Realty check - body image

[Geonz]

I've gone to a D cup and the last bra I got in that size requires the ductape solution, but I *think* it's a style issue. I wish I knew... and I don't like shopping either. I hate it when Bali takes *my* bra out of circulation. (I'm of the category of people who can neither execute nor imagine spending beau coup bucks on my 'body image.')

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Well, just to clarify my own stance on the subject a bit, for whatever that's worth:

I think it's great that women who feel uncomfortable about the size of their breasts can have them surgically adjusted to make them bigger or smaller- whatever makes them more comfortable about themselves. This is especially understandable for women who naturally have very little or very large breasts, or who have had breasts removed of course.

My only objection to implants is when women get gigantic implants that make them look deformed and bizarre- I feel the promotion of the huge deformed beachball look as an ideal sends a very unhealthy message to young men and young women.
I have no issues about implants or reductions that fall within the realm of what *might* be a natural size. Not my thing, .....but hey, it might BE my thing if I had nothing at all there, or way too much there!

[Brandi]

Ok here's mine.
When i was 14 years old and not comfortable with my body yet (who is at that age), My mom who was the same size as me (34b, very common i would say) had a breast job. It scared me for a long time. I really thought there was something wrong with my size.
I am so over that now! And am very proud of my boobs. They are still pretty perky for a 39 year old very active women. I also know a few women whos' breast are very samll and understand they would like bigger. And support them wanting to improve them. I just don't understand someone like my mom who had perfectly wonderful breast and made them bigger? And the fact that she didn't consider her daughter might be affected by this.