The Bikini Line: Should I or Shouldn’t I?
Tonight, I’m partaking of a much-needed chick-retreat to a little resort nestled in Middle-of-Nowhere, Illinois. Don’t bother Googling it, kids. I made up the name of the town. Anyhoo… The location’s not important, the spirit of rest is 
what makes it absolutely wonderful.
The plan is, a select few of my gal pal’s are running away for a night just to grab a break. The itinerary is rather simple:
1. Get gone
2. Stay gone for at least 18 consecutive hours
3. Go sit in a hot tub, sans time-machine
4. Pig out on things that we’d dare not feed our children
5. Perform do-it-yourself beauty treatments
6. Rinse and repeat
This plan is completely exquisite save one, minor detail…number three requires a bathing suit. My issue is not a lack of bathing suit. I’ve got that business covered. The issue is…the “bikini” area in general. To what lengths am I willing to go for the sake of any unsuspecting folks who happen to catch a glimpse of me in a swimsuit?
Let me lay this out for y’all, because I’m a shoot from the hip kind o’ gal. I’m 31, married and chase children all day. I shave my legs, but the desire to spiff up my nether-region left the building about two kids ago.
Guess when the last time I wore a swimsuit was? About two kids ago.
So, here I am. I’m about 10 hours away from departure, and have yet to decide what I’m going to do.
I know that there’s a likelihood of about zero that anyone’s gonna be checking out what mama has to offer. I also know that I have a group of friends who wouldn’t judge me if I decide not to wax, shave or otherwise torture my bikini-line in the name of public decency.
Still, I feel it’s my duty as a socially responsible human being to try to act like I care. It’s not like there’s some horrible, machete-required, hot-mess going on downstairs, but I know in my heart of hearts, I should go the extra mile, if for nothing else, just to make myself feel a little less self-conscious.
What say you? Should I go for it or just let it go and sport that swimsuit without a second thought?
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