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what the hell is with sizing - rant

smallmovesal

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i just grudgingly went shopping for clothes and bras today and wtf is up with sizing?

ok today i'm pretty grumpy as it is.. so i shouldn't have gone shopping.

first of all, for those of us with small ribcages and relatively larger boobies (i *said* relatively) ie: a 32B... it's IMPOSSIBLE to find a bra. most bras start at 34"... :mad: so i was grumpy enough about having to locate only a nice but *push up* CK bra... like they think all us smallish ladies want to smush ourselves to a "real" boob size.. ugh

i was buying these huge sizes and it was almost demoralising... part of it is the esprit store is sized for beanpole europeans.. so the really nice jeans i tried on did not fit over my childbearing hips. then i went to this one store and i ended up buying large tops. now, i'm not at all huge and large is def not what size i am.

sizing is so off!

i kept wondering, what do overweight people do if i am sized as a large??
 
:lmao:

they wear moo-moo's like homer had to when he hit 315lbs
 
You're fucked. lol

I'm so glad I'm not a girl. I have enough trouble finding dress shirts that fit...
 
I avoid bras like the plague LOL and as for sizing, I have gotten over "the number thing" a loooooong time ago. Children's clothing fits me better than adult clothing. Teeny- type stores fit me better than "adult woman" clothing. In the "grown up women's" stores everything is waaaay too tight and just waaaay to loose in all the wrong places. The solution?

PASTIES AND A THONG!

TEE-HEE
 
Smalls, I would have enjoyed shopping with you today even if you were alittle grumpy. I could give you my opinion on the fit of the bras. Next time let me know. Lifter
 
kini - kids clothes?? you must have narrow hips. i totally don't...
i have to wear a bra to work - sucks!

the bra fit nicely even though i didn't want a push up.

lifter - lmfaorofleloohel
 
Actually they are not as wide as they used to be. My hips measure about 34/35". The bones are broad but there is not a lot of "girly fat" present. My waste is not narrow at all. It is about 25/27" but it looks narrow because I have grown nice lats and am working on my pathetic *sniff* shoulders. I am only 5'3" so believe it or not preteen pants, shorts, dresses and skirts sometimes fit me better than "grown-up" stuff. I wear a children's 12 to pre-teen 3.

I even own men's jeans 28-33 (I like it when they are long and I wear them low on my waste bagging just so in the right places.).

I fit into a size 0 to 6 in "grown-up" clothing. Go figure! :rolleyes:

The way I look at it, if it is not a thong swim suit and it doesn't fit me then there is something wrong with the cut of the clothing: NOT ME. I rarely try on a go-go outfit that I do not end up buying. You can just imagine how teeny those are - LOL!
 
i'm feeling less than sexy today but thanks...

kini that's amazing.. my hips are bigger than yours though. i've got a curvy lower half so i need women's fits.
 
i have the same problem
especially with jeans and pants
they just never fit right
i have a whole closet full of jeans and slacks and stuff that just don't fit
i dont know if they used to, most of them still have tags on them, but they are just too damn big in the wrong places
ive always had meaty legs for a female so its been difficult finding something that fits my waist AND legs
the best fitting jeans i have are GAP size 2, but the legs are hard to get in to
the majority of what i have is 7's, and they do NOT fit
good thing i dont have to work right now or i would be screwed in the clothing department,
i just wear my 7 shorts and pull them down ;)
not like i have a choice though right now
 
smallmovesal said:
not me, but i figure it's a courtesy for my coworkers

Somehow I think that the only ones complaining would be Big, Fat, FRUGLY female co-workers. Hell, I for one can admit that because I do not have cute ta-tas like you, I WOULD COMPLAIN!!! LOL
 
dread_lady said:
i have the same problem
especially with jeans and pants
they just never fit right
i have a whole closet full of jeans and slacks and stuff that just don't fit
i dont know if they used to, most of them still have tags on them, but they are just too damn big in the wrong places
ive always had meaty legs for a female so its been difficult finding something that fits my waist AND legs
the best fitting jeans i have are GAP size 2, but the legs are hard to get in to
the majority of what i have is 7's, and they do NOT fit
good thing i dont have to work right now or i would be screwed in the clothing department,
i just wear my 7 shorts and pull them down ;)
not like i have a choice though right now

Jeans with stretchy in them fit me best and even those don't fit sometimes.

Eh, like I said:

GIMME SOME PASTIES AND A THONG!

