Comments on: Small things

By: delilah

delilah — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:04:04 +0000

Does this armpit shaving desire have anything to do with her friend? Maybe she’s feeling a little bit pressured by the friend. Good luck!

By: frogpondsrock

frogpondsrock — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:23:53 +0000

Oh sweetheart please tell your smallest daughter, exactly what my mother told me…
Quote.. Don’t shave your underarm hair because it will grow back thicker and stinkier,, But if you must.. (and she will) give her a good razor etc etc all the while telling her it is her decision… and try not to smile when she nicks herself… oh dear..I wish I had listened to my mum…(((hugs))) kim

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:21:26 +0000

I was in Germany until 7th Grade. Once I came back to the US I started shaving, because other kids were so mean.

By: Joeymom

Joeymom — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:45:17 +0000

I have no idea when I started shaving my armpits. I think it just sorta happened as hair appeared, but since I never wore sleeveless things, it just wasn’t that important. I know legs didn’t start until I was well into high school. I’m light, so light leg hair gets to grow longer before it’s noticed.

By the way, I hate dogs. It’s just one of those things. No dogs.

By: Debi

Debi — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:28:03 +0000

Well, I have to comment on the dog. My boys want one too. There is no doubt…NO DOUBT that it would be child number three and I would be doing all the dirty work. That is the only reason we haven’t gotten one … YET.

By: Another Autism Mom

Another Autism Mom — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:03:23 +0000

I agree with Norah. My armpit hair started to grow when I was 11 years old, and that’s when I started shaving. My Mom showed me how, and then would buy me razors. The next year I started shaving my legs and bikini line (on beach days).

By: joker the lurcher

joker the lurcher — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:31:53 +0000

as for what sort of dog, i can wholly recommend a lurcher. or a greyhound. over here there are a lot of older greyhounds who have finished their racing career – maybe the same over there. the one thing i would very strongly advise is DON’T GET A PUPPY! (i had to resort to capitals in spite of my phobia of them in order to get the point across!)

puppies are cute, and there are loads of well-worn arguments about why you should have one, but believe me it would not work in a house with ! what you need is an older (at least 4 years old) rescue dog who will be laid back and unphased by the noise and movement in your house. while a puppy might be unphased it would certainly be geed up!

By: trina

trina — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:12:47 +0000

Lady, you can write a narrative. I love it.

By: The Domestic Goddess

The Domestic Goddess — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:44:27 +0000

I think I was in sixth grade. About elevenish. And it was only because there were one or two stray hairs and I plucked them and they kept coming back and it was summer and I was on the swim team…
Anyways, mom bought me an electric razor. They are much nicer these days and not too expensive. Perhaps you could try that until she is better with a razor? If not, there’s always nair…

By: Norah

Norah — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:48:52 +0000

Shaving armpits really was a very easy decision over here: you start shaving when something visible (from an armslength or so away) actually starts growing there. If nothing grows, no reason to shave. If you want to shave it off, that is. I was lucky in having very sparse hair under my armpits that didn’t really start growing until I was 17 or so.