[cloverbee]

when I went to Juvie when I was 16 the lady stood me in the shower naked and asked me to lift up each breast??!! Ummmm....I know she could see that it was unnecessary. Like, how am I going to hide something in there when there is nothing to lift up? It was a very uncomfy moment for me and to this day I do not know if she did that out of routine or to be a bitch.

[noboatboobs]

The funny thing about the pencil test... I didn't know about it until this year and I'm 30. I was talking with my older coworkers and they brought it up. They knew I would have to run home and try it. Sad to say I have nothing to even hold the pencil, as they knew I would I reported back to them.. We all had a great laugh over that one.

[booskie]

Just popping back in after a year in the rainforest. I'm so proud to see that this lounge is still up and running. Though I must admit, I keep scrolling the screen down so everyone in the public library won't see what I'm doing. I suppose I've got to pick my battles with insecurity.

On the subject of nipples, at the risk of sounding classless and slutty, I like to show my nipples. Not in a professional environment of course, but if I'm going out, I don't care if they are peeking from beneath whatever I'm wearing. I think when it's tastefully done (as in a thin white cami, not a completely sheer piece of satin), it can be very sexy and it makes me feel confident. I tell my other girlfriends (who are much better endowed in that region) that it's like my version of cleavage. I don't get the same effect from super-low cut blouses, so I do the next best thing. I give an ever so subtle preview.
I don't know, maybe y'all think that's gross or un-ladylike, but that's just how I do it and it makes me feel that much more confident about my body.

That baleful pencil test is in one of the pre-teen books for girls, like the Sunflower Kids (I'm making these names up, I can't really remember) or the Daffodil Girls or Club, something in the Sweet Valley High vein. I remember reading it in 6th grade (back when I still stuffed my bra out of fear) and coming to the part in the book when all the characters perform the test. I felt so ashamed. I think that particular book was about a girl who lost her mother and had to get her dad to go and help her buy a bra. It didn't give much comment on the pencil test however, good or bad.

Keep up the positivity ladies!

[herculesgirl]

There should be an "I Flunked The Pencil Test" t-shirt. I would SO wear one!

[frenchtoast]

I remember first hearing about the pencil test in those "Angus, thongs, and full-frontal snogging" books, grabbed a pencil, tried it, and was rather disappointed when i realized that i came nowhere near being able to hold one up.

I never liked the idea of going braless, something about pointy "keep me warm" nipples poking through shirts dosn't bode well with me. Although, I've begun to 'forget' to put one on in the morning, just to see what it feels like. It's nice having free breasts! (as long as it isnt cold out..)

Havn't tried unwired bras yet, I still like looking like I have big boobehs every once in a while ;)

[lux]

lucky me, never had to do the pencil test in front of every one. but i guess it's kind of obious that i don't need a bra even with out testing it it's so great to go braless, esp summer time. and i've actually managed to find sexy bras without underwiering!

and congratulations rawbaby!!

[lux]

lucky me, never had to do the pencil test in front of every one. but i guess it's kind of obious that i don't need a bra even with out testing it it's so great to go braless, esp summer time. and i've actually managed to find sexy bras without underwiering!

and congratulations rawbaby!!

[cloverbee]

small breasts rock = you all rock!!!!!!!

[jasmith]

Ah.
Oh well. Perhaps those of us with nowhere to put a pencil are less likely to have problems with saggin...

[rawrbaby]

herculesgirl haha the pencil test! in school all the bitchy girls started of this trend of seeing if they had saggy boobs by putting a pencil under and seeing how long it took to drop down, but yeh like you i had no where to put the pencil!! its horrible when everyone else does it and asks you how long it took to drop down knowing full well you dont have no boobs for anything to drop anywhere lol bitches! =P

xxxx

[herculesgirl]

Jasmith, I think "mosquito bites" refers to any type of small breasts...they're so small they look like mosquito bites, or just a bump.

I don't have any overhang/underfold either. Back in the day my friends would all do the "pencil test" where you lift a boob, put a pencil under it, and drop your boob back over the pencil: if the pencil falls down you can go without a bra, if it stays you need to wear one. Ya, I dunno what we were all thinking either, but anyway, there was nothing for me to lift and nowhere to put a pencil, so it was pretty much a given that I didn't need a bra. And I still don't.

