March 3, 2009

And the winners of the book give-away are . . .

**I promise to keep up with my blogging. We've made SERIOUS changes at our house and Liam is sleeping much better (fingers crossed) and I'm actually getting some sleep and promise to blog regularly. Hang in here with me, please**

Amy
Connie
Kim
Ani
Jamie

I used a random number generator site to choose them, so congrats ladies!!! Please e-mail me with you info using my e-mail address on the side bar. This book will arrive just in time for Women's History Month. Hope you like it. I'm about to start reading my copy and I'm really psyched. I love women's studies!

Oh, and in case you forgot what the book is (because I've been a blogging slacker) here it is again:

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MY LITTLE RED BOOK is an anthology of stories about first periods, collected from women of all ages from around the world. The accounts range from light-hearted (while water skiing in a yellow bathing suit) to heart-stopping (a first period discovered just as one girl was about to be strip-searched by the Nazis). The contributors include well-known women writers (Meg Cabot, Erica Jong, Gloria Steinem, Cecily von Ziegesar), alongside today's teens. Ultimately, MY LITTLE RED BOOK is more than a collection of stories. It is a call for a change in attitude, in a time when the taboo around menstruation seems to be one of the few left standing. By revealing what it feels like to undergo this experience first hand, and giving women the chance to explain their feelings in their own words, it aims to provide support, entertainment, and a starting point for discussion for mothers and daughters everywhere. It is a book every girl should have. Period.

I never did share my story. I got mine at the beach while on a family reunion vacation. I was 11 and it ruined my whole trip. I remember crying in the bathroom as my mom and grandma tried to teach me to insert an OB tampon. Nice visual, eh? I think the whole situation traumatized me. I knew all about periods, but for some reason, I was really upset to get it. I always had a heavy flow until I had my babies, and that was hard for a newly 11 year old to deal with. I remember bleeding through my clothes while still in elementary school. :-(

Posted by Hannah at March 3, 2009 6:18 PM