Should women get extra paid leave to cope with their periods?

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― RZW, Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

It seems like a reasonable idea - esp. for those women who have particularly severe discomfort - although I wonder how most women would feel about the idea of having the whole office keeping tabs on their menstrual cycle.

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

god yeah, how scrutinised would it be? i imagine this could cause a different kind of discomfort for some.

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Seems strange though to designate special extra days for period pain. If you're sick, you're sick, and you should take a sick day, whether it's because of bad period pain or a dose of the flu. What about people who get bad hayfever in summer, should they be designated extra hayfever sick days, etc., etc. It sort of strikes me as an identity politics move.

― RZW, Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

i want paid leave for whenever a storm's coming and the air pressure gives me a migraine.

― stockholm cindy's secret childhood (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

seems like a unique thing tho (albeit shared by millions, or at least thousands in the 'JESUS CHRIST THE PAIN! FUCK YOU ALL' stereotype way) that you can't really compare to allergies and whatnot. i figure it can only really apply to special cases and backed up with medical consultation/documentation of some sort.

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I Think just increasing the number of sick days would take care of this issue for everyone with a specialized medical condition (after all, not every woman has severe period discomfort and I used to work with a guy who could have used extra time off to deal with his eczema).

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

men should get to go into work 15 mins late so they can have the time to wank off their boners in the morning

(kidding)

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

OTM

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

"Hurting"

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Ken you might have something there. I'd probably be less distracted at work.

― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

If it's fair to reward women with extra time off to women because of their bodies, is it fair to penalize them for their bodies too?

I thought this had been settled already...

― mei (mei), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

"Congratulations, Jessie! Since your uterus is trying to shoot out of your ass, you get an extra day off!"

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

This is such BS.

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Sometimes I worry about your grasp of anatomy, Dan.

― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Hahahah I can't believe I just posted that.

Nice to see you brandishing yet another one of your well-reasoned arguments here, Calum.

― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't believe you just posted that, either!

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

It’s stupid because all these Dworkinists have said that women are the same as men and blah blah and they are not – and men are not the same as women and we should embrace that. So women, having been given their equal place in the work environment (which is correct, of course, because discrimination is bollox) now turn around and want different treatment after all so it seems you cannot win now.

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 10 February 2005 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Who the hell says that every woman wants this? It's no different than other special circumstances (migraines, whatever), because most women's periods aren't that unbearable. I do have a friend who gets debilitating cramps sometimes. There's another story I could tell about having to take the day off, but it's too gross to share in mixed company.

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Feminists have been a bit more nuanced than that, Calum. After all, is maternity leave 'special tratment'?

― Miles Finch, Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:09 (twenty-one years ago)

PAH ON UR BABY

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:09 (twenty-one years ago)

It’s stupid because all these Dworkinists have said that women are the same as men and blah blah

"Dworkin 9 'til 5
What a way to make a livin'"

― Angus Muldoon, Fife (Dada), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

It just seems to me that most folks want to have their cake and eat it nowadays.

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

and time off after to digest it....

― D.arraghmac, Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

"cake"

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

my friend works at a place selling computer games, almost everyone that works there is a 'geeky' guy. they have an (unofficial) policy of having a day off if someone pulls the night before. seriously. just thought i'd toss that into the discussion

i know it's pointless to try to use any sort of logic with calum, but just wanted to point out that there's tons of various schools of feminism, and assuming that the women's movement in general can be summarised by one woman is really quite silly. the 'sameness' feminists have as many arguments to support and descredit their theories as 'difference' feminists. but whatever. i'm sure i just think that because i only shag rich ugly men with big cocks. oops, i mean cars.

(several xposts)

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Equal but different. So it's about allowing women/disabled people/everyone the same OPPORTUNITIES to do their job as anyone else, and that may well mean different treatment. Ie. adapted IT equipment or maternity leave or whatever.

I don't think period leave is necessarily a vital thing though, can you trade it in for cash if you don't suffer with your periods?

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:15 (twenty-one years ago)

"Trade in your menses for CA$H!!!"

