this is an interesting youtube documentary on how young teen women are wanting to be older so much sooner, and are increasingly wanting breast surgery. Thought I would pass it on as its quite interesting.'

Please note that this may contain some content you wouldn't want your kids to see - although its not graphic, its definetly adult content.

I've linked to the video in videos.

http://forums.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=88346

[salukigirl]

ive heard of several mothers and fathers buying their daughters breast enhancement surgery as a graduation gift or a birthday present. that is pathetic to me. whatever happened to parents telling you to love yourself just the way you are? i think if my parents offered me surgery that would make me feel horrible. like Im not even good enough for my own parents?

thats the only word I can use to describe it. pathetic.

I've always been the kind of person who doesn't want plastic surgery, and I really don't think there is any girl in my school who'd want it either, except maybe a few girls that I know who feel bad they are in their late teens and are still completely flat chested

Well I for one would of loved them ! I didnt click on the link though, so cant comment on the youtube I will look later when the children are in bed.

[salukigirl]

Yeah. I never thought about that. Maybe it's easier for me to say since Ive had C boobs since 8th grade lol

[v214k]

I don't see anything wrong with this. It's not the girls fault that they want breast implants... I got them done when I was 19... but I knew I wanted them since I was about 13 and no guys liked me or paid attention to me because I had small boobs. Suddenly when I got breasts I got a lot more male attention... Definitely a self esteem booster. I still hate myself but I feel much better about the way that I look. I even used to have girls telling me I had no tits... I'd constantly get made fun of and was made to feel insecure... so what was I supposed to do? I fixed the problem...

[salukigirl]

idk... i just kinda figure, if a guy only likes me bc of something like my breasts then i dont want him anyways. i thought self-esteem was supposed to come from the inside? if you base your self esteem on how other people think of you you will never be happy. and when i say never, i mean never. just seems like such a superficial way to "fix" a problem bc it doesnt fix anything at all. yeah, you get more attention but for all the wrong reasons. if i wanted guys to pay more attention to me i could dress slutty or show off more skin but i realize that that's not how i feel good about myself. so instead, i found a guy who cares about me for me and doesn't care about stupid stuff like how big my boobs are. i think before that type of thing should be done you should look at yourself and why youre not happy because you can make youre boobs bigger, but if youre not happy before, you wont be happy afterwards. just my opinion.

[v214k]

I see what you're saying salukigirl but going through high school being flat chested was brutal and even after I got the surgery it was nice getting attention from other guys.. but at that point.. I had already been in a serious relationship with one guy for years... who liked me before I had big boobs... He just let me get them because he knew it'd make me happy and it did... It's not even as much as issue now with other guys looking at me... It's just nice to not go into victoria's secret and cry because they don't even make my size. I feel more confident in the way that I look now which I think is a very positive thing. I feel more like a woman.

[Rhapsody]

I have been there done that.... and while having bigger breast was important to me in my twenties, I am not so concerned about their size now (age 41) - I can take take it or leave it.

[Tumnus]

Originally Posted by salukigirl

idk... i just kinda figure, if a guy only likes me bc of something like my breasts then i dont want him anyways. i thought self-esteem was supposed to come from the inside? if you base your self esteem on how other people think of you you will never be happy. and when i say never, i mean never. just seems like such a superficial way to "fix" a problem bc it doesnt fix anything at all. yeah, you get more attention but for all the wrong reasons. if i wanted guys to pay more attention to me i could dress slutty or show off more skin but i realize that that's not how i feel good about myself. so instead, i found a guy who cares about me for me and doesn't care about stupid stuff like how big my boobs are. i think before that type of thing should be done you should look at yourself and why youre not happy because you can make youre boobs bigger, but if youre not happy before, you wont be happy afterwards. just my opinion.

On one hand, I have to say I would have loved to be a C cup in high school or even college. On the other hand, being a B has its advantages. (Umm...can we say running?) A friend of mine is so well endowed that she has struggled with back and shoulder pain her whole life. Ultimately, I think you're right on with contentment coming from inside rather than from outside oneself. There are things we all need to do to feel feminine--and that means something different for everyone--but if we're just seeking approval from others we're missing a key component to lifelong contentedness.

[Eleora]

I actually think smaller breasts are becoming more popular. Not as many young stars are Pamela Anderson-sized ladies, for example. I know in my circle of friends, we joke around about breast size but if you actually talk seriously, we're all fine with being an average or below average size, (and I have many friends with A's).

[oohitsjen]

I'm 17, and wear a 34b... barely. It isn't for me so much about the male attention, which is a part of it because guys don't look at me the same way they do my friends who have bigger boobs, but it's about how i feel about myself. I dont feel proportionate . I'm contemplating breast implants, and I have been since I was about 13 or 14, when everyone else started to grow... and I didn't. Don't judge me yet, not a single woman in my family, both sides, has large breasts, so I'm doomed not to grow. When I was with my ex and I told him my plans he would say, 'I like you just the way you are.. yadda yadda yadda'. So I would tell him, 'they aren't for you, they're for me'. I don't want double d's or anything, I just want a nice full... rack, that would fit my body and maybe turn a few heads. I am going to wait, however, until about age 19 or 20 so I know whether I'm making the right decision or not. I don't see anything wrong with breast augmentation, or any other kind of plastic surgery for that matter. As long as it would make you happy, and make you feel better about yourself, by all means, go for it. :]