tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post7574678861081163681..comments2023-10-28T06:07:02.401-04:00Comments on Wordz Of Mine: When I Became A WomanVera Ezimorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387648478708776748noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-15501005646947097132009-07-29T15:35:53.353-04:002009-07-29T15:35:53.353-04:00Oh and at once I desired pimples too. I was at my ...Oh and at once I desired pimples too. I was at my cousins place and I told her I had pimples and she said that was impossible because only grown-up people have pimples. My 7-year old mind swallowed it hook, line and sinker.<br /><br />Don't you wonder how the name "shimmy" came about?Ms. 'dufahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500315507490299815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-87191519298719150792009-07-29T15:32:41.831-04:002009-07-29T15:32:41.831-04:00WOW, So, i'm almost two years late! I just had...WOW, So, i'm almost two years late! I just had to laugh out loud @ "I was sure it would be full and almost pouring out by then, but to my greatest surprise, there was nothing"....Before I got my period, whenever the Always advert came up, I'll say "Stupid people, they're just stealing money . When you can just use tissue.". Then I asked my sisters, "When the Ms. 'dufahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500315507490299815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-23995186199123896712008-12-27T22:04:00.000-05:002008-12-27T22:04:00.000-05:00I enjoyed this post so thoroughly! Wow! The memori...I enjoyed this post so thoroughly! Wow! The memories of the 'Shimmys', white uniforms n socks turned blue by 'Robin blue', my first 'menses' - which by the way heralded it's arrival with severe cramps, and has continued to do so for the past 13years or so.......<BR/>Lovely post. <BR/>I totally understand the longing for breasts when everyone around you seems to have grown, but why a sister would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-81078587444744298922008-12-23T15:08:00.000-05:002008-12-23T15:08:00.000-05:00...and just like yesterday (only, 'twas years ago)......and just like yesterday (only, 'twas years ago) Vera became a woman.rethotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09863776336604295843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-57532939235275508612008-12-23T09:16:00.000-05:002008-12-23T09:16:00.000-05:00LOL! I wished I was a late bloomer...i met Ms. Flo...LOL! I wished I was a late bloomer...i met Ms. Flow when I was 10 and we've had a weird relationship over the years. I can sympathize with the Lady lump wishes coz I also prayed so hard for them! Cramps and pimples? Nope didn't want them though I had them.<BR/><BR/>Lol @ blue...so nice to remember that.<BR/>Keep up the good work Vera!simplegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158928684662522747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-23064394416387160842007-10-26T02:06:00.000-04:002007-10-26T02:06:00.000-04:00Vera, nice read... I remember the shimmi's and d b...Vera, nice read... I remember the shimmi's and d boob stuff but wot particularly hit home for me was buying "always pads" and pretending like i had periods...What a shame!!Now its just funny sit back and laugh about these things. Back then it was no joke o....Keep up d gud work my dear...BTW my friend T back then in highschool bought me my first bra in JSS3...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-23061286575917689752007-08-23T19:15:00.000-04:002007-08-23T19:15:00.000-04:00thats a good one it brings back memories,my was di...thats a good one it brings back memories,my was diffrent i already had breast and my mum bought bra for me,i so cried <BR/>ifyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-40617787980640958012007-08-17T14:22:00.000-04:002007-08-17T14:22:00.000-04:00Great story Vera!IdeGreat story Vera!<BR/><BR/>IdeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-38354694532989683082007-08-13T05:11:00.000-04:002007-08-13T05:11:00.000-04:00great post... i remember when Ms Flow started, i w...great post... i remember when Ms Flow started, i was soooooooo embarassed that i didnt tell anyone, i used to take my aunt's Always which felt soooooooo damn uncomfortable (those really long ones). Thank God for modern day Always and tampoonsAIVYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334234257041481745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-50221570296689324982007-08-12T21:53:00.000-04:002007-08-12T21:53:00.000-04:00Lovely post, it does bring back memories. Those "s...Lovely post, it does bring back memories. Those "shimmies" and socks that had been soaked in blue! I can't believe you wanted to see Ms Flow so badly. I wanted boobs but not the cramps and pimples. <BR/>Yes I did leave my job in Accounting to become a writer....Favoured Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799796628809329966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-1083467051609597902007-08-12T19:41:00.000-04:002007-08-12T19:41:00.000-04:00CATWALQ ACADEMIE II HAS BEEN POSTED....CATWALQ ACADEMIE II HAS BEEN POSTED....Ms. Catwalqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506293561878301421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-29738437849162614902007-08-12T08:45:00.000-04:002007-08-12T08:45:00.000-04:00loving thisloving thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-11183102718289683502007-08-11T00:46:00.000-04:002007-08-11T00:46:00.000-04:00i thought this was too long to read at once but yo...i thought this was too long to read at once but you wrote it so well it just flowed and and i was surprised when it ended so fast.Femmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007025395857443163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-65400365859977213152007-08-09T06:19:00.000-04:002007-08-09T06:19:00.000-04:00I didn't get my period until I was in JSS 3 and st...I didn't get my period until I was in JSS 3 and still have no breasts to speak of. Needless to say, life wasn't easy.adumaadan - Blacktinkerbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050817024210384607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-74940362281937102612007-08-09T05:32:00.000-04:002007-08-09T05:32:00.000-04:00Intresting post I must say.Guess what i have chine...Intresting post I must say.Guess what i have chinese eyes so they say and i had no breasts until I was pregnant with my first daughter.Now the part that made my life miserable,the periods.I was 15 years when I first had my periods and for that five days I wished I didn`t have to go anywhere.I am amazed that you prayed for something that is so uncomfortable,the breasts I would have,but not Ms.Flow.MrsIzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01660588722000006955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-89138805391277183482007-08-08T15:55:00.000-04:002007-08-08T15:55:00.000-04:00Interesting...lol I think my "Ms Flow", came aroun...Interesting...