She was afraid that her top would come undone, so she tested out her bathing suit under a torrent of water and to her surprise it held up. She was not sure if she should embrace or conceal her feminine traits. She loved the way her new bathing suit looked on her, but it was so revealing and she was basically a shy girl. She wore it because it was in style, and girls all across the country started wearing bikinis. She thought about wearing it as a mutiny against her parents, as her mom preferred her to wear more subdued clothing, which always made her feel as though her body was something to be ashamed of, and this caused her a lot of humiliation. The suit would work out great for being in the water, but it did not hide an inch of her body, instead it exposed so much of her, all of those girly parts that she never wanted anyone to see.
She always heard people say that there was no need to have breasts any bigger than a mouthful, but at sixteen, she was still flat as a post. The truth often hurts and she was tired of wearing A-cup size bras, but she knew there was no method available for her to flex her chest muscles to increase her breast size, as this could only be done by improving her posture, and pushing her breasts further forward to make them appear to be firmer and fuller. She would never win a beauty pageant title and she was OK with that, but she had to get off this merry-go-round of hiding her body in public.
Written for Sheryl’s Daily Word Prompt – Mutiny, for the Daily Spur prompt – Post, for FOWC with Fandango – Top, for March Writing Prompts – The truth often hurts, for Ragtag Community – Afraid, for Reena’s Exploration Challenge #125 prompt – Women and womanhood, for Di’s Three Things Challenge prompt words – Flex Title Merry-Go-Round, for Sue Vincent’s Thursday photo prompt – Torrent and for Word of the Day Challenge Prompt – Country.
There is more to any woman…or man… than a body.
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Yes much more than meets the eye.
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Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Femininity ….. by Jim Adams
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Thanks Reena.
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Girls are being mentally tortured after seeing photoshopped ideals in the media. Perhaps, the next movement or trending hashtag will be #getreal, like those no make-up selfies.
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I don’t have any answers, but my parents taught me to always respect all women.
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this is great Jim. Good song too ,I remember it well!
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Thanks Di. I have been sick for over a week and I have not done any of the prompts because of that.
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Hope you’re feeling better Jim.
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Love this song. Enjoyed your blog post. I actually had a yellow polka dot bikini in my high school days.
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That is wonderful, thanks for sharing that.
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That song certainly sounds very cringe-worthy in this day and age
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Times sure have changed.
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Love that song! And I love the story of adolescent insecurity – and how it concluded with the promise that she would overcome it.
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Thanks Fred.
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Jim you always make me smile 🤣
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Thanks Christine and you are very sweet.
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An interesting piece. Teenagers have a lot of anxiety over their bodies and attributes.
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Yes I know as I had a lot of pimples when I was young.
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This made me smile. ‘Boobs’ were always an embarrassment when a teenager, whether you were flat-.chested or had ‘C’ cup breasts like I did.I looked terrible in a gym-slip and when two lads shouted out “Show us your tits then…” across the street in Liverpool Street, London – I recall being mortified. How times have changed!. x
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I know guys that said, “Show us your tits”, but I never said that to any girls. I guess because my parents taught me to respect women.
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This is a great piece Jim. I’ve always loved this song and used to dance around in my bedroom while it played on my record player.
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It is a pretty cool song and I am glad that it brought back memories for you.
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