SNL Just Brought Humor to Perimenopause

Ah, perimenopause and menopause — those things we rarely ever even talked about, yet are finally having their rightful moment of public attention. And you know what? We have to laugh through the mood swings and hot flashes.

Saturday Night Live just brought some much-needed humor with a skit about a mom going through "a phase" — a phase that could last years. Delightful!

In the skit, which you can watch here, two teenage children and their dad can be seen sitting around the dinner table, wondering where their mom is. They're discussing her as if she's a teenager, wondering why she's out again and talking about all the phases she's been through.

When the mom returns, she very much gives ~angsty teenager vibes~ (while wearing a very emo getup). The kids acknowledge this is a weird time for their mom before giving her a book titled When a Period Becomes a Comma: A Guide to Perimenopause. The mom also has a (hilariously relatable) meltdown. "Try living one day in my twisted reality! Raising two kids and taking care of my aging parents! Life is a nightmare. Vision blurry, nerve pinched, pelvic floor on the ground," she yells.

Yup, felt.

If you're a millennial who is approaching mid-life, chances are you're navigating some of this: Caring for aging parents while raising kids (ah, the sandwich generation!), while also dealing with your own body's changes. It's a lot. And we have to hand it to SNL for giving the women who are currently living through this "phase" some representation (albeit in a funny, dramatized way of course!)

Ask Clara: Why am I so moody during perimenopause?