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The Bloody Show?
(Eric beware, this is slightly graphic)

I try not to question a lot of things in life (this is actually a false statement. I question just about everything). Well then how about, I don’t a let a lot of gruesome hospital things bother me (that works, but I should really limit my internal dialogue while writing – Point taken).

Regardless, my wife just had another weekly exam because we’re getting down to last couple of weeks in her pregnancy. After the appointment, I went back to work and tried to determine a rough estimate of where she’s at in her pre-labor timeline. This is where I was reminded about all of those fun terms used to describe the body. The one I can’t quite get out of my head, however, is the “bloody show.” Do they really have to call it that?

I understand it accurately describes what happens down there (the female’s mucus plug dislodges and exits the body). But really, the bloody show? This is not a form of entertainment we are all tuning into. They didn’t pull out this label when naming the “period.” And I’m pretty sure it’s because people don’t want to be reminded about what’s actually happening down there. It’s a little disturbing.

So instead of the “bloody show,” maybe we can refer to this event as the “red storm.” (No, that one more accurately describes the period). Or perhaps, we could call it the “prelude,” the “hyphen,” or even the “pink genie.” It’s just a thought.