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I'm The Girl Who Learned To Love Her Hairy Legs After Making The Decision To Stop Shaving

In fifth grade, the kids in my class bullied me for not shaving my legs, so I shaved my legs for the first time that night

Ashley McMurray
Apr 02, 2019
University of Oregon
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I'm The Girl Who Learned To Love Her Hairy Legs After Making The Decision To Stop Shaving
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I've always had a problem with my leg hair since a day in fifth grade.

I was homeschooled until fifth grade when I was enrolled in our local elementary public school. One nice spring day, I decided to wear shorts to school. I was feeling hella confident in my new outfit, yet I never wore it again after that day. The kids in my class bullied me for not shaving my legs, so I shaved my legs for the first time that night.

And I was shaving my legs ever since.

This January, I decided to stop shaving my legs and overcome my issues with my hairy legs. I wanted to learn to love them.

When I decided to work on loving my stomach a couple of years ago, I started wearing more crop tops because I was uncomfortable with my stomach. Now, half my wardrobe is crop tops and I love showing off my stomach.

So, I embarked on this mission, hoping that I could learn to love my hairy legs. I think I let the bullies from elementary school instill in me a hatred for my hairy legs. The last three months, I've been actively working to change that.

I still haven't shaved since January and I can feel my leg hair blowing in the wind when I wear a dress or shorts.

I love how much faster showers are for me now. I truly never realized how much time it took out of my day to shave my legs!

My hairy legs are liberating.

I feel like a whole new woman who doesn't give a single f*ck what anyone thinks of her leg hair. Who knows if my armpit hair will be next, but for now, I'm enjoying my body complete with hairy legs.

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