02/03/2026
So l TOLD MY DAD ONE DAY PERIOD FEELS LIKE PREGNANCY, HE FROZE 😅
It was the second day of my period.
You know that day, when your body is doing press-up and plank jacks inside, when food is your enemy, when wish you could exchange genders😂
I was lying on my bed, weak and nauseous.
My dad strolled into my room and just peered at me like he usually does. His eyes literally asked the question:
“What’s wrong?”
I just said:
“Daddy, I feel like I want to throw up.”
He paused.
Then asked, very seriously in igbo:
“Does me**es make somebody vomit?”
I said:
“Yes na.”
Before I could even finish, my junior sisters joined:
“It’s like when a woman is pregnant o!”
Omo.
The way my father froze, like system error😂 He just went quiet. Next thing, he said:
“Go and bring bucket for her. Just in case.”
With full concern.
That was when I knew: This man was scared. 😅
Another time, cramps was dealing with me.
You know those cramps that make you question your existence.
I told him on the phone:
"Daddy, please get me Piroxicam on your way back.”
And he did. No argument. No “manage it”. Just fatherly care. 🥹
That’s when it hit me:
Most men don’t really understand what menstruation does to a woman’s body.
Not because they’re wicked, but because nobody taught them.
Most times we focus on teaching the female child and forget the male child
So let me enlighten the male child today:
During menstruation, a woman can experience:
✔️ Severe cramps
✔️ Nausea and vomiting
✔️ Headache
✔️ Back pain
✔️ Weakness
✔️ Mood swings
✔️ Dizziness
✔️ Loss of appetite
✔️ Body pain
It’s not drama. It’s hormones + uterine contractions + pain.
Real prostaglandin pain!
And it's really similar to a pregnant woman's symptoms, at least her first trimester's.
So bros, if a woman says:
“I’m on my period.”
And she’s crying, irritable, tired, not smiling.
Please, relax.
Don’t say:
❌ “You’re too dramatic”
❌ “You’re always complaining”
❌ “It’s just period”
Don't do that. It’s not “just” anything.
And yes, sometimes we overdo it small, just for attention 😅
We admit.
But most times? We’re just surviving, removing pints of clean blood every month for 5-7 days.
Shoutout to fathers, brothers, and men who try to understand. 💙
Empathy is attractive, ignorance is not.
Learn. Ask. Care. It concerns you more than you think. 🫶🏽
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