Ill Every Month

I don't have many fond memories of middle school, but this is one of them. My history teacher always allowed students into her classroom at lunch time for tutoring, etc. This one day there was this kid doing a project for health class, and he said something along the lines of "I keep seeing references to PMS and I have no idea what it is..." And my teacher explained it very tastefully, which caused this boy to say, "Hmmm, I guess they call it pre-menstrual syndrome because Mad-Cow Disease was already taken." And my teacher screamed at him to get out. She didn't say anything hurtful, but finished "Don't come back in this classroom unless you're going to respect women!" I was so impressed, and I'm sure wherever that kid is, he remembers it.

I guess what I'd most want to impress on men is the idea that this is like getting sick once a month. How would they feel if they had to deal with a cold or stomach bug every 28 days? And since emotional roller coasters can accompany almost any part of your cycle, you can never really count on your mood.