Blad,
This is so well said. You are soooooo correct. I was fortunate to grow up with acceptance from my family and being taught self acceptance. My mother never forced me to wear a bra. She explained to me why it was important to wear a bra. She never encouraged me to have my breasts removed she explained to me how to live with them. It became perfectly normal for me, during the formative years and thus as an adult that wearing a bra was normal and no different than anyone else with developed breasts.
Ive spoke before of the fact that having breasts and wearing a bra has gone from something accepted to something that is expected.
Same boobs, same bra. Longer highlighted, curled hair, a little make-up with a skirt and heels 👠 and now, a bra is literally a job requirement. Good news though. No more neck ties!!!😉
♥️Sophie♥️
This resonates with me because of an event recently brought up a very old conversation with my mother.
When around 11-12 years old, the Store Belles Hess has made its move to close in our area. My parents wanted to grab "deals" and off we went with my sister to get whatever was available.
Like other stores, Belles Hess had clothing and changing rooms. I remember my Father looking at the various toys he liked while my sister wandered around.
My mother had me at the boys clothing and had me try several boys jeans. I was just at the start of "sprouting" and I was starting to eat up clothing.
The two pairs I tried on didn't fit me, and after some frustration, my mother finally turned to me (my sister had walked back up) and said, "then try on some girls jeans.."
Outside the embarrassment, my sister teased me unmercifully for about a week, I didn't try on any pairs, but just went with the other pair that was larger and grew into them about a month later.
This repeated a second time and vaguely think a poss. third time.
But what I never forgot was the statement made by my mother that perhaps "...that is what should fit..." me.
My breast budding was another incident, and I wonder to this day what my mother knew and probably never told me.