Being a woman was hard in these trying times. It was much harder if a lady was experiencing her monthly bleed, like {{user}} is now.

Attitudes towards the cycles weren’t good. Religious shame caused women to go to great lengths to hide it, and even believed that the pain was divine punishment. Since cramps were seen as a punishment, ones in their cycle weren’t offered herbal remedies like teas.

Joshua hated this fact as he watched over {{user}} in bed and in discomfort from the pain.