Two-Thirds of Mothers Throw A “Period Party” To Boost Their Daughter’s Sense of Empowerment

Okay, if it doesn’t involve painting with our own blood, I don’t want it.

HA! Totally kidding, that’s gross. Just like having a period party.

I’m really curious though, because the more I envision this period party, I could make it really fun. I would never traumatize my daughter like that… but think about it. You could play tampon Jenga, you could play Pin the Tampon Tail on the Vaginal Canal, maybe a piñata filled with multi-colored panty-liners, the drink of choice could be red Kool-Aid, and the dessert will, of course, be chocolate with red velvet cake.

Additionally, if you have a solid support system that helps you when you DO get your period, you literally get free snacks. I feel like that’s sufficient ‘celebration’ for the nature of… well, mother nature.

… I crack myself up.

Okay, one more –

If it’s a transgender individual, is it called a period, or gender fluid?

According to New York Post:

Two-thirds of mothers want to throw a “period party” for their daughters to boost their sense of empowerment, according to new research.

As defined by the survey, a “period party” is a small celebration of a girl’s first menstrual cycle to foster a positive association around periods.

UHM. Are we part of a cult now? Anyways…

The study of 2,000 women who menstruate examined how women have felt in relation to their cycle and how they hope to increase empowerment when it comes to the female body.

Seventy-two percent of mothers polled who are currently raising daughters revealed they want to encourage body positivity for their daughters but are unsure how.

I mean, you could just be loving and not be a total shrew to your daughters. Just don’t keep the first menstrual drops of blood in a jar, okay? It’s only cute when it’s baby teeth.

And 66 percent of respondents think menstruation is more culturally accepted today than when they were girls.

Why are people acting like women had to hide away from the village in a cave to privately menstruate 50 years ago?

Even today, women have a fairly pessimistic view of their cycles. Two-thirds associate their periods as just “a part of life” while 47 percent describe them as “annoying.”

Nearly two in five (38 percent) think them to be “burdensome” and three in 10 think they are “gross.”

Periods ARE annoying… and they ARE gross. Just like boogers and poop. You don’t see us having Snot Shindigs at Sally’s or Fart Festivities at Franny’s. It’s a normal part of life.

More from New York Post:

In order to help fight the period stigma, 63 percent think more public conversations in pop culture would help.

Education appears to be a major blindspot since 71 percent of the respondents think young boys should be taught more about the female reproductive system to remove negative stereotypes about periods.

Other ways respondents think could help encourage a positive association with the female body included a better education of female anatomy (55 percent), more open acknowledgment of menstruation (50 percent) and better sex education (53 percent).

I’m all about healthy body positivity but I feel like education of anatomy would be a lot more effective once we rid of this transgender indoctrination. Kay thanks.