Blubber and "We must develop our bust"

[Annemehr]

> Carol wrote:
>[O]ne of the more humiliating experiences of
> my adolescence was Girls" PE. We wore horrible white uniforms (a
> blouse and shorts) that had to be *ironed.*

Annemehr:
Ugh!  What is it about uniform-designers?  Still, I think I would 
have preferred yours to our Jr. High model: an ugly double-knit one-
piece thingy that zipped up the back.  And anyway, I never iron 
anything. :P


Carol:
> So imagine a tall, skinny blonde girl with glasses who's just 
learning
> to shave her legs and sometimes has razor burn because she hasn't
> quite got the hang of it yet having to hold out her arms, bent at 
the
> elbow like chicken wings at shoulder height, and bring them to 
gether
> and apart, all the time chanting along with twenty-four other
> embarrassed girls, "We must! We must! We must develop our bust!" 

Annemehr:
Oh, my!  I can only imagine that the powers-that-were believed the 
rhyme would be *motivational.*  Unless... do you recall if they 
exhibited any other sadistic tendencies?

But you remind me of the entire summer I spent wearing knee socks.  
My mother was apparently one of the legion of mothers who view leg-
shaving as something inherently sexual, and seemed to have pegged the 
appropriate age to begin for approximately a year after I needed to.  
And I am NOT blonde, unfortunately.

At least, I think that must have been her line of thought.  The only 
answer she would give me when I asked was "because you're too 
young."  Sheesh.  Anyway, I gave my girls razors as soon as they 
wanted them.  So far, they have avoided falling into debauchery, so I 
feel vindicated.

Annemehr,
thinking it would be funny if there were an analogous exercise for 
boys...