by Melissa A.F.

Created on: March 15, 2009

When our friend with breast implants visited recently, my friends and I found ourselves in a full fledged boob conversation. Silicone, saline, ripples, sagging, cup size, and all those other boob terms that come along with breast focused chatter.

Now I am by no means flat chested, but you will not see me in line for breast reduction anytime soon either. I am a 36 B/C (depending on the bra) and I have to say I am pretty happy with my boobs. I had a friend in college who was so large chested that she had to sleep with a bra on. How uncomfortable! Plus she had to special order her bras and was a prime candidate for a lifetime of back issues and shoulder straps that dug into her skin. Big boobs do not really sound too fun when you look at it that way.

Then there is always what you have to go through to get bigger boobs if you are not naturally blessed. Just watch an episode of Dr. 90210. People are spending thousands of dollars to have someone rip open their insides and inflate water balloons under their chest muscles. Seriously? I will keep my money and my small boobs, thanks but no thanks Dr. Rey. Not to mention the aftermath of the surgery. There is a reason they show the surgery and then go right to the "six weeks later" portion of the program. They do not want you to see anyone doped up and ready to fling themselves off a bridge because the pain is so horrific. All they want you to see is girls happily flaunting their new water bags without any of the "Someonepleasekillmenowbecausethepainissobad" interviews.

What about those who are naturally larger in the boob area who are not exactly spring chickens? I am proud to say that unlike a lot of my bigger boobed friends, my smaller boobs are in no danger of sagging, nor do they flop around when I walk or jog. I did not know this actually happened but my C/D cup friends assure me this is not only possible, but a regular occurrence. Who knew?! I can jog without two sports bras on and without being painfully aware that the gravity process is rearing its ugly head (or boob).

Being smaller chested means guys are more likely to look me in the face when they talk to me, that I can buy bras in any store I want, and that I am in no danger of anything flopping, sagging, rupturing, leaking, deflating, or causing silicone to seep through my bloodstream. I would have to say I can handle that just fine. Hey, there's always padded bras!

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