“Boys—I think you're old enough now that I can talk about—certain topics with you. You know, most men expect a woman's body to look a certain way and not all of them do look that way. So sometimes a woman has to do something that will change her appearance so that she'll be accepted by the people around her. People expect a woman's breasts to be a certain size and mine aren't that size. They're smaller. So I wear a padded brassiere—it makes it look like my breasts are the size that most women's are.” WomanBreastsMisogynyWomanhoodBody DysmorphiaSmall BreastsWomens BodiesBody InsecuritiesExpectations On Women Book:I Never Liked You: A Comic Strip Narrative Source: I Never Liked You: A Comic Strip Narrative
“And I find myself wondering whether, since the kids, I feel different to Charlie, or whether he fancies me as much now my boobs are not the same boobs they were before breastfeeding, now I have all this strange slack skin on my belly. I know I shouldn't ask, because my body has performed a miracle; two in fact. And yet it is important for a couple to still desire each other, isn't it?” MotherMotherhoodInsecuritiesMiddle Aged WomenWomens Bodies Book:The Guest List Source: The Guest List