Here's something that irks me...

So, readers, picture this situation that goes down: You're with some of your friends and you start to talk about your upcoming period, noting that you can feel the dreaded cramps coming on. A guy passes by you and says, "Ew, gross! Nobody wants to hear about that!"

Pretty annoying, right? I mean, what is so gross about periods, anyway? They're perfectly normal and a part of human life.

Now, this is where I’d end this article because it is literally that simple. Except, according to most guys, it isn’t.

Periods are Mother Nature’s melodramatic way of saying, “Hey, you’re not pregnant! Have a nice rest of your month!” It comes with the deluxe package: cramps, blood clots, bloating, fatigue, strange cravings, and everyone’s favorite: blood. Men, you probably aren’t gonna like this description, but guess what? Too bad.

In the first two days, the blood comes out of the vag in buckets. The smell is unpleasant because it’s similar to copper and a fish market. And when you wear pads during this part of your period, get ready to change them frequently, because you’ll soon feel like you’re wearing a soggy diaper.

The following days are smooth sailing from this point; it’s pretty safe to start wearing regular tampons and pantiliners, and it doesn’t smell as bad. Once you wipe yourself and all traces of old blood is gone, you can rejoice, because the hardest five days or so of the month are over!

So guys, with menstruation being such a normal process of the female human body...why do y'all still get grossed out when we talk about it?

Period talk is literally no different than when you guys compare penis sizes. Yet, guys don't get shamed for talking about the size of their sausages as ladies do with period discussions. It just makes no sense.

Yes, periods are gross, and most of the time, we're wishing we didn't have them. But unfortunately, if you aren't on birth control, the only way to stop your period is to get pregnant. Lord knows I'm not trying to do that any time soon.

Also, how are we women going to talk about what we can do to control our period cramps or deal with the stupid symptoms if we don't talk about them openly and publicly?

Whether you want to call it “the red tide”, “the crimson wave”, or “the time of the month”, periods are here to say. Men, you’re going to hear us talking about it publicly. Don’t like it? Stop being such a penis and grow some balls.