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Janice Ristow's avatar

The trick is to not be hormonally insane on the same day as your girls. Sometimes when you are sad, or impatient or incredulous, know there may be no reason at all. This is excellent because you don't have to spend time trying to determine what is wrong. "Oh yeah, I'm hormonally insane." Sometimes your coordination will leave you, about three days before you would have gotten a period. You, Cory, may not be able to believe it as your body has been reliable and predictable. This too will fucking pass.

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Cory Sipper's avatar

And hopefully you mean, the menopause symptoms will pass and not the reliability and predictability of my body.

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Cory Sipper's avatar

We’ll see. 😜

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Janice Ristow's avatar

Recall I told you that I, a very coordinated person, dropped an entire box of straight pins into the toilet, twice. The second time I drove to the hardware store to get a magnet so I could just suck them out. On the way home I drove 5 miles past my exit. I never got a single hot flash but I couldn't keep a tennis ball in an entire court for 72 hours every month. Oh, and I drove from the gas station with the nozzle still in the car, after judging people who did that as idiots. Apologies to all who passed through my menopausal orbit.

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Cory Sipper's avatar

lol. Yes. I can see how it could be humbling.

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carol's avatar

Deeply beautiful. You have the ability to express your most delicate feelings both through your songs and your writing and the courage to put it out for the benefit of us all. A rare gift. 💞

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