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MrsWooster · 01/04/2018 01:02

Have had periods for 35years.
Have a reduced pension because of two maternity leaves and part time work.
Have suffered crippling post natal depression, still affecting my life when dc is 5.
Have T2 diabetes as a result of gestational diabetes.
Have all the joyous symptoms of menopause and face osteoporosis and other diseases according to how and if I treat the symptoms.
Have a constant awareness, sometimes fear, of men and potential violence when I go out.
Have an awareness of being the object of the gaze. All. The. Time.

I posted a humorous (?) meme on fb about the bastardliness of menopause and suddenly calculated the ways in which female biology has not been a privilege in my life. Of course, as a woman, I have to conciliate and see the other side of the argument so yes, I have the privilege of carrying my children and the tattered fanjo and incontinence that have resulted.

YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 10/04/2018 13:46

YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 10/04/2018 13:41

Hi all,
We just wanted to flag to everyone on this thread that the @poster function does send an email to everyone tagged ( @katsumoto8, to demonstrate) so might be a facility best used sparingly? Certainly, if someone has asked a poster to stop looping them into the conversation, it's polite to comply.

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