Edit: *wholesome period support stories
That time of month is coming soon (wtf, why does pms exist? Anyway, I have a heating pad on :)) and I want to hear your wholesome stories of friends, family, and or partners supporting you on your period.
those stories always make me cry when I read them. So yeah.
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Slightly funny cute story:
I’m from the UK and the day that the queen died, my partner and I were watching on TV. I was on my period and suddenly was hit by mega cramps so I went into the bedroom to lie down. I started crying and my partner came in to comfort me. He was really sweet and gave me cuddles, but I got really confused when he started saying things like “she was really old and unwell, she’s probably happier now” and it turned out he thought I was crying about the queen 😂
Once he realised I was crying from cramps, he got me a hot water bottle and drove me to the shop so I could point out the things that he could buy me to help (he didn’t want to get the wrong things and had never bought my specific meds or sanitary products before) ❤️
Sorry about your rough period times! I hope you start feeling better soon ❤️
I was born intersex and didn’t know the full extent until late in life when a HRT misstep helped enough of my innards to fire up enough to bleed. I’d grown up, transitioned (nominally mtf in whatever uncommon way that was), and an old old friend who knew me pre transition helped with listening, talking, and advice. She told me she figured I’d never had a proper girlhood and friends at the time to share the inside-outs of it all. And gods did I ever cry at that. I wouldn’t have dealt half as well without her.
When I was a teenager I wasn’t as experienced in dealing with the insane levels of pain and cramps my period still brings to this day. I had a friend visiting from California who was a pothead at the time and she procured some weed. I had never tried it before and was lying in bed crying when she packed a bowl and insisted I give it a try. I’m not advocating for anyone to actually do this by the way, but the relief was absolute and almost immediate. Not only did the pain go away but I was so stoned I could barely lift my head off the pillow and I don’t think I’d have flinched if somebody had started sawing my legs off at that point. I always remember how caring she was, making sure I didn’t have a bad first experience and making me laugh.
My ex knew I got bad periods. The second time I slept over his house, he had pads and heating pad for me
Just today. Asked my partner to bring me milk chocolate with nuts when he goes shopping later. He called me two hours later because I normally only buy dark chocolate and he was worried. ❤️
I hardly had period issues (turns out I just didn’t have periods at all, yay pcos) so I never really needed support. But the first time I truly had one, it was after a failed fertility treatment.. And it came with vengeance. The fact that I was in pain that was so bad I could hardly walk, combined with the emotional trauma of not being pregnant, basically lead to a panic attack.
My husband took a day off, took me to a petting zoo (this was before the pain got so extreme, though this dude would’ve carried me if he had to), ran me a bath and while I was in it, ran to the supermarket to get me chocolate and a cute card.
The best part? This is his normal. We’re knee deep in our LO’s 4 month sleep regression and today he offered to work from home so I could nap. This guy, I swear. He should be where the bar is!