to hate the term 'coming on'?

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And the shortened 'I'm on' - both used to say someone is having a period. There's something about it that just makes me cringe...

"when's your dolmio day?"

can't watch those adverts now :(

Dolmio day! Ew.

Dolmio I will never eat pasta again!!!

I can't take credit it's from a tv show but it makes me chuckle once a month

Years ago I was being particularly evil during "the time of the month" and my then husband said to his mate "she's got the decorators in" . His very dull friend said "really, which room are you having done?"

Lol @ shark week

I say "It's like a butchers shop down there!"

I don't really.. Alot of them are a bit cringe aren't they. I think I just say "I've got my period"

I like "on my ketchup"

Another of his mates charmingly used to say his girlfriend "has got her rags up".

I would say "have my period" rather than "on my period"

Thinking about it - I've been having a few period talks with my eldest at the minute (she's almost 11) and she's uses the phrase having a period. My dad says "cramps" - "are you having cramps?" used to be his stock phrase when we were all living at home - followed by an offer to run as quickly as he could to the shop for sweets

'On the jam rag' is the worst i've heard. (thanks for sharing that DH)

YANBU OP.

My mother always used to call it being 'on'. ''Are you on?'', in hushed terms, as if it was a secret. It's made it cringy for me.

Not keen on 'time of the month' either.

'Decorators in' amuses me.

Now i've read the thread i can't think what i call it!

My ex-housemate (Aussie) used to say 'surfing the Crimson wave' or 'swimming in the red sea' ew.

I would day in on my period but I can't remember the last time I offered up any info about my current monthly bleed. Next time I do I am absolutely saying 'fallen to the communists'

Riding the Crimson wave

I say "on the blob"! (And am a woman!) I agree with OP that "coming on" is cringey. I'll also say "I've got PMT".

Liking "fallen to the communists" though :o

Fallen to the communists is my new period euphemism!

Fallen to the communists is brilliant!

It does seem to be men who come up with the 'amusing' terms. Dp says painters are in.

I remember dsis had written 'aunty flo visited me today' in her diary when she was 12 ..cringe.

ketchup one is quite funny, but I hate ketchup otherwise it would prob put me off ketchup!

My period is due any day.
I'm having my period.
I'm at the end of my period.

The more you say the word period the more normal it becomes.
Was talking about missed periods and pregnancy (not with respect to myself!) with my 17 yo last night. All fine.

I either say period, or that I am bleeding. I prefer to say that I am bleeding.

I can't get too bothered by this although Aunt Flo is a bit twee. I say I have my period or I've got my period but, I think I sometimes I say it's the time of the month. If I'm having a super heavy period I might tell my DH that The Shop is Closed - which is cringe'y beyond cringe'y but I promise we do it in an ironic jokey way

just noticed the 'i'm on' link at the top of the page

It's just a contraction of 'I'm on my period' though

Ive also heard TOM is visiting as in 'Time Of (the) Month'

also from Ire, never Im ON but I Have

Fallen to the communists
IT crowd reference? Or is this one in actual use now?