Cheers, all! Personally, I have the haunches of a quarter horse, and I refuse to be ashamed of it. When I was fourteen (long long ago), a exercise instructor wanted me to work more on certain exercises because, she said, I was (and am still) pear-shaped. I pointed out that the protrusions that formed my shape were in fact my hip bones, and no matter how much I exercised, they were not going to get any narrower.

Then, a few years ago, a friend introduced me to her water aerobics instructor. It was a social occasion, but the water person chose to seize an opportunity and invite me to join her classes. I thanked her, but said that my chosen form of exercise was cycling. She told me I really should switch to water aerobics, because then the water would hide the size of my butt. I stared at her for a moment. Then I said, "I realize it's asking a lot of the public to view the size of my backside, but they have dealt with worse things, and I think they will probably get over it."