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- From: lib@cbnews.cb.att.com (Lib)
- Newsgroups: soc.women
- Subject: Re: Self Appreciation (was: Re: Elle MacPherson causes rape?)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.192456.24266@cbnews.cb.att.com>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 19:24:56 GMT
- Distribution: usa
- Organization: AT&T
- Lines: 29
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- In article <1992Nov14.033550.17735@adobe.com> kendall@adobe.com (Janice Kendall) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov13.101621.27144@microsoft.com> jenk@microsoft.com (Jen Kilmer) writes:
- >>
- >>Actually, Daniel, at the moment I am aware of PAIN in my shoulders
- >>from my bra straps holding up my (^&**%&(^*(%^F&*%&( LARGE BREASTS.
- >>Not to mention the PAIN in my upper back, also from the &*^&(&*( things.
- >>AndAnd I am often self-concious of the things because they're so damn
- >>big and bulky and in the way. This is at the end of a long day wearing
- >>a bra that doesn't quite fit right - I'm in an 'in-between' week (my
- >>bra size varies from 40 to 42 depending on how I've been eating and
- >>excercising, and my cup size varies from DD to DDD depending on my
- >>menstual cycle, and I hate to shop for bras anyway). I find breast
- .................
- >>Sigh. Why did I pop in with this? Oh, yes. Most women are unhappy
- >>about their bodies; often it seems to be a "grass is always greener"
- >>situation. While my breasts fit my junoesque figure and 5'9" frame,
- >>they're also (to me) a pain. I envy my friend Betsy, who is 5'0", slightly
- >>curvy, and around a size 6 - not because I think thin is better,
- >>but because I've never been the 'small, petite, girly'-type. Betsy,
- >>who has been that size all her life, would rather have more curves
- >>and more height so she'll look like 'an adult woman' rather than
- >>'a 14-year-old'.
- >
- > It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that, if I
- > were to wear a bra, I'd have to shop in the teen section.
-
- Still another problem, if you've done a lot of sports a regular bra
- is too small to fit around your back and the ones they sell in fat
- ladies stores have cups that you can't fill.
-