Weird question: Has anyone here ever...

[KnottedYet]

I was an "F" when I was nursing SKnot. Man, was I glad to go back down to a "C"!!!!

[mary9761]

around 10 years or so ago I had a child come up to me, I had short hair and evidently had a BAD bra on or something as this child asked me to my face, are you a lady or a man? I took one look at my chest and shook my head. I know I am/was heavy but they must have thought I had really HUGE man boobs is all I can say.

[Pax]

around 10 years or so ago I had a child come up to me, I had short hair and evidently had a BAD bra on or something as this child asked me to my face, are you a lady or a man? I took one look at my chest and shook my head. I know I am/was heavy but they must have thought I had really HUGE man boobs is all I can say.

When little kids ask me that I ask them "what do you think", it's lead to some great conversations with little people about stereotypes. All in all I think it's short hair that makes the difference.

[Kitsune06]

around 10 years or so ago I had a child come up to me, I had short hair and evidently had a BAD bra on or something as this child asked me to my face, are you a lady or a man? I took one look at my chest and shook my head. I know I am/was heavy but they must have thought I had really HUGE man boobs is all I can say.

I think all my bras are bad bras in that case

[mary9761]

I was and still wearing a 50 DDD at the time (totally stretched out of shape) when you're that large and have never had a formal fitting it's near impossible to find one that doesn't cost an arm and a leg that fit right. You also wear them till they are literally falling apart because they DO cost an arm and a leg. Of course it doesn't take long for them to stretch out of shape either.
I swear that's the first place my weight gains and the last place I lose in my chest. I can't understand those people who go have watermelons put on thier chest artificially, what a pain, literally

[Pax]

... I can't understand those people who go have watermelons put on thier chest artificially, what a pain, literally

Agree 100%, I spent a small fortune to get rid of mine...worth every penny ten times over!

[mimitabby]

Now, on the other hand, when we took my younger son Tom to Italy with us for the first time, a number of concerned people asked us if he was a boy or a girl. Here's a guy who was absolutely bristling with muscles, almost no body fat, 23 years old, a wimpy moustache(those hair genes again) and a huge long fat red braid of hair down to his butt.
It was hilarious. (to me)
One elderly relative once she was assured that Tommaso was really a boy said to me, "I do like his hair"

[Bluetree]

I think all my bras are bad bras in that case

What's a bra?

[Aggie_Ama]

Blue - I've never been mistaken for a boy, but once years ago when I was all dressed up (well, as dressed up as tomboy me would get ) and had gone out to dinner, the wait person asked when I was due. I said, "due?" and she said, "yes, when are you going to have your baby".

Uh....I went on a diet the next day - right after the dinner and dessert digested!

I had this happen when I was dressed up for a funeral visitation. I had an older cousin (my father's age) pat me on the stomach and tell me "No one told me the good news." This was when I was my skinniest (size 4-6). I had Mexican for lunch and I said "Sorry, I am just bloated. It is my ENCHILADA baby". I was so upset because I had been working my tail off to get that small.

[margo49]

All my childhood (*and* I wore skirts - no jeans in those days).
In my 20's I wore the usual looney-feminist uniform and the question then as if I was a "sea retaining wall" or not.
I enjoyed the androgny actually (tho' I felt embarassed as a reflection of the embarrassment of the other person who had made this "horrendous" mistake).
Has happened hardly at all since I was 30 - must be something hormonal or pheremonal.
Still *feel* the same ie human of yet-to-be-determined gender.
I read something once that there is a multiplicity of gender-determining indicators eg chromosomes, self-image, hormonal balances, physical "parts". So I personally think I have some contra-indications in my body/blood/brain/heart
Tho' I did feel more obviously a woman when I was pregnant. And then I thought "Ah, so *that* is what "they" have been on about all these years!"
It was a pleasant experience to be normal ie what people expect ; tho' I suspect if it had gone on for too much longer it would have begun to pall!!

[Bikingmomof3]

I swear that's the first place my weight gains and the last place I lose in my chest. I can't understand those people who go have watermelons put on thier chest artificially, what a pain, literally

I gain there first and it takes forever to lose there. I also cannot imagine opting to be my bra size...well maybe if there was any perk left I would feel differently?

[mimitabby]

Ha, I really wonder about women who pay thousands for augmentation. Don't they know about gravity?? Imagine how silly they will look when they are 60?!?!?
Plastic surgeons should be REQUIRED to show pictures of what women look like 20 or 30 years post surgery.

[mary9761]

I gain there first and it takes forever to lose there. I also cannot imagine opting to be my bra size...well maybe if there was any perk left I would feel differently?

Ha, I really wonder about women who pay thousands for augmentation. Don't they know about gravity?? Imagine how silly they will look when they are 60?!?!?
Plastic surgeons should be REQUIRED to show pictures of what women look like 20 or 30 years post surgery.

LOL isn't THAT the truth! Now that I am losing weight it's even WORSE. I swore that by the time I was MUCH older and lost weight I'd look like something out of National Geographics and would have to roll the emply bags up to put INTO a bra. Well, I already look like something out National Geographics and it ain't pretty either
The only time gravity is my friend is on a nice DOWNHILL!!

[Trekhawk]

Well, I already look like something out National Geographics and it ain't pretty either
The only time gravity is my friend is on a nice DOWNHILL!!

LOL - Mary you are such a laugh. Dont worry you are not alone even us girls with smaller boobs still find gravity isn't our friend.

[silver]

I can't say that anyone has actually said something to me, but I used to get those quizzical second looks, like why are you wearing all those girly (long hair, earrings and sports bra) but have no female like features. My body was originally built like a 12 year old boy. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It's just not curvy in anyway. I have no Bum, straight through the waist. I'm 5'8" and 110 pounds.

So, I'm one of those people that you all may not understand.....I did have breast augmentation. But I went from NO breast tissue to a size B. (technically a large B, small C) They aren't heavy. The comments make me think you all might be talking about women who get larger ones, like DD's and larger.

Funny story, When I was getting married to Mr. My mother got me this very lovely Christian Dior Nightgown and Robe. Satiny and lacy (TOTALLY not my style) but I was young and tried to be nice, so I tried it on for her and some of my friends. They all rolled on the floor laughing (I laughed with them because it was hilarious!!!) because I filled it out better with my shoulder blades better than I filled out with my chest.

PS: I never did get around to wearing that gown and robe