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The last sentence in this letter makes me ragey

mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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Dear Prudence,
About two or three times a year, I get crippling period pain where I can’t stand up or think straight. I’ve had to leave work early a few times and colleagues helped me out of the building. I tell them I have vertigo or I’m light-headed. Is it OK to be honest? I’m not ashamed, it’s more that I don’t want my male colleagues to be embarrassed.

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  • short+sassyshort+sassy member
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    Even my husband gets squeamish when I talk about my period.  MY HUSBAND, argh!  He at least recognizes his reaction is ridiculous and doesn't understand it himself.
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  • thefanciestbecklerthefanciestbeckler member
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    Why the heck is it embarrassing for an adult to tell another adult about a physical ailment that is causing debilitating pain? I don't understand it. If a guy gets kicked in the balls he is allowed to say something about it without people getting all weird. How is this any different?

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  • *Barbie**Barbie* member
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    I don't know why she needs to disclose the reason at all - "I'm feeling sick and need to go home." should be sufficient unless she's in a situation where an ambulance is needed. I don't know why she feels the need to disclose the reason (period or not) unless she feels that she needs to assure the coworkers that it's not something contagious. 

    If she's in bad enough pain that she needs an escort to her car, I'd be concerned about her ability to drive safely home. If anything I'd be offering to call her husband/roommate/whoever to pick her up, or i would drive her home myself. 

    If she feels really uncomforable saying something, maybe she needs to take it back to that old Prudie letter where the woman never used pads/tampons and used to bleed all over the office - as soon as everyone saw Jane Doe leaving red puddles in the conference room, they could be prepared to escort her to her car. 
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