Well, I'm apparently not very good at this girl thing

[LeftyMom]

at least compared to some of the other lounge ladies. I don't own a single article of clothing that could be called girly (at best I could dig up something understatedly feminine) I haven't owned $250 worth of makeup in my whole life, I haven't got any perfume and I almost never carry a handbag.

Shit, my idea of dressing up is a fresh shave and conditioner in my hair. If I really go all out I might be able to locate a bra and panty set that matches.

I'm still waiting for that feminity thing that's supposed to kick in at puberty. And boobs. Still waiting for those too.

[trof]

1. Blade? Or electric?

[LeftyMom]

2. Triple blade razor

And I don't pay extra for the pink one either. Like I said, not so hot at the girl thing.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. Geez...even I have a pink razor.

Of course, I have about $250 worth of body care products. I mostly got it free though from working at the health food store. Product samples for management were awesome.

[trof]

9. So does Arwalden.

Ya out there Allen?

[Guava Jelly]

3. I remember a picture of leftymom holding a bra

I thought it was extremly girly..
And nice to look at

[LeftyMom]

6. Somebody called it a grandma bra

It certainly wasn't what I'd have picked to post on the internets, just what I had on at the time.

[Guava Jelly]

7. maybe we need a second viewing of that picture to you know "ahem"

rejudge for ourselves

[flvegan]

16. We've also seen her with...a PURSE!!

Wearing a DRESS, no less.

Don't let her fool you. She wears boyshorts, and despite the name, they're quite girly.

[LeftyMom]

17. Yeah but I had to run out and get those at the last minute.

Normal people don't remember that thier mother is getting married in a few hours and walk over to Goodwill to grab something to wear.

I'm special.

[flvegan]

18. !

A copycat has been placed in your honor...

[miss_american_pie]

4. It's overrated

And I'd trade up a cup size, too.

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. I've seen a photo of you

that suggests otherwise. On all counts.

[MiniMandaRuth]

10. Eh. My mom owns more purses and shoes than I do.

It's weird. She'll spend money on clothes and I go buy video games. But I'm a nerd like that, and she loves me for it.

[NewWaveChick1981]

11. You're plenty good at the "girl thing"...

It's all about attitude anyway.

[Lady Effingbroke]

12. Me neither.

My daily routine is as follows:

1. S,S,& S,

2. slap on deodorant so my pits don't stink,

3. brush my fangs so I don't knock people over when I breathe,

4. throw on jeans and a t-shirt to cover my nudity,

and out the door I go - watch out world!

I haven't worn makeup since I was a little cake-face freshman in high school, 20+ years ago. I think it's terribly expensive, and if someone doesn't like the way my face looks sans makeup, then they can take their ass on down the road - fuck 'em!

[sarge43]

19. Sistah!

I think I have a tube of lipstick around here some place; it's probably dried up by now. I own one dress, black and tailored, in case I have to go to court or a funeral. My wardrobe can best be described as clean, cotton, khaki and comfortable. My only concession to 'girly' may be that I like the feel of natural fabrics like silk and linen and I have some earrings and sweater pins.

[petronius]

25. Any woman who uses the phrase S, S, & S is far from girly,

but she's definitely a keeper...

[Crabby Appleton]

35. Yep

[XemaSab]

26. Fuckin' A!

[ThomCat]

13. I apparently used to be very good at the girly thing.

I had to dress is drag once is High School. It was a tradition that the junior and senior girls had a football game and each girl got a boy to be a cheerleader. We had to dress in drag for the entire day and then cheer at night at the game.

I was apparently very good at the girly thing.

I surprised a lot of people who didn't realize I was a girl until I spoke. It freaked out a bunch of people.

Of course, I had 7 girls show up at my home at 6am to girlify me, so I can't claim much of the credit.

[bridgit]

14. eh, join the club, drove past 'the student book exchange' on freeport...

a little while ago & they were open

[bertha katzenengel]

15. LM, about the boobs . . .

Mrs. V. went through early life as a very skinny woman with nothing upstairs. One day around her fortieth birthday, she awoke to find . . . gifts on her chest. Amazing gifts. She called up her mom and said, "Hey, mom, guess what? The Titty Fairy visited me!"



You never know.

As for the femininity thing: it is how you feel and who you are. NOT your accoutrements or painting or grooming rituals.

Be yourself.

[LeftyMom]

27. I try.

Every now and then I just feel like a bit of a freak. Living with my hyper-girly sister isn't helping. I mean, the girl takes makeup with her camping.

[bertha katzenengel]

38. Camping? What, she thinks the bobcat will leave her alone if she's

made up?

I had a roommate in the dorm who stood before the mirror every morning before going to class for at least forty-five minutes. The last thing she did before leaving was to spritz herself with a Lauren atomizer. I once counted thirteen spritzes. Before that, I adored Lauren . . . .

[chaska]

20. Strangely (or not), LM, your post got me hot.

My kinda woman!

[LeftyMom]

28. !

[pitohui]

21. there just isn't that much to it

supposedly being on the autistic spectrum i have a male brain and when i was younger, before it was politically incorrect to say so, i often had people say "you think like a man"

and i am still somewhat regularly accused of being a man on the internets

but anybody can buy a lot of product, it just ain't that hard -- and wearing a matching bra and panty set is just a matter of being properly compulsive/obsessive

no one needs to wait for boobs either, they can be purchased, we DO have the technology

[badgerpup]

22. MHO? "Girly" is a bit overrated...

...all pink and bling and impractical.
But I did get a sudden wish for something 'girly'...so I saddled up the sewing machine and made a very understated white-on-white peasant blouse...with LACE and RIBBONS.
I'm doomed.

[LeftyMom]

29. Well, there's something girly I can do.

I do sew really well.

[NMMNG]

32. I need to re-learn that

I've got a dozen patterns and two storage totes full of fabric that's just waiting to be turned into clothing. Unfortunately I've forgotten nearly everything I learned in Home-Ec about hems, sleeves, necklines and pretty much everything except putting the basic pieces together. When I get the time and money I'm going to go to one of the craft stores or community colleges and take a refresher.

[NMMNG]

23. Who cares?

"This girl thing" tends to be a stereotypical bunch of nonsense anyway. If you're comfortable with how you are then why worry about it?

[LeftyMom]

30. Mostly this is just a response to stuff that was in the lounge earlier

today. I'm fairly happy with who I am, and the only other person with any right to complain hasn't seemed to notice my faults.

[Robeson]

24. You're quite the looker, LeftyMom...

...without all the stage props.

[LeftyMom]

31. Thanks!

[MaryBear]

33. Good grief, LM!

Are you PMS'ing or fishing? Or funning?

[LeftyMom]

34. I'm not really being self-depracating about it

Earlier today there were some very uber-femme posts in the lounge and I couldn't relate at all. That's it really.

[MaryBear]

40. uber-femme you are not

but more than just fine you are.

[billyskank]

36. I'm sure you make a better girl than I do a guy

all I'm sayin'.

[ghostsofgiants]

37. Not having $250 worth of makeup isn't a failure at being a girl...

It's a failure at being a human being and a mental illness.

[Shell Beau]

39. It doesn't matter! We all have differents tastes!!

Girly girls are no better than un girly-girls!! And trust me, big boobs are way overrated!!