If you haven’t read John Corrigan’s piece, Time of the Month a Time of Care, in The Temple News (December 4, 2012), I hope you will take a few minutes and do so.

Not sure you want to?  Here’s a sampling.

The calendar failed me once again, refusing to mention it’s that time of the month. No one prepares guys for how to handle their ladies’ menstrual cycle.

Since you can’t prevent the pain, you have to remain cautious around your agonizing girlfriend.

Conversing with your girlfriend while Aunt Flo is visiting is like navigating through a minefield — anything can set her off.

They call it a period, but an exclamation point is more appropriate.