I am sure most of us have either seen our (female) classmates scurry into the washroom holding a pouch or hiding something in their pockets; maybe YOU did this yourself (at least when school was offline). 8 times out of 10, it was most likely a pad or a menstrual product that they were hiding. Periods, also known as Menstruation, Chums, Monthlies, Time of the Month or even The Shark Week, and numerous other innovative names that mainly women came up with, to prevent men from understanding what they are talking about or just to avoid saying that shameful word. Does that really make sense? There was this viral tweet from 2019, and it asked: "Women, what is the dumbest thing a man ever said to you about ... menstruation, etc?" There were many hilarious tweets like: "My husband thought I had to take a tampon out to pee." "Someone I was dating asked me if I could reschedule my period so it didn't coincide with his birthday." But at the same time: "A ...
Meraki [may-rah-kee] (Greek adjective)To do something with soul, love or creativity; leaving a piece of yourself into what you are doing.
We take our inspiration from this beautiful word and aim to do the same. This blog will be a collection of our thoughts and experiences on teenager-specific issues that we’ve had to face.
We aspire to create a safe space for sharing feelings, while being real and shattering common teenage misconceptions, from the points of view of four teenagers.