menstruation

Getting your period can be very uncomfortable for teen girls. For whatever reason, we are subtly taught to be ashamed of our monthly cycle and are encouraged to hide this very pertinent part of our lives. You might think the world has made some progress in terms of celebrating womanhood, but there are still people who try to convince young girls that their period is gross, and they need to learn how to 'control it'.

Every month, women get the pleasure of a visit from Aunt Flo. Well, unless they're pregnant, of course, which may or may not be a relief. And when she comes, she wreaks havoc on your hormones, your underwear, your bedsheets, and your wallet. From around 12 - 55, women everywhere have to deal with blood, cramps, emotional breakdowns, and more. Hopefully, these period memes will make you feel less alone in your bloody struggles every month. Now excuse me while I go and eat my whole body weight in snacks.

Oh, those pesky period symptoms. Come on, ladies, admit it, you also get those period poops, sore boobs, and the feeling like you want to eat everything in sight. If it makes you feel any better (it did for me), you're not alone. The women of Reddit shared their strangest 'I'm about to start my period' symptom, and you may very well find your symptoms in there. Alternatively, you'll be horrified at what other women go through; it can go either way.

Ladies, if there's one thing we can all relate to, it's when Aunt Flo pays us our monthly visit. And while our period is a necessary but beautiful evil, and we're grateful for it, yada yada, the pain, hormones, and bleeding that comes with it are things that, frankly, we could do without. Here are some hilarious period tweets that all women can relate to, which men will never understand. Because periods are a total b*tch... period.

We all judge other people; it's human nature. Everyone thinks they know best, although they rarely do. The subreddit r/AmItheA–hole is a great place to go if you're feeling judgy, because it's practically full of people questioning their culpability in various situations, looking for public approval. Look, if you have to ask the public if you're an a-hole, then the odds are that you probably are one. Like the dad who posted, asking, "AITA for expecting my daughter to do chores?"

At first glance, you might think, no, chores are an essential life skill for children to learn so that they learn responsibility, cleanliness, and how to keep their own house one day. But the father goes on to explain that she does the chores because he has to "spend extra on my daughter each month not only for her extracurriculars but for her monthly supplies, so it's my way of having her pay me back. She cleans the shared living spaces and bathrooms in our apartment and cooks four meals a week. My brother said I spend twice as much on my son's extracurriculars, and by my logic, he should have to do chores too. I explained he didn't because I feel his could help him get into college, but hers were just a hobby, in my opinion."

Yep, that's right, this madman's sexist double standards is period-shaming his daughter into doing the job of a housekeeper while her brother sits by and does nothing. All while he blatantly disregards his family's attempt to intervene when his daughter leaves home (not surprisingly). Scroll down for the comments left by other Redditors who lost it at this backward, lunatic of a man who does not deserve to be a parent.

There's really no reason men would know the little ins and outs of menstruation. They might get the general gist, but be lost with the specifics. BUT that didn't stop this unidentified guy from explaining the process and all its details to other women. As predicted, Women had a lot to say. 

Periods. There's no easy way to explain it, just a funny way. Here are the funniest posts from Tumblr and Twitter, courtesy of annoyed women around the globe (and BoredPanda).