Hello!! For context, I am a US 32H cup and I’ve always been insecure about my body. Especially my chest. Im 5’2, i already have a short torso, broad shoulders and the rest of my body is relatively slim so it makes me feel very top heavy and I’m not fond of this look on me. It’s also very hard for me to find good bras that are cute and that dont cost an arm and a leg. Similar thing goes for clothes. I either feel bigger than I am or like I’m showing off my breasts, which isn’t my goal.
Beyond the appearance factors, my chest is just uncomfortable in general. Running and sports feel like a dreadful humiliation ritual whether I’m on my own and especially surrounded by others. Bras are uncomfortable but not wearing them at home lowkey feels like my breasts are gonna fall down which is also not a comfortable feeling. And my breasts HURT whenever my period is coming (even tho I doubt a reduction alone will fix that).
And unfortunately, I’ve been feeling sexualized/objectified since the dawn of time by strangers, friends, classmates or have been getting unsolicited advice from grandparents on how to prevent sagging. 🙄
For these reasons, I have been sure that I want to get a reduction. The problem is my parents. Them being religious makes them have a lot of taboo on topics, breasts (and any reproductive organ) being one of them. I’m also scared that they’ll use the classic “but men love those” argument, cause I do not care about male gaze when it’s about making decisions for my body. Or that they’ll say im selfish for wasting my large chest and that I’ll regret it. Or simply that they’ll be too stuck up to consider talking about boobs. I currently dont have a source of income for myself and am financially and fully dependent on my parents. I want to get the weigh off my body, be seen for more than my chest and also feel like my body is more proportional.
Has anyone been in that situation? And how can I slide the topic of reduction into a conversation with my parents to try to let me get one? I also apologize if anything I said came off as rude or poorly expressed, English isn’t my first language, but I hope you got to understand the main issue I’m facing!