How common is it to not shave legs/underarms...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have two teen DDs in public schools in Nova and the number of their peers who don't shave is not a big number. When we were growing up there were always the Goth kids or whatever. There are still the "alternative dressers" but there don't seem to be any more of them than there ever were.

All of the "mainstream" teen girls we know shave per usual.

Hmm. So my caucasian daughter who doesn't wear tops 3 sizes too small baring her mid-section and cleavage, but wears t-shirts and leggings or jeans, is a straight-A student with multiple APs, and is integrally involved in a large and popular extracurricular activity is not "mainstream" because she doesn't shave her legs?

The few peers your two teen daughters in public schools know don't shave are not "mainstream" peers .... how? because they don't shave?

DP. But is your DD popular? Does she have her pick of boyfriends? That’s what it’s about, not APs or whatever

My 22 year old ivy league grad who has been involved with someone for nearly 3 years does not shave her legs. She wears jewelry and makeup and dresses like many her age. Has lots of friendsand is employed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have two teen DDs in public schools in Nova and the number of their peers who don't shave is not a big number. When we were growing up there were always the Goth kids or whatever. There are still the "alternative dressers" but there don't seem to be any more of them than there ever were.

All of the "mainstream" teen girls we know shave per usual.

Hmm. So my caucasian daughter who doesn't wear tops 3 sizes too small baring her mid-section and cleavage, but wears t-shirts and leggings or jeans, is a straight-A student with multiple APs, and is integrally involved in a large and popular extracurricular activity is not "mainstream" because she doesn't shave her legs?

The few peers your two teen daughters in public schools know don't shave are not "mainstream" peers .... how? because they don't shave?

DP. But is your DD popular? Does she have her pick of boyfriends? That’s what it’s about, not APs or whatever

So "mainstream" = "popular" with pick of boyfriends?
I don't see how it matters to my question, but she has plenty of friends and a boyfriend (of mutual choosing).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unshaven pits on young women are disgusting and smelly.

Plus, teens carry their phones 24/7. You you really want your daughter’s hairy pits shared all
Over snap-chat, so she becomes the laughing stock of her whole Social community?

I really don't think people have pictures of her hairy pits. She always wears sleeves. She is a modest dresser, always has been. She doesn't like bare midriffs; she doesn't like low-cut necklines; she doesn't like strapless or spaghetti straps or even tank style tops. She prefers her short to cover her butt. She just doesn't want and doesn't think she should have to shave because she's a female.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My nieces wax legs and underarms, as do I, so it needs to grow back in. It’s not noticeable and plenty of their peers don’t shave (or wax and let it grow in in between). It’s weird how fixated DCUM is on this, it’s not reflected in the teens at all.

I don’t know of any teens that wax legs and underarms. I think that has definitely gone out of favor unless if it is a part of your culture ( Middle Eastern, maybe others?)

All 3 of my white (non-middle eastern) daughters wax their bikini area completely bare (Brazilian). So do all their friends (according to them). Dc kids. In the popular, non-alt group. I don’t think you can say what is in favor or not. It depends on the group of peers.

Must be a classist thing. Got money to burn, baby.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Unshaven pits on young women are disgusting and smelly.

Plus, teens carry their phones 24/7. You you really want your daughter’s hairy pits shared all
Over snap-chat, so she becomes the laughing stock of her whole Social community?

I really don't think people have pictures of her hairy pits. She always wears sleeves. She is a modest dresser, always has been. She doesn't like bare midriffs; she doesn't like low-cut necklines; she doesn't like strapless or spaghetti straps or even tank style tops. She prefers her short to cover her butt. She just doesn't want and doesn't think she should have to shave because she's a female.

Adding: she also couldn't care less about snap chat. Her friends are not using snap chat and she doesn't care what others think. She obviously is not being humiliated all over school via snap chat. She would be aware of people laughing at her as she walks by, or snickering, or whatever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My nieces wax legs and underarms, as do I, so it needs to grow back in. It’s not noticeable and plenty of their peers don’t shave (or wax and let it grow in in between). It’s weird how fixated DCUM is on this, it’s not reflected in the teens at all.

I don’t know of any teens that wax legs and underarms. I think that has definitely gone out of favor unless if it is a part of your culture ( Middle Eastern, maybe others?)

All 3 of my white (non-middle eastern) daughters wax their bikini area completely bare (Brazilian). So do all their friends (according to them). Dc kids. In the popular, non-alt group. I don’t think you can say what is in favor or not. It depends on the group of peers.

That’s been a thing for awhile but I didn’t think girls were doing it as much anymore. They do it for boys because boys are the only ones who see it. When they get older they’ll find that a lot of men like pubic hair.

Honestly, if my teen girl were bothering with all this - especially in the pubic area - I'd be concerned there are bigger issues of behavior I need to be worried about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Legs are ok. Underarms can smell really bad.

I’m not a fan of hairy armpits on women, but men don’t shave their armpits and they don’t smell. I mean some do of course, but many don’t.

Men who have hairy armpits most certainly smell and look gross. I hate it when they got shirtless

I hate all men going shirtless. It's stupid. The vast majority are either too hairy, hairless, scrawny, or unhealthy fat. And they all think they're entitled to super model dates and girlfriends. Real men don't need to go shirtless.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My nieces wax legs and underarms, as do I, so it needs to grow back in. It’s not noticeable and plenty of their peers don’t shave (or wax and let it grow in in between). It’s weird how fixated DCUM is on this, it’s not reflected in the teens at all.

I don’t know of any teens that wax legs and underarms. I think that has definitely gone out of favor unless if it is a part of your culture ( Middle Eastern, maybe others?)

All 3 of my white (non-middle eastern) daughters wax their bikini area completely bare (Brazilian). So do all their friends (according to them). Dc kids. In the popular, non-alt group. I don’t think you can say what is in favor or not. It depends on the group of peers.

That’s been a thing for awhile but I didn’t think girls were doing it as much anymore. They do it for boys because boys are the only ones who see it. When they get older they’ll find that a lot of men like pubic hair.

Not really.

Maybe the alt/ type or hippie new-age men like hairy women. And lesbians.

Not hairy, but not completely hairless either like a five year old in the pubic area. If your teen is getting 100% hair removal in the “bikini area” , especially a Brazilian was, she’s having sex.