As part of an oceanside circle where her Godmothers and I welcomed my daughter into the realm of cycles, each one of us prepared a few thoughts to share with her: here are mine.

I don’t know about you, but my first period was not awesome, probably made worse by the fact that I had so eagerly anticipated it. Fast forward close to 40 years, to me anticipating my adolescent daughter’s impending menarch.

Feminine hygiene was never not a problematic phrase. But in 2017, it feels like a dinosaur walking among us.