Ladies: puberty question.

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Ladies: puberty question.
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Thu, 09-23-2004 - 8:18am
Okay, ladies, how did you feel when you first started to sprout breasts? I have heard that some girls like feeling more grown up, while others lament the passing of their childhood.

I'm a male, and I can't think of anything that happens to a boy that quite so obviously screams "sexual maturity" as the appearance of breasts.

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Thu, 09-23-2004 - 8:56am

Sprouting breasts


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Thu, 09-23-2004 - 11:45am
When I was growing up I couldn't wait to develop breasts. I wanted them but, nature diddn't have it that way. I was a very late bloomer, and all my friends developed way ahead of me. Unitl I had my kids I was barely even an A cup (now about a C-cup after kids) I felt very awkward about being so small and my family, especially older brother, teased me constantly. On the other hand my best friend developed very early and was very large, probaby a C or D by 6th grade! I think that was worse for her because she was very embarassed by it.

Meanwhile... My daughter and many of her friends are at the age where they are just starting to develop. I think a lot of how they feel about it is dependent on how their parents handle it. I have always talked a lot to my kids about what changes will happen to their bodies. When they were toddlers, they asked me about my breasts and the differences between their bodies, mine and their dads. I always answer honestly. Even my 6yo's questions about periods and sex. They know a lot more than I did and I hope they will feel much more comfortable about their bodies than I did.

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Thu, 09-23-2004 - 12:54pm
i just tried to ignore them, until a classmate came up to me in the school yard in 6th grade and told me i really should start wearing a bra. i got one and it was itchy and uncomfortable. guys began to have a fascination with them and cars began beeping as they passed by while i walked home from school. i wore loose clothes for a few years until i was ready to deal with it.
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Thu, 09-23-2004 - 2:25pm
It was minor annoyance to me, especially because I developed very quickly. It felt like I went from a training bra to a size C overnight. Things that I once enjoyed, I couldnt stand like gym class and running. The only positive experience I ever had was that boys started paying more attention. I was never teased about my breasts, so I enjoyed them as far as that was concerned.
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Thu, 09-23-2004 - 8:41pm
I was actually excited when I started to develop breasts. I always wondered what it would feel like and what I would look like. Here's a lesson about wishing for something. Sometimes they come true. lol Now by breasts are too big and they are a burden. My dh doesn't think so but then again he doesn't have to cart them around all day long. lmao
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Thu, 09-23-2004 - 11:17pm
I couldn't wait to wear a bra, couldn't wait to get 'em, couldn't wait to start my period. I started having to wear a bra in 4th grade and I felt just-oh-so grown up. After I had 'em for awhile, I was less than thrilled, lol. Developing breasts didn't bother me as much as starting (which was at age 11). My mom felt I was too young to use tampons so I had to miss out on some pool parties and other stuff which was *really* hard at that age. I also had a lot of problems so I often didn't feel very good for a week out of every month. That sucked.

I like my breasts, I always have (I hope that sounds right!) I never once had a problem with them, other than fitting into certain clothes or getting blouses that didn't gape between the buttons. I'm not obsessed with them, but I think they're one of my best features and I don't mind showing them off a *bit*.

My younger sis had a much harder time. She developed early too, but much bigger. She was a tomboy and they bothered her. Plus, I think the fact that while other girls were able to buy pretty little bra-and-panty sets, she was stuck with big old heavy white cotton granny bras at a young age. Nowadays manufacturers are *much* better about creating pretty bras in larger sizes but back then there wasn't much choice. I felt really bad for her, watching her in a store one day look at all the 'pretties', but having to go with the ugly ones. She was almost in tears, at age 12 because of it that day. And they got her a lot of unwanted and unwarranted attention at a young age. Many guys equate big breasts with sexually active. She wore very loose tops until she was in her late 20s. Bathing suits were another trouble area. It was very hard on her.

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Sat, 09-25-2004 - 6:09pm
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Sat, 09-25-2004 - 10:58pm
For years, I was in denial that I even had breasts. I don't remember noticing as they began to grow and I basically just refused to acknowledge them at all until my mid teens.
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Tue, 09-28-2004 - 11:13am
I remember feeling embarrassed at first. Boys start noticing and then, treating you differently so it's an adjustment. I distinctly remember slumping so they weren't so obvious in school.
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Tue, 09-28-2004 - 11:35am
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