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

my friend works at a place selling computer games, almost everyone that works there is a 'geeky' guy. they have an (unofficial) policy of having a day off if someone pulls the night before.

Ha ha, you've got to be kidding. They must be suffering from work exhaustion by now.

― Angus Muldoon, Fife (Dada), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Periods shcmeriods. If more women put out to nice guys instead of squaddies and jocks then the world would be better. C.F. That Chris Rock stand up about how women like gits and it's true. Except my gf who made the right decision. Of course.

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

At my college there was a 'tampon levy' on the accommodation bill. Because tampons/sanitary towels [i can't remember if they provided both or what] are an extra expense for 50% of the population that should be shared by all. It wasn't uncontroversial, but in this case I don't think many girls took advantage of the scheme, it seemed a bit... I don't know, but it wasn't a hit.

― Miles Finch, Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

haha we had something similar like that at my old job!! I worked at a repossession company and we would get a bonus day off whenever we receive a letter of compliments from the debtors!

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Periods shcmeriods. If more women put out to nice guys instead of squaddies and jocks then the world would be better

c-man finds miracle cure to period pains!!

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

ooh that sounds peculiar when you read it out loud..

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

New C-Man - not only does he not feel your pain, he doesn't care about it either

― Angus Muldoon, Fife (Dada), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

That Chris Rock stand up about how women like gits and it's true. Except my gf who made the right decision. Of course.

So she left you?

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Assuming that she even existed that is?

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha ha (xpost)

Ha ha

― Angus Muldoon, Fife (Dada), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Except my gf who made the right decision. Of course.

ha, now my boss thinks i'm mental because that made me laugh at my computer and we're the only people on this floor...

(xpost, sean c OTM)

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

calum, try having a uterus. nobody's asking for an extra 12 days off so they can stay home and have wild "my vagina is bleeding" parties.

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

well, maybe i've generalized.

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

"Dworkinists" probably do

― Angus Muldoon, Fife (Dada), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd say no generally but occasionally yes in specific cases. I can't imagine anything worse than encouraging people to overstate their ailments but I know several people who have incapacitatingly bad days during their period where making them come to work would adversely affect their job satisfaction and possibly that of those around them.

wild "my vagina is bleeding" parties

This made me chortle.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

This thread is gold.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm going to be a bleeding vagina for halloween

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Prince Harry beat you to it last week

― Angus Muldoon, Fife (Dada), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I think this idea is a bit silly because why does it have to be a separate leave, it should just come under sick leave.

Coincidentally, my wife is at home with cramps right now. She's taken the day off sick. What's the problem with that??

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

No problem at all, obviously, unless yr wife is a "Dworkinist", in which case someone is likely to have a big problem w/it :-/

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

"Only Wimmin Bleed"

― Angus Muldoon, Fife (Dada), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

-- Miles Finch (poptha...) (webmail), February 10th, 2005 11:19 AM. (link)

this is bullshit.

― he does guitar with his mouth lmao mint (ex machina), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

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I don't have spare bras for giant boob per se, just that I avoid wearing certain bras (smaller, flimsier ones) when the twins are tender. I tend to go up maybe one cup size. I've gained weight, so I'm already loaded down with a DD set without the period. :(B That's my unhappy face with giant boobs because I'm on my period. It just started today (insert MBV joke).

― Melinda Mess-injure, Tuesday, 15 February 2005 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe women should get payed extra for bra expenses while they're at it?

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

That would be great, cuz I only buy nice bras. I demand a $100 a month stipend to buy Wacoals!

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

If my wife got giant boob syndrome, she would not be able to stand up straight while on her period.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

blood money

― bobby bedelia, Saturday, 21 April 2007 04:28 (nineteen years ago)

lolz

― HI DERE, Saturday, 21 April 2007 05:19 (nineteen years ago)

blood diamonds

― Curt1s Stephens, Saturday, 21 April 2007 05:27 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQcj3G2tuVI

― bobby bedelia, Saturday, 21 April 2007 05:46 (nineteen years ago)

if it flows
off she goes
if it should stop
back to work, chop chop

― gershy, Saturday, 21 April 2007 20:46 (nineteen years ago)

My host in South Korea was always telling my girlfriend and I how weak women were, and defending the way women are treated in South Korea (which is sort of like America in the 1950's). One of his points was that many women take time off every month in Seoul, because having a period is too much for them to bear. My girlfriend mentioned that having a period is not too difficult to cope with, and that women work through them all the time in the United States. Our host responded that maybe American women are stronger, but that Asian women are smaller and definitely too weak to work during the strongest parts of their period. When my girlfriend asked why Asian-born women in the United States manage to work through their periods without taking time off, he didn't have any answer.

