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09/12/2011

Free Life

There's an evil lurking in your town, community, or neighborhood. You may have noticed it lurking in the semi-darkness and witnessed its silent content as you shriek in terror and run for your life. Or perhaps you have only heard secondhand the horror if its existence, loathing the day you mistakenly happen upon it- upon its monstrous appearance and find out once and for all how awful this disgusting thing can be. What could it be? You wonder if you've seen it...believe me, you would know if you have encountered... FEMALE ARMPIT HAIR!!!

Yes, it's true, it does exist. So what? A big myth I have encountered since I first chose to forego the razor is that women who do not shave are dirty or their choice is un-hygienic, which is ridiculous, because millions of men have armpit hair and there is strikingly less talk of their personal bathroom habits. Another myth that gets whispered often is that women who choose not to shave are all lesbians. Some probably are. Others aren't. I'd venture that what you shave has less to do with who you like to sleep with than, say, who you sleep with.

Making a decision about one's personal appearance can be a freeing and empowering move, especially when we know we are making a choice that supports our own personal beliefs, nurtures our spirit, and is true to what is in our hearts. Will someone whisper behind our back out in public? Probably. Perhaps they are a little bit wishful that they, too, could make a choice with zero regard to what the masses think or say, and live a life that belongs entirely to them. This philosophy doesn't have to apply only to body hair- consider all the things in your life that you recognize are toxic for your soul, yet you continue to uphold them for social reasons or otherwise. I urge you to let at least one of them go. And whether that includes ditching the razors, getting a tattoo, dying your hair green, or simply trying a red shirt when you'd normally wear beige, I support you.

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venture that what you shave has less to do with who you like to sleep with than, say, who you sleep with.

Others aren't. I'd venture that what you shave has less to do with who you like to sleep with than, say, who you sleep with.Thank u so much. I really appreciate it.

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