I ain't called BIKINI mom for nuthin' ya know! tee-hee
 
I just thought I'd add that while I might not have as many issues with clothing such as you ladies - I have my own sizing issues in that it is terribly hard to find stores that stock very small condoms.
 
bikinimom said:


Somehow I think that the only ones complaining would be Big, Fat, FRUGLY female co-workers. Hell, I for one can admit that because I do not have cute ta-tas like you, I WOULD COMPLAIN!!! LOL

well thanks.. i'm in a foul mood that is getting somewhat better and that helps... ;)

i was just rambling to someone about my abs and being dehydrated... and neither of those two relate... but if you know me, you know i never talk about things in a logical, coherent order. heehee.
 
i'm bit low on funds to buy clothes that fit right now, so i make do
when i put on belts , i have to put them on so tight that it' usually makes the button come undone
that sucks :(
 
dread_lady said:
i'm bit low on funds to buy clothes that fit right now, so i make do
when i put on belts , i have to put them on so tight that it' usually makes the button come undone
that sucks :(

I feel you M... more than you know! Just smile a pretty smile, like you don't have a sorrow in the world and no one will notice that your clothing doesn't fit just so. :)

I have often been asked why it is that I am always laughing and smiling (though my sorrows are many). My reply, "My daddy always said that if I wasn't always laughing, then I'd be crying. All I have to say is that I done enough crying and now I want to laugh!"

I save my tears for my bedroom at nite when I am alone or my kitchen floor when my girls aren't home.
 
dread_lady said:
i'm bit low on funds to buy clothes that fit right now, so i make do
when i put on belts , i have to put them on so tight that it' usually makes the button come undone
that sucks :(

yeah.. unfortunately my clothes were too small so i had to buy stuff so i didn't look like a plumber bum at work.
 
HappyScrappy said:
I just thought I'd add that while I might not have as many issues with clothing such as you ladies - I have my own sizing issues in that it is terribly hard to find stores that stock very small condoms.

I have the exact same problem. I just use finger cots, but I still haven't found any in the lubricated variety.
 
smallmovesal said:


yeah.. unfortunately my clothes were too small so i had to buy stuff so i didn't look like a plumber bum at work.

I don't think that I have ever heard that expression. Certainly worth a chortle. Plumber bum! tee-hee
 
Latimer said:


I have the exact same problem. I just use finger cots, but I still haven't found any in the lubricated variety.

yeah, I always get a couple hundred of those and then just layer up on them to get some girth.

as for clothes, I was having an issue where I was too big for a large, but didn't feel XL was right for me. now I'm back to a L fitting just right. I'm a 'little sissy'
 
BM, I've read your posts and know your history. What you wrote about crying on the floor makes me sad. You seem like you've been dealing w/things alittle better lately and I know you realize time will take care of you. Keep your head up. Lifter
 
Lifter4Life said:
BM, I've read your posts and know your history. What you wrote about crying on the floor makes me sad. You seem like you've been dealing w/things alittle better lately and I know you realize time will take care of you. Keep your head up. Lifter

It's ok. Life is good, really it is. But that doesn't mean that there isn't always a bit of underlying sadness. After a good cry I feel better, releases tension y'know?

There are somtimes when I think that my life as a mother will never cease to bring me happiness... But my life as an adult female will always bring me pain. It's all good, though. It is all good. I have finally come to realize that true love will always elude me. And that is fine. I can and have the capacity to love very deeply and very truely, but it will never be returned... I have no issue with "adult relationships" - no strings attached, up front and honest, just spending time - no forevers, no what ifs.

I am and will always be a mommy first. My children are what is most important to me. What I want comes second. An adult male companion... they will come and they will go, it will be of little consequence in the end.
 
BM, I don't believe you. Someone will come along someday and treat you like a queen. I realize you might be feeling it to be impossible right now but I know you have hope, we all have to have hope. Your daughters should be your focus right now which you've made them. Time will heal your wounds. You where married for a good amount of time and it will take awhile for you to be able to feel ready to be loved. But you will. Good things happen to good people. My mom was married for 17 years and finally realized what my dad was all about and divorced him. She had 4 children. She found someone and my life as a result is 100x's better. So there are happy endings. Stay positive, positive thoughts=positive emotions. Lifter
 
Lifter4Life said:
BM, I don't believe you. Someone will come along someday and treat you like a queen. I realize you might be feeling it to be impossible right now but I know you have hope, we all have to have hope. Your daughters should be your focus right now which you've made them. Time will heal your wounds. You where married for a good amount of time and it will take awhile for you to be able to feel ready to be loved. But you will. Good things happen to good people. My mom was married for 17 years and finally realized what my dad was all about and divorced him. She had 4 children. She found someone and my life as a result is 100x's better. So there are happy endings. Stay positive, positive thoughts=positive emotions. Lifter

Lifter thank you, you are very kind, but I am not even talking about my ex really. The death of my love for him was a slow, drawn out event. I have been seperated from him for well over a year now and have worked through the feelings of hate and regret, of disappointment at dreams that will never be fulfilled. And I did find the strength to love again.... I have been crushed yet again. But it is all good. I am not dead, no.

My girls bring me all of the happiness that I need. I am finding my own way to fulfillment and this has ZERO to do with a man.

I don't ever want to love another man again.... No, only uncomplicated adult relationships for me. My life as a mommy and my life as an adult female will never co-mingle. My girls have a father, they don't need mommy to have a boyfriend or SO or whatever. I am surrounded by family that loves and supports me and wonderful friends.