Gan-bei!

― Z S, Saturday, 21 April 2007 22:12 (nineteen years ago)

In a women's health class that I took we had a discussion about how women deal with their periods. A handful of the women said that they chose birth control that completely stopped their periods. One woman hadn't had a period in 3 years.

I can't imagine why so many women just put up with menstruation when there is this option! Barring unwanted side effects from the pill, I am certain that if I were a woman I would go this route.

― Jesse, Sunday, 22 April 2007 16:19 (nineteen years ago)

I don't know what the (long term) side effects of this are, so I pick the monthly flow. ;-)

― nathalie, Sunday, 22 April 2007 16:25 (nineteen years ago)

Two words: menstrual sheds.

― Manalishi, Sunday, 22 April 2007 16:33 (nineteen years ago)

I prefer having a period to having my hormones artificially fucked with but I have little PMS for the most part, so I have it easy compared to some. (Okay, I do get cranky & cry a river, but not cramps or pain or etc.) And I like my cycles, I know what's happening at what times, and I know my feelings & responses are going to fluctuate; without that cycle there are no "lows", but there are also no "highs".

― Laurel, Sunday, 22 April 2007 16:40 (nineteen years ago)

Two words: menstrual sheds.

OK, I googled this and as best I can tell this refers to something like the red tent? A place where women are made to go during their cycle. If so, I don't understand why that is a reason to have a period.

― Jesse, Sunday, 22 April 2007 16:44 (nineteen years ago)

I take enough of an issue with other ways my body is a hassle without having a mess of blood every single month. Imagining having to deal with that for like 30-some years fills me with a feeling of desperation.

― Jesse, Sunday, 22 April 2007 16:49 (nineteen years ago)

Imagining having to deal with that for like 30-some years fills me with a feeling of desperation.

imagine having to choose between shaving every day or having a hairy face. i think i'd rather put up with 5 days of not-much-hassle every month.

― emsk, Sunday, 22 April 2007 23:10 (nineteen years ago)

I read somewhere that a famous writer or philosopher said that while women's menstruation is a hassle, men have an equal hassle in having to shave. Quoting this is a sure-fire way to piss off a couple of my female friends.

Who was the person who is credited with saying this?

― Jesse, Monday, 23 April 2007 03:09 (nineteen years ago)

like women don't have to shave!

― tokyo rosemary, Monday, 23 April 2007 03:32 (nineteen years ago)

no one has to shave
http://www.sikhnet.com/TheSikhs/images/Sikh%20Men.jpg

― gershy, Monday, 23 April 2007 03:39 (nineteen years ago)

dworkin in a coalmine

― webber, Monday, 23 April 2007 05:18 (nineteen years ago)

I only shave for the boys.

― Laurel, Monday, 23 April 2007 05:22 (nineteen years ago)

Anyway, Jesse, the blood is really the least of yr problems during your period (unless you have unusually heavy bleeding, in which case, well, you're unusual). Blood is easy, there are all these different products for containing it depending on your preferences, squick factor, etc, and you can get them in most public bathrooms for ten cents. Cramps, back pain, emotional swings, bloating, clumsiness, all the symptoms of PMS are a much greater annoyance for most people, I think.

― Laurel, Monday, 23 April 2007 05:27 (nineteen years ago)

like women don't have to shave!

not every day, and not your face! can't be arsed/don't have time? wear jeans. and i know no one *has* to shave, this is why i said shave or have a hairy face. because damn, i would *hate* a hairy face, but i have an annoying enough time just getting showered, teethbrushed, dressed, coffeed, bagpacked and ontime in the morning. if i had to spend another ten minutes or whatever shaving my face i think it would drive me insane.

