Small Girls' Solace
We took a family vacation to Zion National Park. I learned lots of things. My children can play well together when they have to do so. They don't need lots of toys/electronics. Eating junk food for a week will not kill you. Teaching kids the joy of hiking requires patience and love. Road trips can still be full of singing, laughing, I-spy-with-my-little-eye,"kids did you see that?" and just a little fighting to make you feel normal. As I walked along the hikes with a cross-section of America, I observed something. ( If you are large breasted, you may want to skip this. This is the title portion of the piece. ) The enormous typical middle-aged/older woman has got a lot of "girls" to carry around. As I looked at the pull of gravity and the need for super bras, I thought to myself, maybe it is just right to be small. For years, I have lamented my dresses that sagged and my swimsuits that gaped. However, I did not want to be those women trucking those things ...