From Loathing to Loving My Period

And how you too can forge a path to more peace with your body

To the Moon — Collage by the author

In my pre-teen years, I wanted to be a boy. Some days, I wished I would suddenly wake up in another gender. I thought life would be easier, smoother, and freer if I were a boy. My older brothers had more free time, no chores around the house. Their fate seems brighter than mine: being the next J.K…