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Binding at school

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by Aqulia, Mar 10, 2016.

  1. Aqulia

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    Heyyo - I just got my first binder and am planning on wearing it tomorrow at school, although I'm not out to anyone there. I'm not even sure what I am yet! I'm a bit worried about what people will think since my boobs will have just - disappeared.
    What will I say to people if they ask where my boobs went, since I'm not ready to come out?

    "Oh, yeah... They just flew off."
     
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    I'm gonna be honest with you. Most people probably aren't gonna notice. In the rare case that someone actually asks, you can just say that you're wearing a sports bra or something. Congrats on the binder by the way.
     
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    Wait, you can't use a binder for the first time 8 hours straight!
     
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    People might notice your breasts disappearing but honestly I seriously doubt anyone would come up to your face about it. Anyways, it's your body. You decide what to do with it, and if other people have a problem, it's their fault, not yours.
     
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    Some people might notice, but I don't think most people will actually ask about it unless people are always inspecting each other's bodies at your school. If someone does ask, just say that you're wearing a super sporty sports bra and that the shirt your wearing doesn't flatter your breasts.
     
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    I would suggest letting your body get used to it for a bit before wearing it to school. Otherwise, you might be in for some painful acclimation. It's best to wear it for a couple of hours at a time, then slowly work your way up to longer amounts of time.
     
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    Most of the curious eyes will be male, and trust me they won't dare to say a word... And if they do act annoyed. They don't have any right to make inventory of your body parts, tell them to watch their mother's...

    I agree with Brad, you shouldn't try anything new in a stressful situation, specially something that won't help much if you hyperventilate.

    You'll be fine. You are not the first, you won't be the last.
     
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    Yeah, I'm sure nobody's going to notice. I was binding throughout my junior year, and nobody suspected a thing. Try not to worry too much.