Erika RadisOwner at Working Moms of San Antonio

Grin and bear it’? history. 🕊️

15 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief exchange, two speakers discuss the cultural expectation that women should simply endure pain and health issues because past generations accepted such suffering without protest. Speaker A challenges this notion, asserting that it is not acceptable for women to be expected to tolerate discomfort. Speaker B shifts the focus to modern medicine, critiquing its tendency to offer quick pharmaceutical fixes for women's health concerns. They share a personal anecdote about visiting an OB‑GYN at age 13 for issues like acne, noting how medical interventions have become a routine part of managing female health, even when not strictly necessary. The dialogue highlights a tension between historical attitudes of silent endurance and contemporary reliance on medical solutions.

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Why do we have to suffer through Brynn and Barrett? Right. Like, that is not okay because we're females. Like, oh, we should just like deal with it because past generations just dealt with it and didn't say anything. I'm sorry. No, that's not okay.
Well, I think modern medicine is just more of, hey, what pill can I give you to make it better? Like, let's just push, you know, medicine or, you know, and I have to say, I was blessed. I didn't have— I had fairly regular cycles. And all I remember, but even when I didn't need it, they're like, hey, I'm here for— I think I was 13 when I first went to see an OB-GYN, you know, just to get— here's medicine to help you, you know, with acne or whatever the case is.