Posted by Shortelise on June 13, 2005, at 13:44:45
In reply to I don't like being a girl, posted by Deneb on June 11, 2005, at 18:10:16
Hm.
Judicious choosing of tops could make it unnecessary to wear a bra if you're petit. I rarely wore a bra when I was younger but it was partly because of fashion, partly because I looked great that way.
But I like my breasts. I think they're nice.
As for periods, well, I have always liked having them, too - except when I had an IUD and it was so painful to menstruate. Strange, I know, and most women look at me as though I'd grown horns when I say that. But it's such a deeply feminine thing. Now that they've stopped, I feel kind of sad, I miss them.
We are very different, you and I, but I know there are women who are uncomfortable with their sexual bodies. The stickie-out bits like breasts, the bleeding, the expectations of those around us that we adorn ourselves and act appropriately.
I hope you are gentle with yourself about this, that you can find cool, comfortable undergarments, and that you find ways of coping with the monthly bleeding that make it less annoying. (About ten years ago, maybe a little longer, I had the brilliant idea of wearing black panties during my period to cut down on, um, leftover traces. It was a really good idea that I wish I'd had 20 years earlier!!)
As for growing up, doesn't it have a lot more to do with the mind than the body?
ShortE
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