Only good thing about the frikkin' menopause no more tampons etc.. Mind you the old memory goes a bit,I wander into a room,then forget why I'm there.I did postpone it with HRT,but I was on that for five years.I was showing early menopause at 44...I'm 54 now.

I think your period is quite a personal thing, and not something you should go around telling everyone about..maybe that's just me but I'd be kinda embarrassed if people knew I was on.

It might be natural, but so are erections, can you imagine if the Men went around telling everyone when they had one of them!

Mario not only tells, he wallops his tackle in their faces!   Monk Dave encourages him to flaunt his nakedness, but apparently doesn't like seeing breasticles through a wet shirt!  Hypocrite!   

Well, of course, erections can be a bit of a chore, too!

*** suddenly feels more sympathy for men ***

Interesting you mention that: although this may sound a bit "left field", Josie's continual references to her period has reminded me of Marcus and his "graveyard shift" last year. What Marcus was referring to is a common experience amonst male HMs, and he wasn't even the most frequent practitioner in BB10 (that was apparently Rodrigo, by quite a long way...) He just happened to be the only HM who drew attention to it. Same with Josie this year...

I still remember plummy Shell announcing to the house that she'd had a bit of a shuffle under the quilt

The way I was brought up was that young Ladies didn't talk about periods in mixed company, let alone broadcast it to the whole British public.

Ah well: for all her airs, Shell had a few things in common with our Mario. Remember "naked lawnmowing"?

Remember the box task in BB6 and Sam Hueston was err, enjoying herself,during it.The fools forget about their mics.

Me too, but it adds to the illusion that it's shamefull, IMO.

I'm not saying it needs to be in a crude way, but a bit of humour and openess about it, takes away what's left of its taboo status.

As for the point about Marcus, by Eugene, I have no problem with people talking openly about masterbation, but blokes like Marcus, and Jason before him, talk about it in an almost threatening way. Both of them made my skin crawl.

One of the best task ever, that and the electric shock task of BB9 were my 2 favourite tasks.

The other Sam did too, Scottish Sam.

and helps overcome the awkwardness of discussing it (when it has to be discussed - I am thinking of the dreaded mother daughter chat here!)

Yes Im pleased it can now be talked about, I would have like to have been able to tell my dad why I was being tetchy and weepy, but I think It needs to be done In a more sensitive manner, and not used as an excuse for bad behavior.

My aunt actually spluttered into her tea when the first ever Sanitary towel ad was aired,and fired off numerous complaints to the TV company etc.She was and still is a rigid Catholic.

I'm very open about talking about periods etc.Imagine years ago all those poor girl having them with no knowledge of what they were.Must have thought they were dying or summat.Saying that my niece who I  raised at aged 23 is a bit "lalalaa,don't talk about it!".Despite me talking about it.

They used to embarass me as a teenager when I was sat watch telly with the rest of my family (2 brothers and Dad)

I remember my oldest daughter being sent home from school not feeling well,so I thought It Is time I gave her "The talk", she let me go through the whole rigmarole which took some time, then she said I know all about It.   

oh god nooooo!

It was bad enough when I had to face him when I was pregnant... I felt like I had "I have had sex" tattooed on my forehead!

I hope she's evicted before next month's event. Period.

I often used my period to my advantage.  If Mum had already left for work when we had to get up for school my Dad used to knock on the bedroom door I shared with my sister,  If we wanted to skive off school that day we would just shout out "Period pains" and he would just leave us alone.

I I know that feeling, but I think its nice now days that young girls can go to there dads for a cuddle when they are feeling tetchy, and there is no embarrassment at all.

ha ha ha ha.

oh there is...  

like buttocks has just said about her dad....    my hubby runs for the hills at the first hint of "wimmins stuff"

    All the young dads I know now days seem quite liberated.

hahaha... not here they're not... 

though hubby did have to explain periods to my son -  it was when he came out of his sisters room (he shouldn't have been in there), he was about 6 I think...  wearing a sanitary towel on his foot saying "how come I don't get foot plasters for my feet?" 

My nieces don't like talking about periods with their Dad.  (They are both 13 and only recently started....when they visit their Dad they wont tell him if they are due, they simply raid my house for their supplies....I live just across the road from him)

I always talk about periods around men and like to tell them in great detail about them

I see it as revenge for their endless mind numbing boring football talk

lol.

I've met a few of them.  Most have yet to be defrocked.

Any excuse to post this:

Looking pretty in tonights show, period.

How frightfully American. 

Ahhh...pretty much like Rodrigo then?

Mr L goes to the shops for us all the time. He'll happily sawn round asda, box of tampax in his hand.  Having said that he always carries my handbag for me when I'm struggling

I make MrDitty buy them for me...  he HATES it!

Bizarre really... cos everyone knows they aren't for him.

hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa............