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@$$hole! #54: Sympathy Cramps

trevoramueller

on June 12, 2008

This was also one of the first strips that I wrote for this comic, but obviously couldn't use it until Susie had become an established character. This is totally something she would do, too - since she's only 10, she's not necessarily menstrating yet. However, I had heard about a phenomenon called "sympathy cramps" where women will sometimes take on the symptoms of menstration when other women that they are around often (ie: they live with) - and sometimes, their cycles will actually change to mirror the other person's.

I'm not a woman, so I only know what I hear. Some of my female friends that I read this comic in advance didn't care for the joke…so I hope I don't insult anyone with it. I just thought it was funny to show just how far removed Susie is from everyone else's reality.

Anyway, enjoy the update and I'll see you all next week!