Now we are all back, Come to my Menopause party!

Submitted by louiseds on April 6, 2010 - 7:25am
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Hi Everyone, especially the Members from Way Back who posted in the "We're Back" topic! It is great to hear that you are all travelling OK on this unpredictable journey we call life. I am having a party. Please come!

In February, about the time the old site died, I formally reached menopause, 12 months after my last menstruation. It has been an interesting time of my life this last few years, sometimes challenging, sometimes puzzling, sometimes delightful, sometimes disappointing, sometimes darned annoying. Those who have been there will know exactly what I am talking about. Thankfully I have been spared from really serious symptoms but I have had a few difficulties along the way, none of which have killed me, so I must be stronger for them.

I could not say, "My periods just stopped and that was that!" , but I can say, "Now I have reached menopause I can recognise perimenopause for what it was."

You're all invited to my virtual menopause party, whether you are there yet, or not! For those of you who have reached menopause and not celebrated yet, how shall we celebrate?

As it is a milestone in every woman's life, should she survive to experience it, I guess there should be something to celebrate, but instead it is *absence of* menstruation. Funny kind of celebrating, a bit like celebrating not bashing your head against a brick wall anymore, or an obnoxious housemate moving to another town, or is it more like a boring, demanding but reliable, lifelong neighbour, whom you weren't always keen to talk to over the fence, (but who would feed your cat if you went away for a week) moving to another suburb? Or is it like...?

What virtual decorations shall we put up in our Menopause Lodge?
What virtual food and virtual drink will we imbibe?
What words and pictures will we post on the billboard in the front yard, for all the world to see?
What shall we wear?
What music shall we dance and sing along to?
Does anyone have any good virtual jokes to tell?
Or stories to tell about their own experience?
What sort of virtual cake shall we bake and how shall we decorate it?
What games shall we play at the party?
And what goodies shall we put in the party bags?
What wisdom shall we bring?
What will we take home with us afterwards?

Have I forgotten anything?

Louise

lanny

April 6, 2010 - 9:25pm

hi louise,
your post was locked (comments disabled) which is why no one could respond. we're still getting used to this new version of the forum too so keep an eye open when you post to make sure not to disable comments. happy party!

lanny

louiseds

April 7, 2010 - 12:35am

Here are Mae's suggestions, moved with her permission from the locked topic she started.

"A party to celebrate that Red is dead! I know how we can celebrate! Let's have an Alice In Wonderful Land party! Alice has slayed the "drag-on" and we need to celebrate this new and exciting Wonderful Land. Perhaps a Tea Party in the Whole Woman Village decorated with beautiful flowers from Wonderful Land. We already have Tweedledee and Tweedledum and Louise you will look great in your Alice attire. Christine, you must get busy sewing your White Queen gown! We need many more characters, but this is a start. Gotta run. I'm off to see my little guy. I'm late, I'm late...whoops, Rabbit said that, not Dum, but Dum is as Dum does...no wonder I'm not Dee!!!

Love,
~Mae"

P.S. Invitations Louise..don't forget the invitations!"

louiseds

April 7, 2010 - 12:52am

Hey, I just had coffee!

I have found someone who could do a floorshow. Mae inspired me. His name is POPman. He is the holographic version of a super-vigilant computer security program. He is clad head to toe in black Kevlar jumpsuit with only Two Buck Shop knockoff Superman jocks underneath, and pizza stains all down the front.

I had a conversation with him just now, about an innocent email that had a link in it. He put it straight into my SPAM folder, and didn't tell me it was there. He yelled aggressively at me, "Don't move, don't open it or I'll blow your brains out! That email might have malicious code that will make your computer a little bit sick. It is my job to protect you from certain death!" "Yeah, yeah", I reply drolly. "Go on, blow my brains out. It's a less painful alternative than taking my computer to hospital ... again! Aim carefully now. I don't want blood in my keyboard!").

He didn't shoot. He told me afterwards that it is all bluff. He pulled the gun out of a lucky dip. It is pink, for G**** sake! He said it is a POP gun that has a tiny flag emerge from the barrel with POP! written on it in big pink letters. He is a kitten in real life.

And now I am wondering, "What else does he have inside that Kevlar suit of his?

Perhaps he could come and do a little Faerie Dance routine for us? We *don't* need to know what else is inside that kevlar suit. We already know that it is exactly the same as every other man on the planet, straight or gay! Same old male body, with various options for hairiness, tattoos, body jewellery and proportions. But it might make for a fun floorshow, all the same. He won't be allowed to bring a real gun. That would be scarey and totally unnecessary.

L

Blue

April 7, 2010 - 9:31am

Oh, I would love to join you in your celebration gals! In fact I am on my way, but unfortunately, despite taking the same path that Alice, the Queen, TweedleMae and so many have taken before me, I seem to be settled on stuck in this well traveled ol' rabbit hole...Perhaps it's just because I am making my way through head first and need to bide my time while the rest of me catches up...er, down...before my "last" cycle comes flooding around. Let it be known, though-dee-doh, that I am ready, so ready to go.....I think. = ; )

There have been several times when I thought that for sure I had left the ol' Red for dead and was about to make it cleanly through this curious dark hole, but alas, it isn't quite yet meant to be for me.......So, if one of you dearhearts, please, could just reach up with some sweet bread and butter, sans a cup o' tea (blech), I'll just patiently hang around for a while up here until the time of my delivery! = : D (I can scootch over so other Dead-Redders can pass right on by)

~♥ Blue
"...I am making my way through head first..." A re-birth of sorts, 's my thinkin(?)

Blue

April 7, 2010 - 10:22am

Just coffee, Louis? *grin*

Ah, but yes, we all know the Poppin man - the Poppin man, the Poppin man -- We all know the Poppin man, who lurks 'long Surg'ry Lane...

Shoot, that pink "POP!", how it first startled me! But a kitten he is, not to be feared, now I just think he's pretentious and weird!

And speaking of "floor show", thanks to our Queen, we shall stave off a flooring ourselves! So, loosen your belt, and belt 'em your best, we will party in posture and laugh as we dance -And raise it on up in our stately WW prance!

~♥ Blue

louiseds

April 7, 2010 - 9:21pm

Oh Blue, I haven't laughed so much for weeks. Your poems are just great!!! I think the party has started already. Why wait? Bring on the dancing, bring on the singing, bring on more silly poems!!! And laugh till it *hurts.*

Christine

April 15, 2010 - 1:26am

Ah yes, dearest dears...let the dancing begin!

Make a grand celebration in honor of we who have made that long, l-o-n-g fall. We didn’t *really* want to stay in the rose garden after all? Think how stoic we all have become...fragrant petals on the ground. Sweet, sweet nectar gone with the wind, nevermore to be found. Who needs bursting fountains of joy when we can have...tea! Has anyone seen the Mad Hatter? He knows the way, you see.

Musicians commence! The dancers are in the Dance. Two steps forward and one step back is the rhythm beyond mere chance. Laughing is all there is to do! Tears are yesteryear’s affair. The table is set, dear Alice and friends. Will you have one lump of sugar or two?

WQ

louiseds

April 15, 2010 - 4:11am

"Rolling through the clover,
tumbling over,
brew a pot with me,
come tiptoe,
sipping clover,
with me."
(Banjo riff follows)

L :-)