I found this post in archives and it's so funny,
I just had to give it another go-round....
I wish I had found it in early summer...
but...better late than never.
I wish I had found it in early summer...
but...better late than never.
Subject: The Bathing Suit
When I was a child in the 1950s, the bathing suit for the mature figure was boned, trussed and reinforced, not so much sewn as engineered. They were built to hold back and uplift, and they did a good job.
Today's stretch fabrics are designed for the prepubescent girl with a figure carved from a potato chip.
The mature woman has a choice -- she can either go up front to the maternity department and try on a floral suit with a skirt, coming away looking like a hippopotamus that escaped from Disney's Fantasia, or she can wander around every run-of-the-mill department store trying to make a sensible choice from what amounts to a designer range of fluorescent rubber bands.
I fought my way into the bathing suit, but as I twanged the shoulder strap in place I gasped in horror: my boobs had disappeared!
?
Eventually, I found one boob cowering under my left armpit. It took a
while to find the other. At last I located it flattened beside my
seventh rib.The problem is that modern bathing suits have no bra cups. The mature woman is meant to wear her boobs spread across her chest like a speed bump. I realigned my speed bump and lurched toward the mirror to take a full view assessment.
As I tried to work out where all those extra bits had come from, the prepubescent sales girl popped her head through the curtain, 'Oh, there you are,' she said, admiring the bathing suit.
I replied that I wasn't so sure and asked what else she had to show me.
I tried on a cream crinkled one that made me look like a lump of masking tape, and a floral two-piece that gave the appearance of an oversized napkin in a serving ring.
I struggled into a pair of leopard-skin bathers with ragged frills and came out looking like Tarzan's Jane, pregnant with triplets and having a rough day.
I tried on a black number with a midriff and looked like a jellyfish in mourning.
I tried on a bright pink pair with such a high cut leg I thought I would have to wax my eyebrows to wear them.
Finally, I found a suit that fit...a two-piece affair with a shorts-style bottom and a loose blouse-type top. It was cheap, comfortable, and bulge-friendly, so I bought it. My ridiculous search had a successful outcome, I figured.
When I got it home, I found a label that read: 'Material might become transparent in water'.
So, if you happen to be on the beach or near any other body of water this year and I'm there too, I'll be the one in cut-off jeans and a T-shirt!
YES....THIS IS ME !
Now THIS swimsuit is
GIVING ME NIGHTMARES...
and ya'll can have your sea shells and sea glass you find on the beach......
I'd rather find
Mr. Johnny Depp on the beach any old day !!
(and, LaVoice ...I can almost hear you laughing all the way
from Ft. Worth....😎
(and, LaVoice ...I can almost hear you laughing all the way
from Ft. Worth....😎
Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain. With or without a bathing suit.
Ya'll have a really FUN day...
Lots of love, bj
Every word of this is so painfully true! Personally, I want one of those burka-type swimsuits that orthodox Muslim women wear.
ReplyDeleteLol, this made me smile today, thank you!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Jill
I'll take him too! Chuckle.
ReplyDelete;-)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds about right! hahaha. The struggles we women have is unreal.
ReplyDeleteLisa
Delightful post bj . . .
ReplyDeleteBet you look a ton better than you think!
You have flipped out. I have never owned a bathing suit. I am full of surprises. You are going to be okay.
ReplyDeleteWomen get so paranoid about bathing suits
ReplyDeleteMost men don't care, the only reason men are staring is because a woman looks good in a bikini, not because she doesn't.
🙄
ReplyDeleteAdam, Adam, Adam...
I have a son named Adam.
This sounds like something he might say.
Very funny, BJ! And this is exactly why, though I love to swim, I have not been in a bathing suit since 1980. 👙
This is funny! I am new to you blog and actually started one of my own which I deleted -some problems
ReplyDeleteI read about your sweet husband and had tears! Prayers to you!!!
Haven't done it in many many years, but why do they always have unflattering lighting in dressing rooms when trying on bathing suits?! If I'm going to try on a bathing suit, at least have lighting that doesn't make me look pasty and gross!
ReplyDeleteLOL, BJ. OMG--been there, done that! Have put the suits back with the broken straps that wouldn't quite pull up over the boobs AND the shoulder. lol I took my young son one time (left my underwear on and my back to him) and got a running commentary that had every woman in the packed dressing room laughing. NEVER again did I take anyone with me...
ReplyDeleteLoved this bj. I think this out to be a 'signature piece' you publish every spring. xo Diana
So funny and so true.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless.
Sooooo, funny! Thanks for the laughs. (Unfortunately, it was all true.)
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ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant - of course I live in a perpetual summer, so swimsuit nightmares are very real!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week BJ
Wren x
BJ, I loved this. I have not wore a bathing suit in years. I won't get in the water. I guess I have become the Germ-a phobe , that my daughters say I am. I want swimming pants with a swimming long sleeved shirt and for petie-sakes don't forget the swimming socks and shoes. :):) Yes, I won't go barefoot anytime. Hey, the( Gmail sign up ), must be a spam thing...because I got the same comment. I delete mine. As my mother would say, it's someone working harder to steal than if they just got a real job. :) Blessings, xoxo, Susie
ReplyDeleteLaughing so hard at this and relating with my old self😂. Thanks for the giggles this morning. Hugs
ReplyDeleteThis post made my day. Have a blessed day. Madeline
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHA! Seriously, this is magazine worthy! You should SO submit this to a magazine for publication. . . really gave me a good laugh and encouragement that we 'average' women are not alone out there!
ReplyDeleteI like the bit about dancing in the rain.
ReplyDeleteIt's great fun to do.
With or without a bathing suit.
Bj, this was great! I was laughing while reading. I haven't put a suit on in years. I have to tell you haven't missed it one bit. This is a great read.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the rest of your day
Cindy
My bathing suit this year was athletic shorts and a tank top ~ I just couldn't deal with the suit. : )
ReplyDeleteNo matter what the age, I have never liked a single bathing suit I've had!
ReplyDeleteBJ, you are a hoot! This should be in a very popular women's magazine. Top notch! Bathing suits are always a problem, but I had a relative who always did a fantastic job of finding a new suit every year that suited her mature figure and looked modern and up to date all at the same time. Wish I could refer you to her for advice, but … She would have howled over your hilarious story!
ReplyDeleteI love this!!!!--- so so funny!! Did you write this B.J? My swimsuits cover ad much as i can possibly get them to-- lol i like to be well covered
ReplyDeleteCan so relate! Loved this. . .
ReplyDeleteThis is great! This needs to be published! So good.
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious! Thanks for the laugh.
ReplyDeleteI see your blog daily, it is crispy to study.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is very useful for me & i like so much...
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