48yr old MTV just started my journey here. Recently I shaved my legs and it feels amazing however as I have kids and still for the most part in the closet. What I need is a way to explain to my kids why I shaved my legs when I work out in shorts. Any one have any ideas if you do that would be awesome.
You could tell them that your legs get really itchy if you don't shave them. Or you could tell the truth.It is up to you.
Cyclists shave their legs because;- It makes postride massage easier and less painful. It makes cleaning and treating wounds easier and speeds up healing. It's a tradition and part of the sport, so you just do it. It makes you faster because it's more aerodynamic than hairy legs. Any of those work for you?
Mr lesbian sorry that won't cut it as my kids are older and know I don't ride bikes.my workout consist of running on a treadmill.
Fyi shaving my legs would be out of character for me.plus I can't come out of the closet right at this moment super complicated.
Could you say that you developed some weird rash on your legs and needed to shave them because of that? It's harder to put lotions and creams on your skin if it's covered in hair and it's better if the skin can breath. You could say that it keeps coming back if you let the hair grow. I get some rash from time to time and I have shaved my head too to treat it better. My grandma did the same because she also gets it. Her long hair was really important for her but the rash got really bad. I have thick leg hair and I would at least partially shave if the rash got there. I hope your situation gets better. Congratulations on starting your journey! It's stressfull but propably things will eventually get better. You should also propably change your "gender marker" here to "Female (trans*)" since that describes you better. You are a woman, right? I know the terminology can be confusing.
Harjus thanks so much for the tip I will definitely try that tomorrow. Also thanks for sitting me straight on my terminology. And yes I am definitely a woman.
I see from your profile that you're 48. Your kids are older, like teenage or twenties? Frankly, I don't think lying to them about this is a good policy. Simply say "I like them like this", and leave it at that. If asked further or grilled about it, simply ask back: "Whose legs are they? Right." No need to make a really big deal out of something that isn't a big deal.
