During our stay in Texas, the 4 of us renegades got together with 3 absolutely lovely bloggers who were also hitting the Canton flea market. They shall remain anonymous because I don't know them that well and they are not really in the updating mode right now. (also, I'm pretty sure my in-depth knowledge of celebrity gossip and outing of certain gay movie stars just scared them to death!)
Anyhow, during dinner the first night, I mentioned how I had my legs waxed before coming down, to de-winterize my legs, and Blogger A mentioned that she had never heard of such a thing and didn't know a single person who waxed their legs. Bobbi Jo and I were somewhat shocked, as waxing our legs is such a normal, regular thing to do. But we figured out that proper southern ladies wouldn't stand to wait the regrowth period before the next waxing, so shaving was better for them.
Now, I have found the complete and total opposite end of the spectrum..... let me ask you: how old were YOU the first time you got waxed? And your hoo-ha? 'cause I'm sure these girls got you beat....
Wow, that is just disturbing......
Posted by: Stacey T | April 08, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Yeah, I thought it was pretty disturbing, too. Some buds think it's the standard "journalist sees one or two swallows flying north for the winter, and makes a trend of it". I dunno; the thing that got me was the pediatrician saying she has to ask about the 10-12 year-olds who come in to her office, when she starts making puberty checks...This pediatrician is well-known in that area, so I'm guessing it's actually happening.
Posted by: OmegaMom | April 08, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Frightening-but then, I've never even shaved (not that you could tell-no hair)and only have a vague idea of what waxing means. ~lmc
Posted by: lisa | April 09, 2008 at 12:16 AM
Oh....My....God!
Posted by: Melissa | April 09, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Bikini waxes on a 10-year-old??? Ick.
I have seen the mother/daughter mini-manis at my local nail salon. They are kinda cute. Especially when it's Mom and couple of little girls getting giggling and getting their toenails painted bright purple or orange. Nine-year-olds who want bright orange toenail polish I can deal with.
Posted by: k2 | April 09, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Holy crap! I remember my "ugly years." Yes I was awkward and maybe a little hairy, but I needed to know who I was in the world before I started to modify my body. What a scary story. I can see taking your daughter for a special hair-do for graduation or the prom, but a waxing is ridiculous. I waxed my "undercarriage" for the first time when I was a college freshman.
Posted by: Meg | April 09, 2008 at 04:49 PM
That article screamed, "this is so wrong" in so many different ways. The acne treatment I get. The occassional mani or pedi treat- I also get.
The rest of it- not so much.
Posted by: Kikilia | April 09, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Oh yikes. And I thought the prepubescent kids at the cheap nail place I go to are bad. Why would you wax something that, er, wasn't there?
As far as hair removal goes, I guess I am not one to talk. I am about 3/4 of the way through the laser hair removal process - Brazilian - down there. Wow. I can't believe I just put that out on the internet.
Posted by: Amyesq | April 10, 2008 at 12:52 PM
That article makes me sad. It didn't surprise me until I got to the waxing of a 10 year old girl. Do 10 year olds even have hair?
As for me, my Mom taught me very little about grooming/hygene...I didn't get an eyebrow wax until my 20's but I was an immediate convert. (Not sure if it was the era (the 70's or just My Mom..perhaps both)
As for the "down south" not until my 2nd honeymoon 11 years ago did I get a full leg wax...and will never do it again...I can still remember the pain!
Kelsey will have to be old enought to earn the money herself to get the spa treatments. But I am looking forward to us getting some mani's together when she's a little older and can sit long enough to get a mani and for the polish to dry.
I do however, completely agree with the facilist when there is acne involved...I had a terrible time of that in my teens (12-18!) and would take extreme measures to ensure my girl didn't suffer as I did. That's one thing I am particularly grateful for that she can't get that genetically from me!
Posted by: JoAnn in NJ | April 10, 2008 at 02:13 PM
Oy! That is so wrong! I think my first leg wax was in my eary 30s. I still get one done every spring for the last five years but other than that it is me and the daisy shaver. As for bikini waxes -- honey don't go there. I cannot believe 10 years old are getting them done -- shudder, shudder, shudder. Pink
PS Go Habs go!!
Posted by: PinkPoppies | April 11, 2008 at 12:54 PM