― emsk, Monday, 23 April 2007 08:00 (nineteen years ago)

Plenty of guys don't bother every day either :/ THANK YOU STUBBLE RASH.

― Trayce, Monday, 23 April 2007 08:02 (nineteen years ago)

It?s stupid because all these Dworkinists have said that women are the same as men and blah blah and they are not ? and men are not the same as women and we should embrace that. So women, having been given their equal place in the work environment (which is correct, of course, because discrimination is bollox) now turn around and want different treatment after all so it seems you cannot win now.

This still makes me laugh...

― Ned Trifle II, Monday, 23 April 2007 08:28 (nineteen years ago)

haha I knew I should have put have in quotes.

― tokyo rosemary, Monday, 23 April 2007 12:15 (nineteen years ago)

Wow Trayce has had sex? Thanks for letting us know!

― JW, Monday, 23 April 2007 12:16 (nineteen years ago)

I think I would probably get written up/fired at work for having hairy armpits & legs.

― tokyo rosemary, Monday, 23 April 2007 12:19 (nineteen years ago)

Seriously? Unless the same standard applies to men, that is probably a violation of Title VII discrimination laws. If you live in the US, that is.

Anyway, Jesse, the blood is really the least of yr problems during your period (unless you have unusually heavy bleeding, in which case, well, you're unusual). Blood is easy, there are all these different products for containing it depending on your preferences, squick factor, etc, and you can get them in most public bathrooms for ten cents. Cramps, back pain, emotional swings, bloating, clumsiness, all the symptoms of PMS are a much greater annoyance for most people, I think.

Yeh, I don't know why I didn't mention the cramps, bloating, etc. but that only affirms what I was saying. I want my body to function silently, in the background, and any way I could make it do so more (through hormones or through electrolysis) the better.

― Jesse, Monday, 23 April 2007 13:30 (nineteen years ago)

WTF Jon?!

― Trayce, Monday, 23 April 2007 13:31 (nineteen years ago)

I want my body to function silently, in the background, and any way I could make it do so more (through hormones or through electrolysis) the better.

I totally don't understand this point of view! The thought of tinkering with perfectly benign bodily functions gives me the fear: not just the worry that it might cause something to go wrong, but the feeling that I'd end up totally out of touch with my own body. Can almost find the cycle reassuring, grounding, a way of telling that it's all ticking over all right. Of coure I can say this as one of the lucky ones whose periods aren't so bad (regular, only one day of nasty pain, manageable pms): I don't doubt using the pill to suppress periods is essential for women whose quality of life is severely affected.

― c sharp major, Monday, 23 April 2007 13:53 (nineteen years ago)

I also support Botoxing of the 'pits to prevent sweating. I could do away with pissing and shitting for sure. Shaving is annoying but at least it gives you a chance to do change your appearance through creative facial hair.

― Jesse, Monday, 23 April 2007 14:08 (nineteen years ago)

I also like having my period because I like knowing what's going on and also knowing that I'm not pregnant! I have an IUD of which there are two types, one that stops periods and one that makes them heavier. I chose the later because I've always had fairly manageable cycles to begin with. That said, most physicians agree that there is absolutely nothing wrong with supressing periods. Women bleed far more often now due to longer life expectancies and less time spent pregnant/breastfeeding so some think it's actually more "natural" for women to not have periods than to have them!

― ENBB, Monday, 23 April 2007 14:26 (nineteen years ago)

Ooh, next time I'm getting an IUD, I think. Did the doc give you any hassle about it? How was the insertion/cramping/etc?

― Laurel, Monday, 23 April 2007 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

When I approached my primary care doc about getting one he did give me hassle but when I met with the NP who handles birth control, she was very encouraging and pro IUD. There are alot of misinformed docs out there who still think IUDs = bad so you might have to shop around a bit as far as finding a practitioner. The insertion did hurt but was manageable. I took 800mg ibuprofen about a 1/2 beforehand and had a cervical anesthetic which I highly recommend and the whole thing was over within 5 mins from start to finish. I have the Paragard (http://www.paragard.com/paragard/custom.php?refer=ParaGard:%20TouchItNow)
which has increased my cramping a bit and I now get cramps a few days before my period starts which is new for me but nothing a few advil can't take care of. Overall, I love it. It cost me $30 because it was covered by my insurance and now I don't have to think about birth control for 10 years!

