What Is With Women’s Dumb Obsession With Wearing Leggings Everywhere?

In a world where women have been held down by the strong, long arm of men—we’ll do just about anything to succeed. Fighting tooth and nail, clawing our way to the top, it takes a lot more for a woman to reach success than it does a man. In all honesty, I’m proud to be a woman—damn proud. But, in order to reach my peak, I have had to fight for my right. And, a lot of this had to do with the way in which I hold and present myself in the public eye.

So often, I see women going out in public—to dinner, shopping, even on job interviews—wearing workout attire. Things such as leggings, shorts, big t-shirts, and hoodies—they make you look sloppy and unpresentable. Sure, comfort is key and many women wish to be more comfortable than walking through the world in heels. And, sure, many women believe that heels were invented by men to make women hard to chase—but, in all reality, some of the things women want to do away with due to “feminism” like skirts, dresses, and heels, actually makes you look professional and confident.

Think about this: if you were to walk into a job interview wearing leggings and Nikes, would you get hired? If you’re looking to work at a gym or fitness company—sure. But, as someone working in the corporate world, you need to dress for success.

But, this shouldn’t stop as soon as you leave your office.

Putting time and effort into the way you look gives you a sense of confidence that can become contagious. The way you feel about yourself can, many times, be read by others meeting you for the first time, or even those you surround yourself with every day. Why would you want to walk the world feeling sluggish and sloppy, when you can walk around feeling successful and thriving?

While social media and trends may dictate your life, you may fall into the traps of looking acertain way to “fit in.” But, fitting in may not always be what’s best for you. Instead of doing what everyone else is doing, and wearing what everyone else is wearing, make your own path. Don’t just reserve your “nice” clothes for important occasions and events—wear them regularly.

Try it out—even for a week, and watch how much your world will change.

Mom Threatens To ‘Punch’ Breastfeeding Moms And Their Babies In Bonkers Facebook Rant

When it comes to breastfeeding, not everyone is completely fine with the idea of a mother feeding her child in public. Although it’s completely natural and totally normal, there are still some people who are “uncomfortable” seeing it happen IRL—even other women, apparently.

Carly Clark, who lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina and works for company Petsense, posted a Facebook status warning that the next female who tries to breastfeed in front of her kids “will get a black eye.” She added that she would “punch the baby, too.”

Obviously, this is one take that is way off the deep end—especially coming from a fellow woman and mother.

Immediately following the post online, social media users began to report the status and reach out to Petsense to take action.

Many thought that she deserved to be terminated immediately because what she said was threatening and vulgar.

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Following the numerous complaints and outrage from mothers and others online, Petsense issued a statement saying that Clark had been fired from the company. They also issued an apology on the company’s behalf.

Many people were happy to see the company take action and stand on the right side of this argument.

One mother, in particular, seemed to have struck a nerve with Clark. Mother KimReindeau said she received a very nasty and snarky message from Clark.

The response wasn’t any better and only served to prove how badly she deserved to get fired.

A word to the wise—keep your disgusting opinions to yourself unless you want to lose your job.

h/t: BoredPanda

7 Thoughts I Had After Getting My Nipple Pierced

Every time I scroll on the ‘gram, it looks like yet another celeb has their nips peeking through their shirt. I don’t mean their areoli showing through a sheer top – I mean straight up raised nipple action. It looks like now more than ever celebs are rocking the trendiest piercing right now – the nipple ring.

So what’s the fascination with putting a bar through your nipple only for you and selected others to see? Couldn’t tell you. Honestly, I had no idea why people were doing it.

So I tested it out myself.

This summer as I was galavanting around Amsterdam, I stumbled upon a tattoo shop with my BFF and decided I was going to pierce my nipple. High as the sky and since prostitutes aren’t for me – I figured a hole in my body was the next best thing. When in *Rome*, right? 

There’s a lot of mixed reviews, but two months later I can now reflect on the process, healing, and how much I fu*king love this thing.

7. I hope you have a decent tolerance for pain.

I’ve pierced my ears, my nose, my belly button and even the little piece of flesh under my tongue. And, I would argue that I thought my belly button hurt the most, but my nipple was a close second. The piercer you go to should be super skilled and make you feel comfortable beforehand – if they don’t I’d say go find another piercer. She or he is going to touch your nipples and feel them up in order to get them raised/hard and ready to go.

