tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1820942466370617433..comments2024-03-19T04:41:27.866-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Forewarned of the frightfulsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-9381016457560085942009-01-29T14:36:00.000-06:002009-01-29T14:36:00.000-06:00I usually chalk such things up to using your hormo...I usually chalk such things up to using your hormones as an excuse to get out of responsibility for a week, whether it's men blaming any reaction they dislike on PMS or women using it as an excuse to vent their spleens on the innocent...<BR/><BR/>...But am forced to admit for some, it really is JUST THAT BAD. Hormones can do some wiiild things to women, especially as far as we've deviated from our ancestral patterns. Used to be a woman could expect to either be pregnant or lactating far more often than she had periods...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89105032545440965212009-01-29T10:32:00.000-06:002009-01-29T10:32:00.000-06:00Yeah it can be that bad, no doubt. Before I had ki...Yeah it can be that bad, no doubt. Before I had kids I just charted off a couple days a month when I would just stay at home if at all possible because I simply couldn't cope, and if I couldn't, I'd do my best to just not talk to anyone, period. Cranky doesn't even begin to describe it! After having kids the hormones got better though. But I think this isn't such a bad idea at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-428421895143872932009-01-29T09:54:00.000-06:002009-01-29T09:54:00.000-06:00Mom had it so bad she would go into periods of sta...Mom had it so bad she would go into periods of staring blankly out a window, tuning out everything. And then she'd go outside and rake the gravel driveway after an hour of screaming bloody murder at us and making us feel as small as she could. I think hers qualified as PMDD. Menopause was a godsend in her case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com