Question: What’s the fastest way to find yourself eyeballs-deep in advice you didn’t ask for? 

Answer A: Write a blog post about being hungover and post it on the internet.

Answer B: Have a child, then post about that fact on the internet.

Answer C: Have a child, then leave the house with it.

Answer D: Let your family help you move into a new home. Sit back and watch the furniture fly.

Answer E: Talk to your mom. About anything. Ever.

 

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Compelling, innit? But, for the purposes of this blog post, we’ll just go with Answer A.

 

Ever notice how everyone who has ever had an adult libation in their entire lives has a tried-and-true recipe for eliminating morning-after misery? My dad always said that a Whopper with everything has the perfect balance of fat, calories, carbs, veggies, sodium and magic to cure all your whiskey-related ills, while others swear by different combinations of egg sandwiches, electrolyte tonics, OTC pain relievers and wacky shit like Kombucha teas. Point being, everyone in the world (exception maybe for those special peoples populating the Dean’s List at BYU) has known the Hangover and thinks they have the tools to beat it. So, my next logical question is: since more than 1/2 of the population is female and experiences regular suffering on that account, then why are more people not swapping period relief recipes? I think we’re all aware that Midol is decidedly not the jam, so what then? After the jump, I’ll explore the possibility of Chasers for menses. (more…)