The sensation of having a needle go through your nipple is not one I would know how to explain otherwise except that it definitely pinches and burns for a hot second and I would be lying if I said I didn’t gasp or clench the bed under me. Putting the bar through after is a bit of pressure and definitely, makes you feel a bit uncomfortable. I mean these are your nipples. And those things are super sensitive. However, I will say that the pain is short-lived and when it’s over it’s over.

6. I don’t recommend doing it in the summer.

I was walking around Amsterdam for the next two days sweating my ass off and because of that, my nipple was super sore and swelling from the heat and just rubbing against my clothing. I had to be super careful and clean it more than twice a day because I was terrified of it getting infected. You can’t go in the pool, and the ocean isn’t recommended but – it’s definitely a better alternative. You have to use an antibacterial soap and if you’re willing to go the extra step, I highly recommend using a salt water solution.

Like I said, If you are going to get it wet – I recommend the beach instead.

Don’t say I said to go to the beach because everyone’s different. BUT I went to Greece two days after piercing my nipple and was in the ocean all day, every day. I made sure to wear bathing suits without padding and not too tight so that when I’d lay in the sun my nipple could breathe and not sit in a tight, wet place (no pun intended). That’s just asking for bacterial buildup. Also since salt water is a natural remedy, I felt like it actually helped speed up the process of healing and keeping down the swelling.

5. Do not touch it with dirty fingers and it’s totally OK to see some blood.

I would wake up with a little crust and blood around the piercing here and there for a week or two, but after consulting with my piercer I learned that it’s totally normal. If you feel like you need to spin it around to get it clean go for it, but I wouldn’t touch it unless going to wash your hands first. Again – BACTERIA.

If you’re gonna have sex, do not, I repeat, DO NOT let your partner play with it – yet.

You’re going to be super sensitive and it’s pretty much an open wound right now and it can tear, or get easily hurt by teeth or sucking or pulling it’s just not the thing to do. Waiting for this thing to heal can be annoying, but if you move too quick – you risk getting infections and having to take it out all in all.

4. But, when you do, you may be a lot more sensitive.

Yes, the rumors are true. You will be much more sensitive here now than you were before.

3. Go braless.

If you’re thinking of getting this piercing be forewarned, your bra is not your friend. You will actually feel uncomfortable in one and pushing your nipples back just doesn’t feel too good. If you absolutely need support, I recommend something more like a bralette. Your nipple needs air to heal. Besides, I doubt you’re very shy about nipples if you already got this thing pierced.

2. It’s going to become your dirty little secret, and that’s pretty hot.

I love my nipple ring. No one knows about it or sees it unless I show them and I’m a fan of nipples. so when I wear a top and they kind of show, I’m really not all that ashamed. Everyone’s got them. And the piercing makes your boobs look perked at all times.  I like how I look naked. period.

I used to think that my belly button ring made my body look cute when I was naked because it was an accessory that added a line of symmetry or just covered my bellybutton which I’ve always hated. My nipple ring has the same effect. I feel like my body looks cute and there’s more to work with. I’m all for the natural bodies but having piercings is like wearing your style even when you’re naked.

1. Final thoughts.

So, do I recommend going and having a needle stabbed through your nipple for the sake of trendy body jewelry? No. I recommend getting a nipple ring for the sake of doing it because it’s something you want but also feel like you can tolerate and maintain for an extended period of time. Otherwise, go for it.

If You’re Not Making Enemies, You’re Not Living

One thing we’ve learned for sure as we grow is that people will always have an opinion of us.

No matter how hard we try to be a good person or do the right thing, no matter how much we try to consider other people’s feelings and change our actions to suit another, someone always has something to say about it.

Because if we let their trash talking get to us, it can really paralyze us with insecurity and uncertainty.

By nature, we want to be liked. We want to be accepted. But, most of the time, we allow our worth to be decided by the people on the sidelines. By people that see snapshots of our life but have no clue what the whole picture looks like.

We let ourselves be rattled by the comments and critiques because we are human. But if we live our lives trying to make everyone like us or adapt to what other people believe we should be like, we will be in a never-ending cycle of settling.

So yeah, it’s going to hurt when someone judges us or says something nasty about us, but their opinion is just that: theirs. It’s not who we are, it’s not what we stand for, it’s just their idiotic point of view.

Sorry, did I say idiotic? Oops…

But really, no one opinion should make or break us. Because we have a life that we’re supposed to be living and be proud of, no matter what anybody has to say.

Just because some girl is bitter that she’s not living up to her highest potential doesn’t mean she can take us down with her words. Just don’t buy into it, don’t engage and she can go be miserable somewhere else.

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