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My Husband Couldn't Stop Laughing!
Jun 1st, 2008
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hate shaving my legs. Once I got past the age of 12, when I begged my mom to let me, I then discovered that it was a ridiculous ritual. Sociology then taught me all about social constructs, but even that knowledge hasn't allowed me to stay "au naturelle" for very long. Even I cave in and shave every few weeks - yes weeks, not days. Of course, now that I live in Hawaii, I can't even take the winter off...I am fortunate to have blonde hair, so the hair on my legs is fair and fine and only really noticeable when you are close to me.
But, the day my husband couldn't stop lauging at me is what I came to share. We had just gotten back from work. I was wearing a skirt, and there was a gentle breeze that evening. I was reaching into the back seat to get the baby out of the car seat, when I felt something crawling up my leg. I jumped, screamed and danced around, certain it was a spider. The light creepy, crawly feeling went away, so I bent back down to get her out of the seat. The breeze blew through my skirt and the spiders were back! It was at that time that I realized the hair on my legs was swaying in the breeze. My husband almost fell off the porch and I was mortified. Needless to say, I shaved that night. I think it took me an hour to trim down the forest that had cropped up when I wasn't looking.
The saddest part, is that it has happened again. But at least I didn't think it was bugs crawling all over - I knew right away it was my hairy legs.
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  | Posted Jun 6th, 2008 at 2:40AM, last updated Jun 6th, 2008 at 2:41AM heh, i always kind of liked that feeling. like, holy crap, i've got fur, and it's blowing in the wind. i honestly don't get much pleasure from having smooth legs; mainly because they do not stay smooth. it's highly impractical, really; but people are willing to pretend it's worth it. +6 nods   |
 | Posted Jun 16th, 2008 at 6:32PM Aww.... =D I'm not sure if I'm allowed to laugh, but you wrote it in such an amusing way that I couldn't resist. +4 nods |
 | Posted Jun 17th, 2008 at 4:49AM EPGrace - laugh all you want - he did! It was a funny moment, one that still comes up from time to time when we play our favorite game of reliving the hilarious events of the past. Actually, that's our second favorite game - the first is "What Would We Be Doing Right Now If We Did Not Have Kids???" !! :-) +3 nods |
 | Posted Jul 2nd, 2008 at 8:58AM I'm sorry I HAVE to laugh, just because I am the same way! I HATE shaving my legs, and also go weeks without shaving, I probably shave twice a month, unless there is a special occasion and I HAVE to shave my legs. It's such a chore and such a pain in the butt. +6 nods |
 | Posted Jul 2nd, 2008 at 9:05AM personally, i hate shaving my legs, too. first of all, without my glasses, i can't see all the hair anyway, and my shower is the size of a cubicle with a curtain and not a door. sometimes, after shaving, i've found that i've given myself a mohawk cause i couldn't see where i was shaving. the joys of being female... +5 nods |
 | Posted Jul 2nd, 2008 at 9:31AM hmmmmm ,,, all this rediculous negitivity about shaveing youre legs.... there is a better way.. l;et hubby do it ,, its more fun if you get my drift..... wink |
| Posted Jul 2nd, 2008 at 9:44AM Your instincts were right the first time. The rituals women go through to please males are barbaric. Men don't shave their stinky pits much less their legs. In fact, lately a lot of them have decided that chin stubble is attractive. I've got news, guys. It's not. Wear a well groomed beard or shave. The choice is yours. American men need to get over themselves and realize, as many Europeans have that women are beautiful just as Nature made us. Best motto for young women "If you don't like it, don't touch it." +5 nods |
| Posted Jul 2nd, 2008 at 12:57PM Really interesting stuff...never thought my story would inspire so much... AnonFren...please...I think you are taking it a bit too far...civilization will not crumble because I don't like to shave my legs...Never anywhere did I suggest that we throw out all social constructs...I was merely stating that I learned that shaving one's legs is not a requirement for being a woman... zahava...right there with you...glasses are hard to wear in the shower & I can't see past my nose...I laughed at the "mohawk" because I hve done it, too!!!... hiyaka...I agree...having hm do it it so much better for so many reasons!!! Oh and btw, anonfren...did you not read in the story about how I had a small baby in a car seat? Priorities change when babies come along...I was a working mother with 2 small children at the time I wrote of...I was more interested in spending my free time getting a little extra sleep than shaving my legs.... SS +3 nods |
 | Posted Jul 2nd, 2008 at 1:22PM Did someone really compare not shaving your legs to murder? Well, I actually don't know why I'm surprised. This IS the internet. +2 nods |
 | Posted Jul 2nd, 2008 at 3:28PM I let me legs go for weeks too before I shave. "Oh no hope I don't clog the tub up" But man am I smooth when I do decided to do it. But man am I itchy in the next few days. Uggh! I wish that hair removal cream didnt smell so lethal, Id use it. +2 nods |
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