― ENBB, Monday, 23 April 2007 14:48 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, period is a love letter from utes saying, "THOU HAST NOt A BABY."

― Abbott, Monday, 23 April 2007 17:23 (nineteen years ago)

oh like you're surprised trayce

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Monday, 23 April 2007 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

DO MEN feel as pleased to know somehow after committing Onanism "I HAST NOT MADE ONE BABY NOR EVEN TWO," however displeased YHWH may be?

― Abbott, Monday, 23 April 2007 17:29 (nineteen years ago)

I find that question confusing but I think the answer is yes.

― nickalicious, Monday, 23 April 2007 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

You''re all like, "Oh thank god I did not spooj in a women and not having the babies all over again" & thing & stuff. Is a dumber explanation.

― Abbott, Monday, 23 April 2007 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

IUD's are good. I got pregnant with one, but I'm a statistical anomaly with regards to fertility. The insertion was very painful - especially since the first practitioner had never inserted one before, so called me and asked to take it out and have it inserted by someone with more experience.
I was on Depo-provera for two years, which stops your periods. (I took Depo because i am a statistical anomaly with regards to fertility - it was that or a hysterectomy to stop me getting pregnant at the drop of a hat). it was weird, and i have been off depo for about two years and still don't have regular periods. Just sayin' - that shit is intense!
Now I am being medically treated for what might be an early perio-menopause. Or just Depo still fucking with my cycle. noone knows.
if i wanted kids i would be the luckiest lady in the world. because i would have about 300 at this point.
I also have intense period cramps, but so infrequently that I'm never sure what the hell is going on...like, i think i have an ulcer. or that I'm having a miscarriage, although that should not be possible.
lady parts aren't all that much fun for me....
but i also don't want to give up any organs just to stop being pregnant!

― aimurchie, Monday, 23 April 2007 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

The insertion was very painful - especially since the first practitioner had never inserted one before, so called me and asked to take it out and have it inserted by someone with more experience.

Yeah, for anyone considering getting an IUD it's crucial to make sure the person has a lot of experience doing insertions. The woman I went to does over 200 a year.

― ENBB, Monday, 23 April 2007 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

Reminds me of a recent article in the FT

Why women should pay less tax

also here

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/04/why_women_shoul.html

― sadie, Monday, 23 April 2007 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

well, to divert the conversation away from taxes, I had bad menstrual cramps and a bloody snatch yesterday, and this was only two weeks after my regular period. Normally I am very consistent. I think this only happened because I was wearing light-colored linen with no underwear, but could it actually be because I'm dying?

― emilys., Tuesday, 24 April 2007 00:23 (nineteen years ago)

Probably not but it could be because you were ovulating!

― ENBB, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 01:51 (nineteen years ago)

Menopause rules.

― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 02:18 (nineteen years ago)

if i wanted kids i would be the luckiest lady in the world. because i would have about 300 at this point.

HAHAHA (a sad three ha's)---me tooooo. My family's just a series of fertile myrtles, which helps explain why I have over 80 cousins.

― Abbott, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 04:07 (nineteen years ago)

Are you going to have kids, Abbott? The world could use more Abbott's, in my humble opinion!
I am glad to know menopause rules! Perio- menopause is weird. (if that is, indeed, what I'm experiencing).
I couldn't read the whole tax thing. Subscribers only?
To answer the initial question - yes, women should get extra paid leave. I'm a woman, so of course I support extra paid anything that is specific to my gender! Women should get paid for being women, and get bonuses when they menstruate!
I demand $52,000.00 a year, right now. tax free.

― aimurchie, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 14:55 (nineteen years ago)

I don't have my periods but I would take extra days off. why not?

(I also look forward to menopause)

― Ms Misery, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 14:57 (nineteen years ago)

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