So are you cold or what?

You will never guess who I sat across from, at the dinner table, at New Years Eve. Just one guess, give-up? THE HAIRDRESSER!

Yeah, she was talk’n smack about the triathlon again and that she could kick my ass. And yes, she did use those exact words. As a matter of fact, she makes my potty mouth sound like I am signing the most beautiful folk music you’ve ever heard. I started keeping count of how many times she used the phrase “I’ll just strap one on” at the dinner table. I remember clearly raising my glass up and shouting “SEVEN”, but the rest of the night got a little fuzzy and I think that’s where I just stopped keeping track.

ANYWAY, before dinner began, I was talking with her and another woman at the party. This other woman is nine years my junior, has a laugh like a hyena and bosoms that CT would love to nestle right into. The three of us ladies were talking about breasts, bras in fact. I shared with them that I like my bras comfortable, which seems to mean less is more. And by less, I mean they are a bit stretchy and they have no padding or under wires or anything else that could get in the way of comfort. So, with that in mind, I simply asked about “nipping out”. I couldn’t believe the response. These two women started frothing at the mouth, loudly telling me that in no way shape or form should a woman show her nipples. That bras should be padded enough to cover-up the nipple and if the padding isn’t thick enough and you can still see a form rising up out of your shirt, that you can simply place your old bathing suit pad in your bra to cover it up.

Since neither one of these women are prudes and they both dress fairly provocatively, I was astounded at their reply. Am I just so “out of it” as a stay at home mom that I have been breaking this no showing nipple rule? What gives people? Tell me, is everyone padding? Are nipples not allowed anymore?

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