pms

during church today, the men had the same lesson as the women.  but they had a VERY different discussion. it was on family relationships and how to strengthen your marriage.  There was a gentleman in Priesthood that made a comment about knowing and scheduling your wife's menstrual cycle... write it down on the calendar, expect mood changes, be kinder to her, buy her feminine hygiene products, bring her chocolates, plan for and around the dates, etc, etc.  Apparently the teacher tried to cut him off early because he kept saying the words "period" and "hormones" and "pms".  Men were squirming and looking around.  I was cracking up when Aaron was telling me about it.  so funny!

But let me say, I LOVE this.  I fully support men talking about these kinds of things at church, or anytime.  I think everything he said is fantastic advice.  They should listen to him!  They should try to understand what we go through... although that's not possible.. but Mother's day is a perfect time to talk about it.  Knowing the guy who made this comment, I love him even more.  I can't wait to talk to his wife about it.  Seriously... so awesome.  and funny.  and awesome.  

what do you think?  Should men calendar their wife's menstrual cycle?  my opinion is heck.yes. I am going to start adding it to Aaron's phone calendar.. and send him reminders at work.  I won't be using it as an excuse to behave badly, but I think it would be great to give him a few warnings.  I don't think women should use it as an excuse to behave badly, but I think it should definitely be a factor when thinking about your conversations and relationship "that week" of every month.  It's a bid deal for us women..  if our men wanted to earn brownie points, they should be planning on being extremely sweet and prepared.  don't you agree?