Have you had carpet removed from your teA room? I need advice!

[*Inna*]

:lol::lol::lol:

 

Just what I needed this morning. The best remodeling thread ever.

[mom2scouts]

Speaking of teA room mishaps:

 

Last summer I was hugely pregnant. (I had not groomed my teA room carpet in some time, as I could not see down there.) Dh was a work and the littles were napping so I decided to take a bath. I was relaxing in the tub and was trying to scooch down in the water when I discovered that I could not move. My tush was stuck. I reached below my burgeoning belly to discover that one of my fabulous children had left GUM in the tub.

 

The doors to my magic treehouse were now glued shut with hot bubble gum and my whole derierre was adhered to the tub. I scraped the gum with my fingernails until I could extricate myself from the tub.

 

I waddled over to the commode and tried to wipe it off with tissue. Upon contact with the air, however, the gum had hardened. So now my princess parts were caked with gum and bits of toilet tissue. Nice. I couldn't even void because there was so much gum. I swear, it was like the child had deposited an entire packet of masticated Big League Chew on the bottom of my tub.

 

I had to call dh home from work to attend to things as I was terrified that I would lacerate myself if I attempted to remove the gum with scissors, what with my visibility being limited and all.

 

Gum is now banned from the house.

 

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

I just have to ask. When did it become fashionable to remove the carpeting from the TeA room? I can't imagine doing it and my dh would freak out. I think I'll just remain natural and not suffer needlessly for beauty(???) that so few will see.

[Dolphin]

Mine doesn't find it unattractive, and carpet removal is a relatively new thing in our marriage. He's okay with the floors in any condition as long as there's teA time.

 

That said, he has indicated that he will spend more time being on eye level with the floor when the carpet has been removed. Fewer fibers end up in his mouth.:blushing:

 

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

But totally true! That is why I gave it a go. I am loving the bare floors when we spend time in the teA room. I am going for my second waxing next week. The joy far outweighs the discomfort. Plus, within a few times I probably won't really feel it much at all.

 

I can't remember who posted about the underarms, but that is the most painful area I have ever had waxed! The teA room was a walk in the park compared to the under arms. Also, if your legs hurt, you probably want something to numb the pain. If your legs didn't really hurt the first time they were professionally waxed, the teA room should not be to bad.

 

I love, dh loves it, and even with bare floors, there is no way I look like a 10 year old girl.

Edited April 25, 2011 by Northwest_Mama
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[Murphy101]

:svengo::smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5::eek::smilielol5:

 

 

Oh my heavens.

 

Just don't do it.

 

Laughing so hard I might pregnant tinkle a bit.

[annandatje]

nm

Edited April 25, 2011 by annandatje

[arghmatey]

If my husband insisted on a hairless childlike pubic region as a condition for oral fulfillment, he should be willing to have his nether regions waxed bare too. If he balks, he can choke on a hairball.

 

SO certainly does manscape his carpet. I floss twice a day and don't need help from his carpet!

[Ginevra]

SO certainly does manscape his carpet. I floss twice a day and don't need help from his carpet!

:smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5: "manscape" - that's perfect!!!

[Ginevra]

Alright - so all you ladies who are going with the jungle look - doesn't that bother you? I mean, maybe I'm just one hairy chihuahua (I kind of suspect that anyhow), but I'm telling you, I would have super-shag along the better portion of any view - frontal or upper-inner-thigh or rearview. I can't ask dh to wade in there! He might report a Sasquatch sighting. :tongue_smilie:

[Janie Grace]

Alright - so all you ladies who are going with the jungle look - doesn't that bother you? I mean, maybe I'm just one hairy chihuahua (I kind of suspect that anyhow), but I'm telling you, I would have super-shag along the better portion of any view - frontal or upper-inner-thigh or rearview. I can't ask dh to wade in there! He might report a Sasquatch sighting. :tongue_smilie:

 

Well, I have no idea how my hairiness compares to others' (though I don't have any on my inner thighs so maybe it's less) -- but let's just say dh has never complained and it does NOT hold him back. ;)

[Tammyla]

Omg Priscilla...That's the one.

 

Hopefully this story is ok to share;) Someone sent me this story and it is very funny (and it is not me):D:

 

All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of easy, painless removal - The Epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and now...the wax.

 

Read on.........

 

My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner, play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours: "Maybe I should pull the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet."

 

So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom. It was one of those "cold wax" kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand, they get warm and you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you pull the hair right off. No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm not a genius, but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure this out. (YA THINK!?!)

 

So I pull one of the thin strips out. Its two strips facing each other stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks in so I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. ("Cold wax," yeah...right!) I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull. It works!

 

OK, so it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad. I can do this!

 

Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah, fighter of all wayward body hair and maker of smooth skin extraordinaire.

 

With my next wax strip I move north. After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting championship. I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet.

 

Using the same procedure, I apply the wax strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my hoo-ha and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek (it was a long strip)

 

I inhale deeply and brace myself....RRRRRRIIIIPPP!!!!

 

I'm blind!!! Blinded from pain!!!!...

 

OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!!

 

Vision returning, I notice that I've only managed to pull off half the strip. CRAP! Another deep breath and RIPP! Everything is spinning and spotted. I think I may pass out...must stay conscious...must stay conscious. Do I hear crashing drums??? Breathe, breathe.................. OK, back to normal.

