Comments on: Bikini Waxing Tweens & Early Puberty http://thegirlrevolution.com/bikini-waxing-tweens-early-puberty/ Growing Girls With Purpose Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cassie http://thegirlrevolution.com/bikini-waxing-tweens-early-puberty/comment-page-1/#comment-7687 cassie Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:24:01 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/bikini-waxing-tweens-early-puberty/#comment-7687 I think some are confused. We are talking about the hair on the bikini line right? The stuff that may stick out of a bathing suit? Well I had a huge problem with it when I was a girl. It came out if my bikini bottoms and ran down and out a few inches. It was dark and I didn't want to look at it and I didn't want anyone else to either. No one except my parents and the esthetitian would know if I had waxed or not and I sure wish my mom had helped me with it. Instead I didn't know what to do. For awhile I wore ugly shorts to any water type function. I have photos of myself in vacation at 13 and I look horrible and i felt horrible. I find waxing very painful and i have gone for years to have it done. If Starting at a young age would have helped me look and feel better and could have made it easier for me today then heck yeah it's a great idea. Now i cant say that my 8 year old self would have made it past that first painful pull but If i have a daughter and she has the same issue, we can definitely give it a shot. Of course a pair if cute swim shorts woukd have helped me a lot too. I remove my hair for me and for my husband. I don't have a problem with making myself look good and wanting my husband to be attracted to me. It's why I try to get rid of my acne as well. If you have a man that wants pubic hair running put of your suit and you like it too then awesome in glad you are happy and secure with yourself, truely, but that's not me. Yes 8 years old is young. Yes it's scary to deal with puberty in such a young girl but why not make it easier on them and make them feel good about their bodies. You cannot see anyone else's pubic hair sticking out of their bikini so why should you let it do that on your little girl? If she screams in protest that you are going to remove the hair, don't do it and get her some shorts. If she asks why you remove it, say "thats the way mom likes it but you can do whatever you like with it, it's yours. But.... We don't show pubic hair to the public, so get your shorts or take this razor or let's go to the spa." But that's just me! I think some are confused. We are talking about the hair on the bikini line right? The stuff that may stick out of a bathing suit? Well I had a huge problem with it when I was a girl. It came out if my bikini bottoms and ran down and out a few inches. It was dark and I didn’t want to look at it and I didn’t want anyone else to either. No one except my parents and the esthetitian would know if I had waxed or not and I sure wish my mom had helped me with it. Instead I didn’t know what to do. For awhile I wore ugly shorts to any water type function. I have photos of myself in vacation at 13 and I look horrible and i felt horrible.

I find waxing very painful and i have gone for years to have it done. If Starting at a young age would have helped me look and feel better and could have made it easier for me today then heck yeah it’s a great idea. Now i cant say that my 8 year old self would have made it past that first painful pull but If i have a daughter and she has the same issue, we can definitely give it a shot. Of course a pair if cute swim shorts woukd have helped me a lot too.

I remove my hair for me and for my husband. I don’t have a problem with making myself look good and wanting my husband to be attracted to me. It’s why I try to get rid of my acne as well. If you have a man that wants pubic hair running put of your suit and you like it too then awesome in glad you are happy and secure with yourself, truely, but that’s not me.

Yes 8 years old is young. Yes it’s scary to deal with puberty in such a young girl but why not make it easier on them and make them feel good about their bodies. You cannot see anyone else’s pubic hair sticking out of their bikini so why should you let it do that on your little girl? If she screams in protest that you are going to remove the hair, don’t do it and get her some shorts. If she asks why you remove it, say “thats the way mom likes it but you can do whatever you like with it, it’s yours. But…. We don’t show pubic hair to the public, so get your shorts or take this razor or let’s go to the spa.”

But that’s just me!

]]> By: ayearinskirts http://thegirlrevolution.com/bikini-waxing-tweens-early-puberty/comment-page-1/#comment-7380 ayearinskirts Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:11:08 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/bikini-waxing-tweens-early-puberty/#comment-7380 I definitely think the removal of pubic hair sexualizes a young girl. Removing it says "This is bad." It is very easy to wear a swim skirt that is cute and adds some modesty to the pubic area. That's what I do so that I don't have to worry about pristine shaving and I honestly think my suit looks cuter that way anyways. I definitely think the removal of pubic hair sexualizes a young girl. Removing it says “This is bad.”

