Forgiveness from the Lady Bits

Men really have no idea what women go through for beauty. I reached a new level of understanding with this statement recently. Ladies, if someone ever tells you that waxing any where below the belly button and above the knee is 'not that bad', they're lying. One hundred percent. This is coming from a girl who was consistently body slammed by her older brother throughout childhood. I really think I can handle a natural labor after my waxing horrors.

Much of the pain may have had to do with the fact that I applied our freshman year drinking motto, “go big or go home”, to my first ever waxing appointment. Let's not misinterpret this – my lady bits have always been well maintained, I just considered hot wax being poured all over them to be unnecessary and avoidable. But curiosity finally got the best of me, along with a calendar filled with three weeks of beach time, and my appointment was booked. Because I'm Dutch, and wanted to make the most of my first-time customer's half off coupon, there was no child's play involved, and we definitely went straight for the brazilian. I felt like my lady bits would never forgive me. I am hardly being my dramatic self when I say I was literally light headed after a while. Although I do have to say, now that the pain has dulled and I can finally see straight again, Jennifer did some good work down there. I consider the woman a saint after the verbal slurs she endured that morning. Definitely had to tip over 20% after that one. Now I feel as if I need to get my money and pain's worth and spontaneously flash her work for others to see. Good thing they're more open minded with things like that in Europe.

I considered waving my white flag and surrendering approximately 19 times throughout the appointment, but I can already say I'm happy I put myself through it, because I am in a swim suit more than clothes for the majority of this trip. I was a solid fourteen shades lighter than everyone else the day I arrived in Greece, so I hope to at least leave looking a similar ethnicity to them. I typically attempt to avoid personifying the phrase “beauty is pain”, but in the case of waxing my goods and not having to give it a second thought while here, I'll take it.