<BR/><BR/>lol I think my "Ms Flow", came around Js1 or Js2...can't even remember again :-)<BR/><BR/>I feel you on them thinking only lightskinned people are igbo.<BR/>Some igbo people just start speaking igbo to me, cos they assume I'm igbo.Nillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027946876144330047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-11091874303442885832007-08-08T15:51:00.000-04:002007-08-08T15:51:00.000-04:00Beautifully Human: It's definitely all in the mira...Beautifully Human: It's definitely all in the miracle of creation. And also the fact that we, women have some major issues. lol. <BR/><BR/>Izz: LOL. Your wife is my fan? Am I lucky or what?! Tell her I'm sending my love. I'm gonna have 2 start ignoring you and putting my attention on her then. Who needs Izz when we have Mrs. Izz? <BR/><BR/>S. Chic: You were the girl I used to love to Vera Ezimorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387648478708776748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-29191108058894464342007-08-08T13:14:00.000-04:002007-08-08T13:14:00.000-04:00A totally enjoyable read. I was in no hurry to hav...A totally enjoyable read. I was in no hurry to have all those 'fertility assets'...i guess that's what happens when they come kinda early for you. The only thing i prayed for as a kid was long, full hair....more of it! Now all i can say is my prayers sure were answered (ronke, my college room mate, can testify to all the broken combs we had)lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-64295181191822085372007-08-08T07:05:00.000-04:002007-08-08T07:05:00.000-04:00Nice post.... i was a tom boy albeit a mild one bu...Nice post.... i was a tom boy albeit a mild one but i wasnt too keen on gettin the "MONTHLY VISITOR" as ma mom called it!!! she gave me a long lecture on it when i was bout 7 which i said "yes mom" to promptly forgot and went off to play... i was amongst the young uns in my class so i guess i dint feel bad wen my friends all gt "visited" and i didnt. oh the memoriesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-68512031902320183032007-08-08T06:40:00.000-04:002007-08-08T06:40:00.000-04:00LOL,nice post.I was also a prayer warrioe for "bre...LOL,nice post.<BR/>I was also a prayer warrioe for "breastisis" and the Ms. Flow,<BR/>I finally received Ms. Flow 2 months before my 14th birthday,Halleluyah!<BR/>My mother pulled my ears and warned me that I should not "touch " a man as I have now become a woman.<BR/><BR/><I>Everyday, I realize that the day before, I knew less, and as I grow, I continue to learn. I am a woman today – I think. omohemi Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744353383039618153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-68173512548721029332007-08-07T16:46:00.000-04:002007-08-07T16:46:00.000-04:00Pretty interesting. I recently posted one of my ar...Pretty interesting. I recently posted one of my articles titled Metaphor of the beard on Nigeriansinamerica.com talking about pretty much the same issues only from a young boy's perspective. Funny how our lives seem to revolve around petty physiological issues as kids.<BR/><BR/>I like your write ups.<BR/><BR/>Check out my blog and leave a comment.<BR/>www.visionofthefuture.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643831236232701198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-63146694719873228142007-08-07T12:39:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:39:00.000-04:00Oh Gosh, Nice post... jeez the memories!... by my ...Oh Gosh, Nice post... jeez the memories!... by my JS 1 i was in "bra tops," and had my "simple pads" all packed up for boarding house inspite of its irregularity... i think i was the envy of many JS 1 girls then...hmmm<BR/>ps: girl can you write!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762360104187658292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-38000395326600297022007-08-07T07:02:00.000-04:002007-08-07T07:02:00.000-04:00My wifey is your new #1 blog fan and hope she does...My wifey is your new #1 blog fan and hope she doesn't get to read this comment above, otherwise my ass is toast.Izzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526355824376465709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-65311612950446836752007-08-07T07:01:00.000-04:002007-08-07T07:01:00.000-04:00i don't exactly relate, but makes me think back of...i don't exactly relate, but makes me think back of when I first felt "I'm the man". This was with my first kiss. Too wet and all over the place and inexperieced and dirty and yet a sweet achievement. But of coursem I truly became a man when I started to want a kid of my, some three years ago, and I owned up to not only fathering the little amazing cute girl (now two girls), but owning up to beingIzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526355824376465709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19613477.post-18515209300229757682007-08-06T18:21:00.000-04:002007-08-06T18:21:00.000-04:00Funny post! I remember wishing I had bigger breast...Funny post! I remember wishing I had bigger breasts (still do!) and wearing my bikini top as a bra cos I didn't have a training bra! lol<BR/>Why is that the things which make us women are downright painful/uncomfortable? I guess its all in the miracle of creation.Beautifully Humanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481629236069309022noreply@blogger.com