It is very easy to wear a swim skirt that is cute and adds some modesty to the pubic area. That’s what I do so that I don’t have to worry about pristine shaving and I honestly think my suit looks cuter that way anyways.
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]]> By: Darin http://thegirlrevolution.com/bikini-waxing-tweens-early-puberty/comment-page-1/#comment-7246 Darin Sun, 29 May 2011 03:03:34 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/bikini-waxing-tweens-early-puberty/#comment-7246 Some people would have you believe that the only reason a woman wants to be well groomed is to please men. The fact is, however, that grooming is a matter of personal preferrence. I'm a man, but I would guess that many women wax (regardless of what men think) simply because it gives them a personal sense of cleanliness and tidyness. Some people think that a desire to be well groomed is a symptom of "negative body image". The fact is, a person who feels good about their body takes pride in grooming it and taking care of it. If you don't believe me, just look around at the people in society who are conscious about proper grooming and hygiene vs the ones who aren't...which group has the healthier self-image. Some people take the position that encouraging grooming habits among teens (and tweens) is somehow going to feed an unhealthy obsession with beauty. Those same people take their children to the barber shop (weather they want to go or not) when their hair starts getting untidy...and they, of course, make their children take a bath, comb their hair and put on clean clothes before going out in public...and they will shame their teenage sons into shaving those few whiskers on his chin because men are expected to be "clean shaven". But if a daughter wants to get rid of her unwanted body hair...suddenly the sky is falling! Does anyone see the hipocricy in all this? So what if a teen girl (or boy) wants to trim/shave/wax their pubic hair. Some parent's are shocked to learn that their teenage children have actually discovered that part of their body...and (gasp!) want to be tidy down there too! If they were really concerned about rescuing their teens from this sex obsessed adult world then they wouldn't make a big deal of it...but by framing that matter of grooming body hair as an "adult activity" they are inadvertently just passing along their own sexual preoccupation. Some people would have you believe that the only reason a woman wants to be well groomed is to please men. The fact is, however, that grooming is a matter of personal preferrence. I’m a man, but I would guess that many women wax (regardless of what men think) simply because it gives them a personal sense of cleanliness and tidyness.
Some people think that a desire to be well groomed is a symptom of “negative body image”. The fact is, a person who feels good about their body takes pride in grooming it and taking care of it. If you don’t believe me, just look around at the people in society who are conscious about proper grooming and hygiene vs the ones who aren’t…which group has the healthier self-image.
Some people take the position that encouraging grooming habits among teens (and tweens) is somehow going to feed an unhealthy obsession with beauty. Those same people take their children to the barber shop (weather they want to go or not) when their hair starts getting untidy…and they, of course, make their children take a bath, comb their hair and put on clean clothes before going out in public…and they will shame their teenage sons into shaving those few whiskers on his chin because men are expected to be “clean shaven”. But if a daughter wants to get rid of her unwanted body hair…suddenly the sky is falling! Does anyone see the hipocricy in all this?
So what if a teen girl (or boy) wants to trim/shave/wax their pubic hair. Some parent’s are shocked to learn that their teenage children have actually discovered that part of their body…and (gasp!) want to be tidy down there too! If they were really concerned about rescuing their teens from this sex obsessed adult world then they wouldn’t make a big deal of it…but by framing that matter of grooming body hair as an “adult activity” they are inadvertently just passing along their own sexual preoccupation.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thegirlrevolution.com/bikini-waxing-tweens-early-puberty/comment-page-1/#comment-6582 Anonymous Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:19:09 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/bikini-waxing-tweens-early-puberty/#comment-6582 Did you know there is a treatment for early childhood puberty? Here is information if you need it http://www.supprelinla.com. I hope you find it helpful. Did you know there is a treatment for early childhood puberty? Here is information if you need it http://www.supprelinla.com. I hope you find it helpful.

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