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From: saquigley@watmath.UUCP (Sophie Quigley)
Newsgroups: net.women.only
Subject: Re: celebration
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Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 13:33:30 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 12 13:33:30 1984
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When I was in high school, I had a friend whose parents celebrated with her
the beginning of her womanhood by taking her out to a restaurant.  I thought
that was rather nice.  If I get a daughter I plan to do something similar.
It IS a very important event, and should definitely be celebrated!

I wonder when people start feeling ashamed of such things.  When I was in Junior
high, we were all longing to get our periods, and those who "had it" had a
special aura about them and were the envy of all the other little girls who
were not so lucky.  I remember bragging about it when I "got mine".  After a
while though, nobody was bragging anymore, just trying to hide it.

Sophie Quigley
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