Lunchtime chatter

[geminigirl]

Lunch in my office is normally very social. There aren't really many places to go nearby to eat without driving there etc. so many of us brown bag and eat in the conference room together. There aren't many men in our office either, but one of them nearly always joins us for lunch.

The other day, it happened to be all women at the table, and the conversation flowed freely...about bras, and pregnancy and birth control and menstruation and all sorts of things we'd likely not discuss in such graphic detail in front of guys. (Admittedly, my workplace is far from normal...our (male) department head is as clued into our menstrual cycles as anyone woman here, among other things.

I told the story of buying my first bra, we shared first experience stories of all sorts, talked about underwear and how you can't really wear a pad with boxers, and so on.

It's those moments that are among those that make me glad for womanhood.

Comments

[kittingrrl.livejournal.com]

That was a great post! I love my womens circle... for those very reasons. We truly can build a wonderful community when we set our minds to it can't we? Men just don't think the same and it's so I dunno.... freeing to have that sisterhood and shared, common experience to understand each other. And damn.. wearing my homemade cloth pads with my boy shorts does suck! Still do it though....

Sing it sister!
:)

[miyyu.livejournal.com]

Wow did that bring back memories... my mother made me wear one of those godawful "training bras" when I didn't have anything that could remotely pretend to be boobs. I kept complainging REALLY LOUDLY about it, demanding to know what I was "in training" for, ha!

[alitaorg.livejournal.com]

your mom MADE you wear a training bra?? ye gods.

[sooz.livejournal.com]

ugh i didnt NEED a training bra but forced my mom to buy me one anyways because every other girl in pe wore a bra and i was SOOO self concious.

im lucky my boyfriend is totally comfortable talking about women related issues and jokes with me about stuff constantly.. he grew up in a house full of women and was the youngest though :P