What really grates me (aside from the sensation of a cheesegrater wreaking hell in there) is being accused of being overdramatic and just wanting some time off. If I weren't reduced to day old kitten level of weakness I'd be opening up a can of whoopass on anybody who said that. Nevermind, I'll just get Mont to sic 'em.

So bad was this idea that when I first began developing my OC series it put me off the idea of having any main female characters in there (it was a superhero series) because my experience made me convinced that it would be impossible for a mature girl or woman to take up a full-time role where people would depend on them when that crap occured once a month. Of course now I know better but it made me skeptical about female superheroes for a while.