The Painful Ups And Downs Of Having You Period Is Pretty Much Like A Novela Catastrophe, Here’s Proof
Being on the rag can be is always a drag. Fortunately, telenovelas like “María la del Barrio,” “Marimar,” and “Dos Mujeres Un Camino” make make it a little more tolerable to deal with the pain when we relate recontextualize what we’re going through with GIFs??.
That moment your period comes to the party uninvited.
Culture Editor / Giphy.comBut you take birth control! And it’s definitely not Sunday!
¡¿Qué haces aquí, maldita?!
And you realize that underwear you just bought is shit now.
Culture Editor / Giphy.comNo amount of Jabón Zote in the world will erase the regret you feel after deciding to wear nude underwear on P-Day.
This is an accurate reenactment of what your uterus looks like on Day 1.
Culture Editor / Giphy.comThey say it’s only shedding, but I swear to God that there is some machete-level activity going on in there.
Your brain the moment someone asks why you’re in a ~mood~:
Culture Editor MX / Giphy.com^ How I wish I could react.
When your menstruangry and your mom says she never acted that way when she was on her period.
Culture Editor / Giphy.comIt might have been YEARS ago, but I remember.
When you’re discretely trying to hide your tampon/pad in your pocket on your way to the bathroom…
Culture Editor / Giphy.comAnd it slips out.
Or, that moment it catches you at work and you’ve to get creative in the bathroom.
Culture Editor / Giphy.comSeriously by now you could make a piñata out of toilet paper.
Learning you and your BFFs — or coworkers — are all synched up.
Culture Editor / Giphy.comSync-sters!
When you forgot to pack the Midol, but your synced up coworker has some ready for you.
Culture Editor / Giphy.comBecause she knows.
Hearing someone mansplain you during a meeting.
Culture Editor / Giphy.comThere’s not enough chill in the world to help you handle this on Day 3.
Finally making it to the weekend where you can just ride out the storm.
Culture Editor / Giphy.com“Sorry I’m not available this weekend, I’ll be comatose until Monday.”
That moment your period manifests itself in the form of a pimple. Right on your nose.
Culture Editor / Giphy.comAnd you’re pretty sure, based on previous history, she’ll be planted on your face for the next three weeks.
When it’s finally over and done with.
Maria Mercedes / TelevisaLike a true lady champ, you survived another one!
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