Gift, or Curse?

I would say curse and Mother nature needs a really good slapsounds like your daughter is a true teenager,I raised three girls so I know all about the moodiness.You have a great night.

Yeah, to me the gift begins when the end of the period gets here :)

I haven't had to deal with my 'gift' since umm...January? 2006...I don't count the few weeks after giving birth since that's a totally different thing. I am dreading the day it finally returns...I honestly wouldn't mind if menopause set on really early...not likely since my mom hadn't gone through it yet when she had a hysterectomy at age 51. That's 22 years away for me and I can't keep nursing the baby that long LOL! I see the logic in callimg the whole reproductive process a gift and I am sure their are many women out there who wish they had this gift. But I was blessed with it for long enough to give birth to 6 children and I don't need it anymore.

It's a curse and proves God is a man and hasn't a clue what a good gift for a woman really is! ROFL

Well I guess in a way your daughter is correct, it is a gift in a way as a period does signify fertility. Although when she has had her gift for a few more years and it comes along right slap bang in the middle of a night out or on a holiday etc and the pains and the everything else, then she may agree with her Mum and see it as a curse instead! I see it as neither anymore as I, thankfully, no longer have to suffer with my gift of the curse anymore!!

I think everything that happens in our body is a gift from God excluding sickness. Sickness is the true curse.It is in the bible.

Fwidman, It is indeed the most precious of life's gifts, but like any profoundly spiritual gift comes responsibility and the bearing of burdens for its ownership. With out this gift of mother nature none of us would exist. this gift is often a hardship, for us. Some of us are unluckier than others. Compassion and empathy when we are complaining about our gift is all we are asking for, not for it to be changed or be any different. I for one am beginning the journey through the change, and it is difficult at best, but I would not change my femininity for anything in this world. The Gift can be our curse, but one as women we embrace.

I would have to say both. When you aren't ready for children and you get your period, then it is a gift because if you get it, you're not pregnant! When you are trying to have a baby and your period comes, then it is a curse because you want a baby but the curse shows up! I have had my share of both the gift and the curse! :)

Add me to the "curse" list. I have never heard a female say it was a "gift", either. Odd that a teen would say something like that. Keep that memory, though, and when she is hit with cramps, or complains when she gets older, you can remind her of her "gift". lol I hate "that time of month". I ache and cramp something awful, which makes me grouchier that usual. I actually enjoyed being pregnant and didn't miss "Aunt Flo" at all! lol

Hi fwidman, I am the one who always complain when I have my period because of the pain but I am sure when I will not have it too, I will still complain for not having..LOL! Thanks for making me realize to be happy having this gift..I would say, this is indeed a gift and one should treasure since it is not forever!

Definitely a curse! The best time of my life was while I was pregnant and during the time I nursed my baby. No bleeding! Thank heavens.

I think the only gift is knowing without a doubt that you are not preggo! :)

LOL, give that girl a few years, her tune will change. It's a cotton pickin curse if there ever was one. Even the bible said we would have sorrow in our conception. One minute all is right with the world and in the next, the bottom falls out along with a hormone fluctuation. We get bloating, cramps and it's hard to stand ourselves much less expect anyone else to stand us. Not to mention we're always waiting for someone to come up to us and tell us we have something on our pants. Because of this 'gift' we can concieve a child, and during the first three months or in some cases longer. We spend most of the day looking at the contents of our stomach. And with the wonderful conception, we get hemorrhoids, constipation, stretch marks, and the biggest boobs we ever thought possible, only don't touch the things or we swear they will explode. After we have passed this wonderful human being into the world we have to deal with sitting on a bottom that may be swollen and loaded with a bunch of stitches. We can't even hold our miracle in our arms in peace because out southern reagions are throbbing up a storm. Then there is the hormone rage after the birth. The list goes on and on. I hope your sweet daughter can always see this as a 'gift' lol

Oh God I hate my period. The cramps, bloting, etc. It is the worst thing ever. I hate it. To me it is a curse big time.

To me it is great gift to women from mother nature.a girl becomes a woman after having her periods.the nature has given power to women to bring new life to this earth.that's why periods happen.only women can save the earth from being desserted. on the other hand,women keep good health because of this periods.release of some hormones during periods keep the women healthy.so according to me periods is a gift to us.

It is a curse,most definitely.Men dont know how lucky they are that they dont have to experience that.To me i looks like the oilder you get the worse it gets.I am always saying how I wish I was a man so I wouldnt have to go through this.This is one gift Mother Nature could have kept for herself,lol.

Hhello fwidman, I called it a gift as the women is in her child bearing years and become mothers and the curse it is uncortiable and painful never mind the pain,if a women don't periods the won't be able to concieve.Its gift your daughter is right. Tamarafireheart.

It's a gift for woman because sometimes it acts as your pregnancy test kit if you get pregnant then you don't have a period.If you have a period then you're not pregnant.But in some other way it has a darker side (hahaha) every time you get your period some woman have this dysmenoria i hope i spell it right.It's worst than the normal stomachache.We get irate,can't walk ,cant sleep because it hurts

Look at your child and then tell me if she is a gift. Without this "period" thing which is related to our develompment as women and mothers, no child would be here. I quit having periods about 6 years ago. When those hot flashes and Menopause symptoms happen, you ladies may wish you were still having periods instead of those things. Luckily I never had bad cramps or anything with my period so it really wasn't a big thing for me.

Well, while your daughter is young it's wise of her to realize that for some women, your monthly cycle can be a gift. First, if you are sexually active (I'm not saying this is why she thought so, just telling you reasons) then getting your period can be a sign that you are not pregnant. For some women, that's a true blessing! Also, if you get your period every month regularly, that's a fairly strong indication that your body is healthy and normal, and that it will be easier to reproduce when the right time comes. Also, not having your period could mean something is wrong physically, perhaps a chronic illness, so getting it is a good sign for that reason too. Lastly, it's a sign of youth! When you get too old to reproduce anymore, your body stops performing these reproductive-preparation processes. So, getting your period means you're young, and able to rear children :) Now, I'd say in some senses similarly it can clearly be a curse. Some women have terrible cramping, awful headaches and mood swings, and it can be a huge cramp (pun intended) on your lifestyle. That being said, I think it's definitely both!