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What a fascinating reflection. I wish I would’ve read this a lot earlier. I actually started shaving my vagina fully in about 2010 when I went on a mission trip and I got sequestered with all the women in one building. We ended up talking about this, and I found out that I was the only person in the room that went natural. I became ashamed and embarrassed. Had all these women been shaving their pubic hair for decades, and this was completely unknown to me? I got on it right away, and I’ve never changed since. I shave every time I get in the shower. I love it now. I wouldn’t go back. I like things tidy down there. That’s just how I am.

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Anyone else remember in the early aughts trying to shave the bush into shapes? Hearts, arrows, even trees. Or was that a hyperlocal kinda thing?

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Yes, I needed an education on the history of the bush. Thanks so much for this not only fun and entertaining read but highly informative. That old lady stuff sneaks up on you, I had no idea Kim Kardashian's waxed vagina was considered stale and not up to par with the trends. May there not be a clitless year again moving forward, that's a tragedy.

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Yes! I’ve been asking my gen X bestie what’s happened to the 70‘s bush for years. This was an enlightening read!

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This is a stellar read.

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"strip mall" I like what you did there...😂

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this is incredible

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Thank you :)

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This is brilliant. My favorite piece yet. Somewhat groundbreaking in its earnest reveal. Bravo!

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Who knew muff could be such an interesting and intellectual conversation?! I feel like the internet has had a big role to play in pube trends too... Like before the porn revolution, we all took our cues on how to look and act when naked from porn essentially. And then once porn became so readily available (from any era, at any time, at your fingertips!) it became harder to track what was considered current. I am VERY happy to hear the next generation is not agonizing over their crotch hair... Oh the pain and agony I could have saved myself. And for what?

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Kelly!!!!🤣, I was literally dying reading this! I didn't know anyone could add so many adjectives to describe the vagina and that there's so many different words for the actual word Vagina, I like to call it a Vahine? I once told someone I was a Mirkin maker, he decided I was too weird to date.

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