Growing up in a time where my self-worth was defined by the number of likes one would receive on a single photo, girls are creating their definitions of “beautiful” from falsified images of models who are genetically different and have lifestyles not at all like theirs. There are so many factors coming into play on why the twelve year old girl scrolling through her Instagram will never look like the women she follows, but it won’t matter because at the end of the day, the young girl can’t get over that she still doesn’t look like them. And that sucks.
In every picture, music video, movie, boobs equate to beauty. Unfortunately, that’s something I wasn’t genetically gifted with. But over the course of the past few months, I’ve really come to appreciate my small boobs for what they are, mine. I’m a proud of the #IttyBittyTittyCommittee.
*Disclaimer: This is not at all trying to trash those with larger boobs. You are blessed, and there are so many benefits to them. However, I have no idea what those benefits are, so this is me just trying to find humor in my own situation and learning to love myself a little bit more.So here are the things that I’ve really learned to appreciate with having a smaller chest:
Why buy sticky boobs when you can buy band aids?
Think about it…They’ll do the same job. Honestly, sticky boobs are one of the most uncomfortable things in the whole world. Good ones are probably going to be expensive, and if you think about it, you’re only going to where with that ONE specific shirt or dress. You’re not really getting the bang for your buck there, are you? Instead, get band aids! During the back-to-school season, you can box of 80 for around four dollars. That’s FORTY pairs of faux-sticky boobs!
You can buy tight t-shirts.
For girls with a bigger chest and smaller stomachs, they can’t always find that perfect t-shirt. They either have to go up a size in shirt to accommodate for their boobs and sacrifice the fitted tee look on their stomach, or they go with what fits around their waist and risk flashing the world and potentially ending up on Girls Gone Wild while going about their daily routine.
Running easily.
I mean, I don’t enjoy running at all. But I can do it. (In all reality, I don’t think my lack of bosom will encourage me to exercise at all.) There’s nothing in my way, no need to wrap my body up like a sushi roll in an overly tight sports bra. You get to run without distracting other people, under the radar.
You can wear bralettes.
If you’re into trends at all, you know that bralettes are all the rage and are taking over the world. If you have boobs on the larger side, sometimes bralettes just won’t provide enough support requiring you to wear a bra anyways—defeating the entire purpose of getting a bralette in the first place! But if you’re like me, having smaller boobs means you can wear all the bralettes you want.
Breathing.
There’s literally not as much weight on your chest, physically making it easier to breath. Dang.
