OT (sorta): The Leg Shaving Thread

[mimitabby]

Makeup.... I'm 46 years old and I have never worn it. I wonder if I'm the only one? Husband could care less, when he met me I didn't wear it so obviously he didn't care if I did after marriage.

no, you're not the only one. I tried in highschool and it smeared on my glasses and ran when i cried... now i'm 54 and the closest to makeup i ever wear
is chapstick.

[makbike]

Gray Gato you are not alone. As a kid my mom "encouraged" me to wear makeup to cover the large birthmark that covers half of my forehead and my left eye. She was concerned that my peers would be mean and cruel to me if they saw it. For many years I got up early just apply the makeup, it took forever to put on, three layers, powder etc. If I did not take my time it looked awful. I remember coming home (4th or 5th grade) one day and announcing I was no longer going to put that "nasty" stuff on my face, I hated it. Again, my mom encouraged me to continue to apply it but in a very mature way I told her if my friends were my friends they would accept me regardless if I had a birthmark or not. I tossed all the makeup stuff in the trash and promised myself I would never wear it or anything like it as long as I lived. I've held true to my promise and I find that most people who know me rarely even notice my birthmark. Every now and then I'll have a student or small child ask about it. To the small kids I tell them it is where the angel kissed me when I was born, to the older kids I simply explain what it really is and they seem okay with it.

As far as the shaving goes, I shave for me for I can't stand the feeling of "nubs" vs. pant legs so I shave every day while I shower. It, again, is a personal choice one not dictated by anyone else, simpy by my own likes and dislikes.