Men-O-Pause – Ha!

Written by Lorrette 9 Comments
Last Updated:: June 15, 2009

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Looking back I do not recall my mother or, for that matter, any of my friends mothers figuring that we, their daughters, needed to know about menopause.

: Image by RickC via Flickr

Trying to explain cohesively, to any young girl all about the 'big kahuna of womanhood' like hot flushes, turbo-charged mood swings and unexplained and unwarranted weight gain would surely have been a challenge for our then somewhat ultra conservative mothers.

In fact, looking back at my mother's attempt at the serious business of the big 'mother-daughter/ birds 'n bees' discussion it was so vague and disjointed it was almost funny.

On the other hand, ask any man, in any century to describe what the woman in his life was, or is, like during menopause, and it is very likely that he will meaningfully and with pronounced feeling, use some, if not all, of the following descriptives:

Manic

Sweaty

Short Fused

Homicidal

Insomniac

Emotionally challenged

Teary and Sensitive, but Dangerous

Unreasonable and Uncompromising

Well, I am not about to disagree, as when I look back at what went on during my own 'menopausal phase' I am amazed that I came through it alive and without a criminal record.

I developed some amazing abilities. I had 'lightening fast mood swings' and 'extreme temperature swings'. I could swim in near nigh freezing water, in freezing cold temperatures and, was particularly sulky and put out when no-one else would join me.

I had a bowling arm that would have put Shane Warne out of business, it did not matter how far away it was, if I threw ....it found its mark...every time. And, I had an entire household 'living on danger alert' for almost a year.

Had my mother told me that I would behave this way - would I have believed her...absolutely not!

But - this post is not about us ladies, it is about a recent email that was brought to my attention. This is an email that is being sent from guys to guys - and, it would seem, is what most men deny the existence of.....You got it!!! Male Menopause.

Oh! and the photographs.. they may disappoint, as some of us did do some serious swooning over some of em! See what you think.