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http://vimeo.com/98772243The Period Poem - Dominique Christina
Wondering how a mother like Dominique Christina responds to a boy on Twitter trying to shame girls for having periods? Then you must watch "The Period Poem." Period.
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sheshe2
Jul 2014
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freshwest
(53,661 posts)1. Wow! I wish she was my Mother! I love her! And the Period Party, hurray!
sheshe2
(88,302 posts)3. Yes...my mom never explained anything to me and she was a nurse!
I love her, but geeeze mom.
The period party was awesome! That mom got it, freshwest.
redqueen
(115,173 posts)2. I love this.
I saw a different reading and it was great but this was even better.
Beautiful.
sheshe2
(88,302 posts)4. Thanks redqueen.
I watched two versions. This was the best.
I want to see about her book and the awards she has gotten. I found it late last night and need to do more research. She was awesome!
redqueen
(115,173 posts)5. She most certainly was.
We all deserve such glorious inaugurations into womanhood, instead of the shame-based hush-hush crap most of us get.
littlemissmartypants
(25,999 posts)6. ...