[hummingbird]

Yeah, tatina, bring it!

[jasmith]

Cloverbee, I just read your post halfway down the page about dreaming about having bigger boobs. I never have myself, although once I dreamed that I had only one, right in the middle of my chest. HA! What is one to make of that?
Anyway, I'm wondering about the term "mosquito bite" boobs. What exactly does that mean? Does it indicate breasts that don't have the fold underneath? Because that's what mine are like. I've always thought it was strange that I have no fold. Anyone else like this?
Tatina - I love that!!

[ginger_kitty]

Tatina,hahaha! But I completely agree with that study!

[cloverbee]

tatina, you are my hero for posting that!!!!!!!!!

[tatina]

Just a thought - a US study from the 90ties showed a clear connection between a man's IQ and his preference for small breast. The higher his intelligence and the better his education, the more he will fancy women with small boobs. I never trusted men who are big-boob-maniacs and fetishists... and I would not change my body for them. Uaarghhh!

[modegirl]

okay, i am thinking this is a gripe. that in this world, that if there WERE more bras designed for us, this would be alot easier. as a 34A-AAA (depends on the manufacturer), my concerns for wearing a bra in the first place are 1. Not support 2. Nipple coverage, because even if you are completely flat, it is still not considered business appropriate to show nipple! so if you are making a bra for such a figure, why would you make a sheer 34AAA bra? The best bra for this purpose I ever got was in the teen section of Target completely by accident, just a plain white bra with a smooth gentle contour cup - not a pad, and not just a shortened shirred camisole. *confused* please help me understand ***aaaaaaaaaahhhhhh*** Thank You for listening to this interruption. Back to regular board support

[modegirl]

thanks for that site suffering-that's the first one that i've seen that actually caters to small chested women. alot of them will "carry" smaller sizes but that usually means a few styles in AA and not all the band sizes (hey and they're usually british too!) why is that?

chic, thanks for sharing your story. it takes alot to be out there with the conflict yet still be ok with it. i also have alot of conflict too. at times, i have dabbled with breast growth type therapies, but would never contemplate surgery - while i support others to make a choice for themselves, i shudder when i think of the physical risks and maintenance that is required. i have been on a few bulletin boards for hours poring over posts with other women who are thinking the same as me. some women actually had some successes! it was always disheartening when someone announced they were tired of trying different things that might not work and would go get surgery i have not ruled out the possibility of natural bust enhancement, but it's really a question of priorities, and how you want to spend your time. i finally found a method that would probably work, but would take a commitment of 3 hours a day for probably 6 months. at 38, being with petite boobies matter alot less to me; only a niggin sensation when i'm in a situation where i think of what might going on in other people's minds (read some formal event and everyone is wearing a strapless gown- uh, not me...); when it comes down to it - you have no idea what they are thinking lol. most of the time, i'm really glad - no support issues when exercising, riding on bumpy roads, etc.

anyways, i just think it's normal to have conflict and still be ok. it's not like the world outside us changed; pressure to fit in continues. we just have to work on what's ok for us on a continual basis in the U.S. the models continue to be no less skinny, but their breasts seem to be getting bigger -not proportionately, i might add. also, i work for a trend company and the stats on breast augmentation indicate lowering age first implants first received, and increasing numbers across all ages, and all the while the acceptability of porn (the it's look) is becoming mainstream.

[tatina]

Hello, I am Tatina and I am new here. I don't know if this will be helpful, but I think all these beauty standards are entirely depending on the culture you grew up in. I was a teenager in Europe in the 70ties and small boobs were the chicest and coolest thing a girl could have. All the in-girls had small breasts. We were all praying not to be cursed with big boobs and our idols were small-boobed actresses like Jane Birkin. Not that I consider this to be the solution - it is just another beauty ideal that discriminates women with more volomptous bodies. Nevertheless, I always felt entirely at peace with my small breasts... Take care, Tatina

[cloverbee]

I rocked the braless look today and I must say that I am happier than I have ever been w/ my small boobs even tho I hear tons of guys talking about big boobs!!