to hate the term 'coming on'?

[Albadross]

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...

Red rag week.
Liverpool playing at home.
time of the month
on the blob.
On the usual.

I usually say time of month, or come on, tbh.
Can't stand menstruating.

I refer to it as 'the curse' - shamelessly robbed from Queen Jilly of course, but my mum used the same phrase so it's hard to break! If I had to use another expression, I think I would simply say 'I have my period/my period is due'.

I hate all period euphemisms. I don't have any due to the coil. Am very sure my DP would happily use many of the annoying phrases so at least this way he doesn't get the opportunity.

What's the matter with saying period?

Why do you need to tell anyone??

Judging by all the adverts no sooner is there a bit of spotting you all go Windsurfing or whatever....

Shark Week has just made me laugh so much.

I thought this was going to be a thread about when people ask how a project is coming on, rather than periods. I don't think I've ever needed to tell anyone I was on my period so I have no idea how I'd say it. I also don't think I've ever heard anyone say it out loud. It seems to be quite redundant information?

All of the euphemisms seem terrible.

Yes chase you've got it!!

Oh my housemate used to DELIGHT in telling people she was on her period and try to get me to divulge too as she said if females live together they all end up getting their periods at the same time

I thought she was weird. She thought I was weird because I didn't feel the need to run around the house announcing my monthly onset.

When you are with friends and they ask how you are, isn't it normal to say you feel shit because you are bleeding? (if you do feel shit of course).

I say it. It's not like I need to tell the world, anyhow, so I don't mention that I've started my period an awful lot.

Might adopt Dolmio Day, though :o

Madhatters

she said if females live together they all end up getting their periods at the same time

Presumably that is so the whole month isn't a write off

It's on a par with catching or falling pregnant. Ughhhhh..

Dolmio day is just vile! It's giving me a gross visual of image of a period involving bits of onion and basil. TMI sorry.

Do people actually say that idontlike?!

First came across crimson wave in Clueless, as in "Mr. Hall, I was surfing the crimson wave. I had to haul ass to the ladies" as an excuse for being late.

Shark week made me chuckle!

I say that Aunt Irma is visiting, a handy euphemism now that I am in my 40's as 'aunt Irma' spends a few days 'unpacking her bags' and generally faffing about before she arrives proper.

Yes the do majorly! To be fair I think it might be a regional thing but God it makes me cringe.

I've never heard it called bleeding. I always say I'm on or due on.

DH will ask if I'm still on my foof.
That's when he's not shouting down the aisles in Sainsburys 'Oi Kitty, DO YOU NEED FANNY PADS???!'

Bless him.

I say "due on" or "I came on"

I just hate saying "period" and avoid it wherever possible, though I realise that's my weirdness. Better than DH, who stammers and asks if I still have my "y'know... your... y'know..." while gesturing at my crotch

Also from Ireland and would say 'I've got or I have...'. Only heard 'I'm on' when moved to UK.

However, in Ireland, some people say 'when I was pregnant on [insert DC's name here]...' and that really gets my goat!

How the fuck can you be pregnant ON a baby??!

Cleaty I'm not sure now! I've never mentioned it, I'd just carry on like normal, but thankfully my periods have never been too bad so they are just inconvenient and I wouldn't think to mention it if someone asked how I was. I'd probably just say I felt rough if I did and not elaborate on why.

I have no idea why I don't mention it though. They don't bother me, I'm not ashamed, if someone asked I'd answer honestly. I just don't tend to reference them. They feel like part of life!

How can you catch pregnant? I'm so confused 😂

Yanbu. I also hate 'she got caught' to describe being pregnant.

Kitty, I've always known foof to just mean vagina xD

'Up on blocks' is a favourite in this house.