So I was curious as to why women began shaving their armpits. It is pretty clear that nowadays people do it because everyone else does and it is accepted as what looks good. But I thought maybe originally it stemmed from some health concern or superstition. It turns out, the reason we shave our armpits everyday was because the media decided it should be that way. They launched a huge campaign in the 1930's when women first started wearing dresses without sleeves. They really made ads telling women that it was attractive to have naked armpits. Hm. See this article for more information: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/625/who-decided-women-should-shave-their-legs-and-underarms
So what do you think? Should we keep on shaving?
My answer: I am going to. I'm following society on this one, it is just ingrained in me that it is unattractive for women to have hair in their armpits. Not something worth making a stand over. I just think it would feel weird (and would get sweaty--I don't like being wet) after being clean-shaven all these years.
Okay so that might have been anti-climactic, sorry.
Challenge: Not stress out so much. I have so much work to do, but I need to stop stressing when I'm not working on it. If it needs to get done, I should just go do it, otherwise decide to not think about it. Live in the present, not in the stress.
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