I'm the LUCKY ONE

When I was in my twenties, I bought this T-Shirt which questioned a interesting fact... the front of the shirt said, "Have you ever noticed that all of women's problems begin with the word men - Pre- MENstrual Syndrome, MENtal Breakdown, MENstrual Tension, MENopause, etc. etc. etc." I wore that shirt into my thirties until it was virtually worn apart. I loved it and couldn't have agreed more with those thoughts than if I'd been creatively inclined enough to have originated the adage from my own conscious...

All joking aside, PMS is actually brought on by a difference in hormone levels that causes a list of nasty side effects in some women. Naturally, I happen to be one of those lucky ladies.

Typically I refuse to acknowledge the time of the month and don't realize that it's probably about that time when I start feeling anxious, angry and depressed. Usually I have a good cry and if I happen to have had a couple of drinks at that particular time, I have a REALLY good cry. Has anyone ever heard of a "crying drunk"?... Well, you could say I give that label new meaning with my heartbreaking rendition of the perfect pity party.

I guess it's good to let those tears out sometimes even if it makes me terribly angry at my own lack of control. I heard once that tears can back up into your system and cause a lot of inner damage when they aren't given the opportunity to flow freely. So, I cry and whine and bitch - to no one in particular, mostly just myself. Sometimes I call my mom - Isn't she LUCKY?... or whoever happens to be nearby at the moment. Usually, I just tell them what a horrible person I am or how the whole world seems to hate me at the moment - which really means that I hate me, but I don't often think that one through. So, YES... I have a problem with PMS.

I don't know how other women deal with PMS or if they even have the cursed problem ... How many LUCKY Ladies are there anyway? According to a survey I read, 40% of women have premenstrual syndrome. But who listens to the surveys? According to every man I've ever spoken with about this particular problem, which I admit has been less than would be considered appropriate in using those opinions as a basis for reasonable doubt, all women have some form of PMS. Still yet, I've noticed that numerable men tend to blame every disagreement on their girlfriend or spouse's menstrual cycle, the easy way out of admission of guilt.

Either way, I'm THE LUCKY ONE... I have full blown,

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