but i thought it was kindof funny

earlier today after no.2 i went to wipe and saw blood everywhere. i started to seriously freak out because i thought i was bleeding profusly from the anus or something...

until i realised it was just my period, HAHA.

i didn't mean to gross anyone out, haha, sorry, but it just shows how much i ignore my period (or "monthly red death" as someone on here put it). every time my period ends it's like i believe it's the last one, like it's going to run away and never come back. i just completely ignore it, it's like i choose to believe it doesn't exist. because i don't want it to, i'm not a woman and so i shouldn't have it.

i guess i feel like if i start keeping track of it, i'll be more like a woman, or something. i'm just stubborn about it. i guess i just wanted to know if anyone else has this attitude, or if i'm just ridiculously spiteful, to my own inconvenience :\

that is gross, but funny too.

I don't keep track of 'em either. It's rather unmanly to have a "period calender" or whatever bull they use.

Must've been a bit of a relief (Not going to the ER is cause for celebration I think.)

SilverFang

Yes, it's totally disgusting.

Not, however, as disgusting as the thought that women actually keep track of their periods. Only reason I can imagine to do that would be if you were trying to get pregnant. Otherwise... get a life!

SD

They keep track so they aren't left unprepared for when it should start each month *shrugs* sounds pretty logical... I was just too lazy to do it lol also if something is going wrong down there, period irregularity is usually a sign.

Never kept track of my periods. I don't even remember what month the last time I had one was...

We also do it because if there's an interruption in the normal schedule, we can detect it and pay attention to make sure it isn't a disease or cancer behind the irregularity.  If I didn't keep track I wouldn't know when to expect it or when to worry that it was late.  Or when to bring it to a doctor's attention.

Eeuurgh, the idea just gives me the shakes.
I don't think I'd be able to keep track of a menstrual cycle, no less accept that it exists.  I'm not squeamish by any means, but that is just crossing the line for me.

In any case, I am just as surprised as you are when it happens.  And thoroughly disgusted with myself.

Would also like to point out that from the beginning, mine have never been regular.  Even years later, I'll still miss a month, regularly.  I think my body knows something's off.

Yeah, I did that too--refused to keep track of things.  I didn't want to give more thought to what was going on than necessary.  As for being caught unawares by not keeping track--it didn't matter.  I didn't have to mark a calendar to know that things were completely irregular anyways.