At what age?

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Were you allowed to start shaving your legs?

A's classmates have been telling her that she has hairy legs (my genes, boo) and she is self conscious about it. My dilemma is that I completely understand her situation BUT I don't want her to feel that when she is teased about something she needs to change herself, I want her to be proud of who she is. That being said, I know she will need to start shaving and I don't want her to do it like I did... I was sneaky and shaved my legs one day before school in 5th grade, I was nine, my Dad pretty much bought me my own razor and showed me how to properly shave that night after my teacher called him because she saw my dry/cut/bloody legs from shaving dry.

[2brides]

I think I was in 5th grade. I was at a friends house and she was doing it, so I went home and asked my mom. Now that I think about it, I feel 10y is SO young, but I didn't when I WAS 10.

[bluedaisyus]

Hm, I don't know. I never shaved in school, but I never asked/wanted to either (my legs aren't very hairy naturally and I didn't get any flak about it at school). I'm guessing my mom would have been okay with it starting in middle school or so? I didn't start shaving my legs until I was in my 30s, although I had waxed them before, and I only started doing it then because my wife prefers it.

[Duchess1]

I was in fifth grade. I begged to shave,I have really dark hair. My mom bought me an electric razor and helped me use it. I am not sure when I started using a razor with a blade. Not long after I would guess.

[2brides]

Aug 21, 2013 10:58:09 GMT -5 Duchess1 said:

I was in fifth grade. I begged to shave,I have really dark hair. My mom bought me an electric razor and helped me use it. I am not sure when I started using a razor with a blade. Not long after I would guess.

this just reminded me that I got an electric razor for my 13th birthday. I was so embarrassed.

[awkwardpenguin]

I was 13 and I literally could have killed my mom. I was getting flak at school and wanted to die of embarrassment. So I would probably let her start, since she asked. Along with a talk about how it's her body, her choice and she doesn't need to shave, especially if she doesn't want to.

[twotrue]

I don't recall but I'm guessing I was around 13. I was allowed to use an electric razor first and then a year or so later a real blade.

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[IrishBelle]

I think I was about 12 or 13 but I remember wishing to do it sooner. My legs were very hairy and I remember being teased about it.

Unfortunately DD is hairy too. She's 8 now and has had a lot of dark hair on her legs forever. She hasn't asked yet, but I can see it coming soon.

[studytime45]

I believe I was about 10 years old when my mom bought me an electric razor. That still didn't stop me from shaving before that and cutting my legs up SO badly.

I wish my mom would have taught me how to shave properly before I butchered myself. lol

[2moms2b]

I was 5th grade. I refused to wear shorts as a kid so I never was teased about that but my friends all talked about so I asked. My mom bought me shaving cream and a razor and taught me how. I rarely did it as it was a PITA but I was allowed if I wanted too. I did have to keep the razor in my moms bathroom and ask for it as I had much younger siblings who I shared a bathroom with.