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From: features@ihuxf.UUCP (M.A. Zeszutko)
Newsgroups: net.women.only
Subject: Re: celebration
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Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 17:15:11 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 10 17:15:11 1984
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Ginger,
	What a beautiful way to celebrate being a woman!
	I've heard it rumored among the multiparous women of my
neighborhood that one's period was The Blessing, *not* The
Curse.
	And either way, it's a lot better than what my father
used to do:  he would ask, "Are you `sick'?"  How could I be
"sick" when what was happening showed that I was healthy?
	I think how a woman approaches her menstruation reflects
her feelings about her self, her body, and her role in society.
Why should we go skulking about furtively?  Men are so mystified
by the whole process...bet they wouldn't be able to tell whether
or not I am menstruating at any given time.  
	Being a human being is something to celebrate, and I think
that those of us born female can celebrate our femaleness, enjoy our
individuality, and have loving relationships with males, all at
the same time.
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