How many times do family members complain "my wife/mom is so grouchy when she has PMS?" Women even berate themselves for being grouchy during PMS. I say embrace your pre-menstrual syndrome.. Of course, I'm not saying we women should wave our PMS irritability like a flag to excuse our
behavior. God forbid we would use horrific cramps and crippling back pain as an excuse for anything.
But I do think that it's important for families, husbands and wives to remember who suffers most from Pre-Menstrual Syndrome. So you're a little irritable or grouchy for a week or so every month? So your family has to put up with mom being out of sorts. They'll live. And it's good practice for husbands and children to realize that mom needs some TLC and understanding too. Chances are, your children will enjoy taking care of you once in awhile. Most children, despite popular opinion are generous by nature. If you allow them to help you and show gratitude, instead of expectation and demand, most children will be glad to help. And if not, they'll survive.
Unless you are lobbing sharpened knives at your family (simply stabbing a knife into a cutting board repeatedly doesn't count), let's focus on who is suffering more. Do you enjoy being grumpy, tired, over-sensitive and uncomfortable one day out of every four? I don't. But it's life and we have to cope with it. It's not asking too much to expect families to be understanding.
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