Ladies: puberty question.
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Ladies: puberty question.
| 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.

Sprouting breasts
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.
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.
Edited 8/26/2008 6:04 pm ET by inacolada