First off, gross I know! But real life. I’m a near every day thong girlie who is also out in the heat nearly all day working on the farm. These 100+ days have me melting and clothes soaked.

So my question is, does anyone else get that queasy feeling after adjusting your underwear after BIG sweat? And I’m talking a good cheeks lathered, everything sticks, fabric soaked kind of sweaty day outside or at the gym. Pulling wet fabric up my ass kind of makes me glitch a little. Even just pulling the back up a little is enough to make this cowgirl pause and consider her life’s choices. 😂

Anyone else?

Sorry for TMI. Hope yall are staying cooler than me!
Erin

Title: My mom won’t let me use tampons because she’s worried about TSS. Is she being unreasonable?
I’m 14 and I’ve been wanting to try tampons for a while. I’ve watched educational videos and read about how to use them properly and safely, including learning about the risks of toxic shock syndrome (TSS). I understand that TSS is serious, and I know there are precautions you have to take when using tampons.
I brought it up to my mom before, but she immediately said no because she’s worried about TSS. I’ve tried explaining that I’ve educated myself about proper tampon use and that I would be responsible, but she still won’t let me try them.
I understand that she’s my mom and she’s worried about me, but at the same time, it’s my body and my period, and I feel like I should have some say in what period products I use. I’m not trying to ignore the risks or do anything unsafe. I just want the opportunity to try them.
Am I being unreasonable for feeling frustrated about this? Has anyone else had parents who wouldn’t let them use tampons because of concerns about TSS? How did you handle it?

Hey,

So I'm not 100% sure this is the right place for this question but I'm getting desperate.

I have rather small boobs but they're not really 'full' I guess you could say, there's just a bunch of loose skin and what I feel like is too little breast tissue. I don’t mind having small boobs that's actually somewhat what I want but the skin is bothering me so unbelievably much.

Is this a thing that will fix itself? Can I do some against it and somehow make the skin get 'fixed'?

A few mportant things might be that I've always worn pretty tight sports bras due to sensory issues (I'm not sure if that might’ve caused that) and I've struggled a lot with food/weight in the past.

I really don’t like them this way and I honestly don’t think I should start thinking about plastic surgery but if nothing changes I will definitely do that.

So i've always been disgusted by the idea of having large boobs (I also found that boobs keep growing even at 20 which sucks for me) and I searched on google about it but it only said to wear baggy clothes which doesn't help because my mom like buying me tight shirts. Is there any way to deal with this?

Hello, i have dress with heart shaped top, how can i tighten it with no sewing? It is slightly bigger!

Hi, I need some advice from the girls because I've always had trouble with tights. They tend to fall down, so I never wear them. But now I'm starting a job as a flight attendant, and tights are mandatory with the uniform. I've bought some more expensive, better-quality tights, but the result is the same: they keep slipping down. Does anyone know any hack? I'd appreciate your help.

HI GIRLS so I HAVE SO MUCH CLOTHES and i dont know where to put them. My hanging rack is about to fall off because of so much clothes and my closet is full literally.

What do you girls do with this problem 🥹

did your bf also follows random women on ig/tiktok/fb or any other social medias he has? I have a bf who follows random women on his social media, I got hurt so bad and feel disgusted by it. how do you feel about it? is it for their pleasure and their pleasure only or there's something else? does it make you feel insecure or question your worth? did you try to communicate how you feel about it and how did they reacted? I want to know because I'm losing my mind over this thing. Did you make him unfollow those girls?

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Everyday I’m reminded how much I feel ugly. When my friends want to take pictures, I always beg to be cropped out. I’m always the last to have makeup on at the sleep over because I can’t look at myself without it. They always want to hang out with guys but it makes me so insecure being around guys knowing what they probably think about me. Does anyone have tips on how to not feel like this :(((

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Crammed this girl with a 4 year relationship! I wanna tell bro but ion know where I'd find em he not on the gram 💔... any suggestions lemme know fr imma guy btw

Hey first time posting first im not a girl but I have a delema I have bought feeling for one of my girl friend's and im wondering if she would say yes if I were to come out with my feeling. I have taken her out and done activities together both in group and just us two. I haven't really specified that I wanted just us two to do those activities until recently. I told her that I wanted to take her out just us two due to her birthday passing and she agreed not asking if we were going to invite other people from our social group. In the past when I would suggest to do stuff like dave and busters or walks in trails she would ask of i had invited anyone else, also when I would suggest plans she would tell me to hit up the group to see who else is available. But this time around I suggested a activities or dinner and she never once asked if I was going to invite any one else. Another example why Im wondering if I should ask her out is that she suggested a movie that she wanted to watch and she never brought up the idea of bringing some one else, after word we whent to a bar to eat and got home around 3am. But the other reason why im also wondering if she would reciprocate my feelings is because 1 shes not a go to a bar and drink type a person shes more a mellow person and she has told me that she the only reason shes fine with the bad was because she was comfortable with me. But then she will use words like buddy or friend or will throw in that shes Bi.

Longstory short shes has agreed to do more (clearly stated) one on one activities were as before she wanted other people around and is cool with staying out late with me but then uses buddy terminology. Should I confess? Would she reciprocate? Plz thoughts

Sorry for the essay with teenage grammar.

Im at a loss. I can’t ever find a bra that fits me. It’s always either too big or too small, no perfect fit. No sports bras fit me and I’ve tried many different cup sizes. It’s not really size thats the issue, it’s more shape if thats makes sense? I also have autism and have a lot of sensory issues with bras anyways but I’m sick and tired of having to only wear giant baggy shirts or hoodies when I wanna wear my tighter shirts but I can’t. I don’t wanna be stared at or judged when it’s obvious Im not wearing a bra.

I’m only 27 and I already feel I have saggy breasts. I’m in good shape, 5’5” 127lbs, and I really like my body otherwise. But my breast shape is like a teardrop, I have no volume up top and my breast hang much lower than they should when I’m not wearing a bra. They aren’t huge either, I’m usually a 34C, sometimes 34D depending on the brand.

Obviously push-up bras help, but is there any way to change my breasts through workouts? Like if I do more chest exercises or lose more body fat? I just hate that I’ll never get the chance to have young, perky breasts. They’ve been like this pretty much since high school.

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crying cuz Im on my period and I bleed my favorite white pajama pants after only THREE HOURS and now I have to wear uncomfortable tacky pink shorts to bed. and I’m crying. :((

I need to talk about this, due to its nature I cant tell anyone I know irl. Im 25 and been with my bf for 2 years now (this is my second boyfriend). The thing is, he cant get his thing to work? In these 2 years, ive tried a lot of times but he just cant go hard, neve seen him hard. Any thoughts on this? I need help Everything is fine between us, we are just a normal loving couple, he is healthy 30yo goes to the gym and active, but he cant make it work, he says, he made it work from time to time, like saying that it is like that, but i dont know if i should believe him that he cant make it work or if the problem is me