PMS depilation
Jun. 25th, 2009 02:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ailbheOne of the things PMS does to me is makes me look in the mirror (which is unusual enough) and loathe what I see (very unusual indeed) and particularly loathe my lack of femininity (mm, quite, Ailbhe as masculine, yes indeed) and have a strong urge to depilate the feminine minimum - underarms and lower legs.
Normally, I quash this urge with a strong dose of militant feminism and a strict talking to about setting the example of being comfortable with my body image for my infant daughters. And it passes within twenty-four hours.
This month I succumbed and shaved. And remembered why it's such an awful idea. It felt better for less than two hours, and then it got really annoying, and as it grows back, it's getting worse and worse - the growing-back effect is annoying enough I may do something drastic just to avoid having to tolerate it, like, ew, shaving again.
The only upside is I feel slightly more confident in a skirt or dress which shows my lower legs, and really, that's part of why I DON'T shave normally. Me and my hairy ankles have a right to learn to feel comfortable in public.
Ho hum. Ailbhe, tool of the patriarchy, strikes again.
Normally, I quash this urge with a strong dose of militant feminism and a strict talking to about setting the example of being comfortable with my body image for my infant daughters. And it passes within twenty-four hours.
This month I succumbed and shaved. And remembered why it's such an awful idea. It felt better for less than two hours, and then it got really annoying, and as it grows back, it's getting worse and worse - the growing-back effect is annoying enough I may do something drastic just to avoid having to tolerate it, like, ew, shaving again.
The only upside is I feel slightly more confident in a skirt or dress which shows my lower legs, and really, that's part of why I DON'T shave normally. Me and my hairy ankles have a right to learn to feel comfortable in public.
Ho hum. Ailbhe, tool of the patriarchy, strikes again.
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Date: 2009-06-25 09:07 pm (UTC)80s I'd shave summertime only. I stopped shaving when I damaged my knees so had to strap them up, so had to wear long skirts or trousers.
I must admit I've been considering shaving legs this summer. I can't wear much other than trainers or Clarks flat sandals, or my knees play up, so can I really be bothered? As a few others have said, I also am old and round, so why should I bother. I had abuse yelled at me walking through Cheltenham this evening for being a fat old woman. I may as well be a fat hairy old woman!
I appreciate it is a much more difficult situation for younger women, especially in the workplace.