pack or not. I know it's my decision... but just wondered what you guys thought. (Sorry about the length)