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Hekate

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13. Yes. Cruel in the extreme.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 26, 2023, 04:31 PM

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After a 1935 tragedy, a priest vowed to teach kids about menstruation [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2023 OP

That attempt in Florida to restrict teaching about a basic bodily function MineralMan Mar 2023 #1

Ignorance is bliss - for those that hold power. erronis Mar 2023 #10

Yes. Cruel in the extreme. Hekate Mar 2023 #13

Yup. Exactly. MineralMan Mar 2023 #18

K&R. Bookmarked. nt Ilsa Mar 2023 #2

What an amazing man. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2023 #3

yes. a saint BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2023 #15

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2023 #4

It did not lead to suicide, obviously, but I too was Backseat Driver Mar 2023 #5

That's awful! I'm sorry you had to be subjected to that. pnwmom Mar 2023 #7

I was one of those 6th graders...I knew enough to Backseat Driver Mar 2023 #8

I got my first one when I was 10, in 5th grade, and on a school field trip. meadowlander Mar 2023 #28

Thank goodness you were wearing dark pants that day! That situation could have been so pnwmom Mar 2023 #29

In 7th grade, a good friend of mine wore a white skirt to school. CrispyQ Mar 2023 #33

Oh, yes, I remember trying to dispose of those sanitary napkins when I was 12. CTyankee Mar 2023 #9

Remember the Kotex dispensers in the restroom at school? Marthe48 Mar 2023 #11

I had never been told about menstruation by my mother, but I had some sort japple Mar 2023 #12

Thank you Delphinus Mar 2023 #6

Since we're talking about it Marthe48 Mar 2023 #14

my late mom was blacklisted 40s 50s as she took the first sex ed class AllaN01Bear Mar 2023 #16

I always felt sorry for girls dealing with periods. Haggard Celine Mar 2023 #17

Another Mom story chowmama Mar 2023 #19

As a 10 year old boy, I was curious about everything. MineralMan Mar 2023 #22

I love this story! Unwind Your Mind Mar 2023 #30

and now for something completely different... Ligyron Mar 2023 #20

The RW has become Christo-fascists. Election deniers, book banners/burners, anti-women rights, vote Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #21

My mother thought she was dying when it happened to her Warpy Mar 2023 #23

Kudos to your mother! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #25

She got threatening phone calls for it in the 50s Warpy Mar 2023 #31

Thank God my wife and I talked to our daughter about periods before she had hers NickB79 Mar 2023 #24

Ugh, these poor girls. róisín_dubh Mar 2023 #26

My father was a doctor pfitz59 Mar 2023 #27

One of my favorite moments in golf... appmanga Mar 2023 #32

Thankfully, I had parents who gave me books with accurate info Withywindle Mar 2023 #34