My girls will NEVER meet any man that I date - PERIOD.

My heart is my own and will never again be exposed to another, except to my children, my family and my friends.

I am too old and jaded by life to be foolish enough to even hope for a "second chance". I was so naive and childlike to even think that any of it could have been real... he never even said good-bye, never even ended our relationship. Funny thing - I was the one who fought like a mother to NOT fall in love - to NOT EVEN HOPE that a REAL relationship between us could occur and he persisted and comforted me - lured me into his life - his WHOLE life, his children, his family, his friends, everything. I was the only woman who had met his children since his divorce about 2/3 years ago... I thought I was special, that I mattered. Then as soon as I felt safe enough to give him my heart - he just up and left the relationship - no warning, no explanation - no goodbye.

But it is all good. I have just accepted it and moved on. No bitterness, no confusion, no hate, no nothing... Just acceptance.
 
I'am sorry to hear that he turned out to be an ass. Be guarded but don't give up. With each disappointment comes new found strength and your daughters would benefit from a male role model as they get older. I realize they have their father but he's not there everyday. I don't think anyone wants to grow old alone and I realize these disappointments are adding up but don't ever give up hope. God made us different genders for a reason. He knew that we wold benefit from one another. Next time and I really hope your give it a next time just be more cautious until your sure. Make the man wait, wait, wait to me your daughters. Just don't loose faith for you and your daughters. I know you don't know me and I haven't been posting here for too long, but i have been reading this site for close to two years just didn't register until recently. Hope I offered alittle insight. I always liek to offer a hand to kind people. Lifter
 
hehehehehhehe

No, he NEVER met my girls. Only spoke to one on the phone for a brief few minutes, made her chuckle a bit. But she only knew him as one of my friends as I do have a few male friends (really JUST FRIENDS)

And my girls' dad sees them nearly every day as we share custody.

No, my life as a mommy and an adult have been separate since I separated from my ex and that is how the two lives shall remain. You are very kind and I am so glad that it all worked out for your mother and you... She must have been a remarkable woman indeed.

No, it isn't in the cards for me. I for one, can accpet that. :)
 
My mom is a sweetheart, whenever I mention her to anyone who knows her they say shes the best. I'am glad to hear that their father is as involved as he is. That sometimes isn't the case. Thats great for them. I do hope when your ready and the time is right someone comes into your life and shows you what a good man is all about.
 
I am almost hoping that no good men will come across my path as they will most surely be hurt.....

No, I don't want a good man. I just want to mother my girls, be all that I can be as a woman and have adult relationships when it suits my whims... Perhaps this makes me cold. I don't think so. Just real.

I don't think I will ever get over how this guy hurt me. He was a good man. All who know him love him. All of our friends are at a loss for words. They have all been telling me to move on and just forget him. And I finally have moved on, but I will never give my heart to another. Never. I will keep it safe only for my children, my family and my friends.... never another man. When that "good man" dies he will take my heart with him.....

He once offered only the explanation that he had been diagnosed with a very serious illness before we had become close friends. He did not want me to fall in love with him only so that he would "up and die on me". He assured me that his health now was fine and we were satisfied to be "lifelong friends". Then he withdrew recently, suddenly without warning....

When he does die, even if it will be at the ripe old age of 101, he will take my heart with him. I will never love another man. I will fancy others, I will lust others, I may even want another.... but love another? Not ever.
 
You know whats best for you but I believe your feelings may change over time; maybe not. I've never been married, going on 32, so i've only experienced a few long term relationships. Your have been through alot and maybe i'am just being optimistic for you. I hope whether w/someone or alone you will have the happiness the we all as humans deserve. I couldn't imagine leaving my wife w/four children, I think i'd prefer to shoot myself. I'am as loyal as they come and i'am looking forward to being a husband and father. I think i'll be alot happier than, than I am now being single. I hope it all works out for you but in the mean time your one tough BM. Lifter
 
You are very sweet and I am confident that you will be an excellent husband and father someday.

Me, I am a wonderful mother and I was an excellent wife. I am not cold, I just choose not to love. It is too painful for me. He was a good man, loved by all whom he knows and who know him...... He welcomed me into his world with open arms despite all of my hesitation. He had been through a VERY painful divorce himself and extended his hand to me in friendship one night much like this nite, just a little over a year ago.....

And then without warning, in the blink of any eye he cut me off. No warning, no explanation, not even a chance to give him a hard hug, look into his eyes and say, "Good-bye". Nothing....

If he lives to be the ripe old age of 101 when he dies he will take my heart with him....

And it is ok. I don't hurt. I don't question. I don't persist.

I have let it all go.

No, never again.

I am looking forward to dating and having silly fun with many other adults... but they will take a back seat to my children, my whims, my family and my friends.

And when the sun sets on my days I will have lived a full happy life. I will find restfull piece someday far in the future, the way that I came into this world: alone, but not unloved.... my children, my family and my friends love me and that is what matters most to me.
 
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