1. First of all, hats off to anyone who's even attempting to act casual when there's kind of carnage going on inside:

Maritsa Patrinos / BuzzFeed
2. Secondly, is there any way we can skip day 2? Has science figured this out for us yet??

Andrea Hickey / BuzzFeed
3. Also, we could REALLY do without those killer cramps, period. (Heh.)

Sara Pocock / BuzzFeed
4. But while we're here, s/o to all of the purses out there with secret tampon pockets, amirite??

Becky Barnicoat / BuzzFeed
5. Periods are a total mindfuck: You're either already bleeding all over the place, or you just think you are.

Becky Barnicoat / BuzzFeed
6. And let's not forget to honor the true fallen heroes in our battles against blood flow...

Crystal Ro / BuzzFeed
7. As well as dark pants. Dark pants are the real MVP.

Becky Barnicoat / BuzzFeed
8. Call us cynical, but those feminine hygiene ads are EXTREMELY misleading:

Becky Barnicoat / BuzzFeed
9. Have you ever seen a more accurate depiction of finding out when you're about to start?

Loryn Brantz / BuzzFeed
10. Or all of our worst nightmares when we're at the beach?

Crystal Ro / BuzzFeed
11. This just fully captures the terror of not being able to locate a tampon within a 5-mile radius:

Kayla Yandoli
12. And is there literally ANYTHING worse than waking up to this?

Crystal Ro / BuzzFeed
13. Although, this is a close second:

Remee Patel
lol bum juice
14. Thankfully, having a synced-up sister helps us weather the worst of it:

Maritsa Patrinos / BuzzFeed
15. As well as having plenty of TP in stock:

Kristin Chirico
16. And chocolate. Can't forget life-giving, soul-healing chocolate.

Sara Pocock / BuzzFeed
17. Because at the end of the day, periods are just total complete assholes.

Loryn Brantz / BuzzFeed
And we just gotta deal. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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This post was translated and adapted from German.