Don’t you hate being so informed about proper bra fit sometimes? I discovered this Canadian blog post over the weekend: The Grown-Ass Woman’s Guide to Having Big Cans. Read it, and come back here for a quick boob personality test when you’re finished.
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All done? Okay, here’s the test. Choose the letter that best describes your response:
While reading Monica Heisey’s post, I (a) laughed the whole way through; (b) laughed, chuckled or smiled inside with a few reservations; (c) frowned and shook my head the whole way through.
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My answer is (b). I laughed a lot, but not as much as I would have if I had no idea about all the fabulous options available for those of us who wear a DD+. It was like I had two imaginary bra fitters on each shoulder. On my left, a tiny little Victoria’s Secret fitter could barely stand from laughing so much, and on my right, a tiny little bra fit purist wagged her finger at me.
It got me wondering about where my readers see themselves on the spectrum of approaches to being DD+. Is it all ultra-serious for you, or can you laugh sometimes?
In an ideal world, the person making me laugh would also be 100% correct. That would be the absolute BEST! However, since Monica Heisey is only 23 and living in the UK, I’m hoping it’s just a matter of time before Bravissimo and bloggers like Cheryl and Becky help her see the light. I’d LOVE to see her do a standup comedy routine about proper fit.
What do you think? Can a problem with a solution can be as funny as a problem without one. I sure hope so, because if the only way that someone can make big boobs funny is to tell us it’s all a lost cause, there’s nothing to wear, and we’re doomed to don beige bras the rest of our lives I won’t be able to laugh.
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My two favorite excerpts:
Small-chested women, I am so sorry but in my head your life is one giant romcom montage of effortlessly elegant low-cut drapey shirts and never having to ask the question “Does this make me look pregnant?” so I just don’t know what I have to offer you.
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Having a body as a woman is hard, y’all. No matter what shape it is. (I’m sure it’s a lot harder to have no body and be a woman, because then you’re just like, a whisper of the spirit of femininity, making you I guess Zooey Deschanel’s ghost? I digress.) People are constantly trying to politicize it or touch it or tell you how it should look and be. Shut up, everyone! Those with big boobs whine a lot about wishing they were smaller, while lots of ladies rocking an A cup wish they had more happening, bra-wise. Everyone chill out: your chest is fine as it is, if occasionally inconvenient or shaped slightly differently than you would like.
I have to go with B. It’s pretty clear that the author isn’t wearing the right bra size for her. If you have back pain and your straps are digging then your not wearing the right size. Also anyone that is stuffing 23 pound breasts into a D cup isn’t wearing the right size bra either.
I struggle with finding a body-positive way to say “hey, maybe your bra doesn’t fit”, especially when I see such posts pop up on Tumblr in a specifically body-positive context. I know, I could always not say something, but is that the right thing to do? Sometimes I retumble the post with a compliment *and* “btw look at this blog post on bra fitting”.
Finding the right size bra changed my outlook on my body so much, and I’m including self-image in that. It’s natural to want to spread the love, but I don’t want to be obnoxious about it.
hmm, probably not any of those categories you listed. I smiled and certainly can laugh about my body and do not take it that seriously. I’m just kinda tired of reading all the worn and age old boob talk even if it is well written and has a point to it. But it’s more like a joke you’ve heard so often that it has lost my laughs. But for example chuckle at Busty Girl Comics all the time and love them! It also might be cause personally I’ve not really felt my bust as an issue pretty much ever, it’s was a bit of a nuisance when it came to shopping clothes, bras, swimsuits but have just forgotten that time already.
(d) I didn’t finish
This lady needs to read some GOOD bra fitting blog posts. While the description of Linda with the measuring tape made me laugh, when she mentioned beige bras I was like “what??? Lady we’re in the 21st century already, wake up to the wonderful DD+ marketâ€
Now YOU made me laugh, Ana. Thanks. 🙂
I laughed, not out loud of cause )
You may be not have to wear beige bras to the rest of your life if you are DD+, but getting stuff that fits isn’t easy at all. That’s for sure.
Even if you do have a tailor who can take in clothes it’s still a challenge, because you should be really careful of what you are buying (where the darts are, how fit will change when a garment will be altered and all that stuff).
And problem with solution or without it’s still can be funny.