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Author Archives: Natasha Hanson
Kids Riddle: Book Frog
Why didn’t the frog have any books to read?
Period Poem: On The Day I Got My Period
On the day I got my period
I was crowned with daisies
and given a beautiful silver and golden dress
made out of the sun and the moon.
On the day I got my period
my family rejoiced.
My mother made high-pitched, joyful sounds.
My father bowed in reverence.
On the day I got my period
I was invited to seek wisdom from the
sky, water, earth and fire.
I was told this task would be my true initiation into womanhood.
On the day I got my period
I climbed to the top of a mountain
where I was challenge by the sky
to make my inner beauty as unforgettable as the view.
On the day I got my period
I rode the river’s untameable rapids on a wooden canoe
where I was challenged by the water, to travel with life’s flow.
On the day I got my period
my shoeless feet drummed wildly against the plains.
I ran and ran until I heard the earth challenge my heart
to remain grounded even when it was racing.
On the day I got my period
I sought wisdom from the fire, but I couldn’t find it.
As tears extinguished any hope I had of finishing my journey,
I heard the fire inside me speak,
challenging me to always keep it ignited.
On the day I got my period
my family gathered together for a feast.
The men hunted. The woman gathered
and prepared the most succulent of dishes.
On the day I got my period
my family danced to the tune of the trees,
moving to a universal rhythm
we all have known since before we were born.
On the day I got my period
I felt a oneness with all other creatures
knowing that we are all
daughters, mothers and grandmothers.
On the day I got my period
the elders recalled their own stories,
travelling back through their own
proud passages of womanhood
until the glowing embers turned grey.
On the day I got my period,
I snuggled under a warm blanket of moonlight
and dreamed of the long chain of goddesses,
who I was now a part of.
– Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Friend, Woman
If you enjoyed this period poem, read more from my book On The Day I Got My Period. It’s a collection of stories about first periods for young women who just got their first period.
Fun Kids Riddle: Mouse
Why was the mouse scared to go out in the storm?
Kids Riddle: Birthday
What goes up but never goes down?
Kids Riddle: Butter
Why did the boy throw butter out of the window?
Sneezing on your Period
When you sneeze, the air travels faster than most cars on the interstate. It takes a lot of muscles to make the sneeze move that fast… so what happens with your period? Does period blood leak out?
If you are bleeding heavily, yes it is possible for a small amount of blood to leak out during a sneeze, cough or hard laugh. The emphasis is on “small amount”. So don’t worry, ladies, it’s rare and it’s not like a waterfall suddenly erupts. You don’t have to hold in sneezes, stay home from your favorite party or avoid laughing at hilarious movies.
Most women rarely experience this and if they do, their pad or tampon almost always catches it.
You have lots of fluids that leave your body on a daily basis — but your bladder is strong and used to holding them in until the right time. However, your vagina is not used to that, so it is possible to be caught off guard with a big sneeze and heavy bleeding.
I have never experienced this first hand, so I have only heard about it from friends. (Maybe I’m not laughing hard enough?)
On the very rare chance that this does happen and it makes it past your pad, just wrap a sweater around your waist and excuse yourself to the restroom. You probably needed to stretch your legs anyway :)
Kids Riddle: Fly & Computer
Why was the fly afraid of the computer?