 

I want to see my trophy - a wax covered strip, the one that has caused me so much pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it. I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair.

 

I hold up the strip!

 

There's no hair on it.

 

Where is the hair???

 

WHERE IS THE WAX???

 

Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip...it's not! I touch. I am touching wax.

 

I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is now covered in cold wax and matted hair. Then I make the next BIG mistake...remember my foot is still propped upon the toilet? I know I need to do something. So I put my foot down.

 

Sealed shut! My butt is sealed shut. Sealed shut!

 

I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do and think to myself "Please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off!" What can I do to melt the wax?

 

Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!! I'll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax-covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right???

 

*WRONG!!!!!!!*

 

I get in the tub - The water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment - I sit. Now, the only thing worse than having your nether regions glued together, is having them glued together and then glued to the bottom of the tub...in scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax.

 

So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cemented myself to the porcelain!! God bless the man who had convinced me a few months ago to have a phone put in the bathroom!!!!! I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation starter "So, my butt and hoo-ha are glued together to the bottom of the tub!"

 

There is a slight pause. She doesn't know any secret tricks for removal but she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located, "Are we talking cheeks or hole or hoo-ha?"

 

She's laughing out loud by now...I can hear her. I give her the rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box.

 

YEAH!!!!! Right!!

 

I should be the joke of someone else's night. While we go through various solutions I resort to trying to scrape the wax off with a razor . Nothing feels better than to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water and then dry-shaving the sticky wax off!!

 

By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need Post-Traumatic Stress counseling for this event.

 

My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving grace....the lotion they give you to remove the excess wax.

 

What do I really have to lose at this point? I rub some on and OH MY GOD!!!!!!!

 

The scream probably woke the kids and scared the dickens out of my friend. It's sooo painful, but I really don't care.

 

"IT WORKS!!

 

It works !!" I get a hearty congratulation from my friend and she hangs up. I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice to my grief and despair....

 

THE HAIR IS STILL THERE.......ALL OF IT!

 

So I recklessly shave it off. Heck, I'm numb by now. Nothing hurts.

 

I could have amputated my own leg at this point.

 

Next week I'm going to try hair color......

__________________

[annandatje]

Finding hairless female pubic mounds arousing and attractive is a fairly recent phenomenon (1990s) popularized primarily by pornography.

 

Neither my parnter nor I find anything unattractive in what you refer to as jungle look in either males or females, but people have sovereignity over their own bodies. Thus, they should do what pleases them.

 

With a creative mind at work, there are numerous solutions to any practical problems presented by alternative sexual practices with a natural partner.

 

I do not follow most fashion trends, pornographic ones included.

Edited April 25, 2011 by annandatje

[CalicoKat]

A Brazillian revival.......

 

so this would be me, but until someone would give me the blow by blow details of what to expect during such an appointment I can't find enough courage to do it. KWIM?

 

If I know what to expect in an outline format I will be OK. Kind of like getting a massage for the first time, do you take it all of or leave some? Socks? Chat? :D

 

I can't imagine chatting during a waxing but still. I do have my eyebrows done. Courage for other parts is lacking. I'm willing to do the next layer down -- armpits but I'd have to know where to put the bookshelves.

 

So. Setting the pain level aside, details on the step by step. Waxing, Laser, or other.

 

OH Yes, HOW do you choose the technician?! This person will be in the same category as the obgyn in my mind so ......

 

Thanks. DH would thank you too but only after I get the courage to go lower.

[Elisabeth in IL]

Different lasers cover different sized areas, so you'd need a consultation to determine what facilities can do the best work for your needs.

 

It took 6 sessions to get to the soft strip I have now. I need to do at least one more touch-up session, and yes, it's gone from very specific and hidden areas.

 

I've also had my underarms and full legs done. It's so nice.

Is it gone forever?

[ktgrok]

Alright - so all you ladies who are going with the jungle look - doesn't that bother you? I mean, maybe I'm just one hairy chihuahua (I kind of suspect that anyhow), but I'm telling you, I would have super-shag along the better portion of any view - frontal or upper-inner-thigh or rearview. I can't ask dh to wade in there! He might report a Sasquatch sighting. :tongue_smilie:

 

Too funny. If it helps, there are magazines devoted to this particular look, that many men enjoy. But, there are in betweens. I personally am not very furry, but I use a men's mustache trimmer to keep things neat and tidy. My preference is more of a berber carpet than a shag rug :)

[Ginevra]

Too funny. If it helps, there are magazines devoted to this particular look, that many men enjoy. But, there are in betweens. I personally am not very furry, but I use a men's mustache trimmer to keep things neat and tidy. My preference is more of a berber carpet than a shag rug :)

 

I'm a berber girl, too. My Vietnamese carpet-removal professional tells me many Asian men like heavy shag carpeting; they wouldn't dream of preferring berber. There is even a type of wig (I'm not making it up) for the less Sasquatchily-endowed; I think it's called a "merkah" or something similar. A "merkin" - I googled it. :tongue_smilie:

[Carol in Cal.]

I have a friend who is an esthetician. I asked her how in the world this became stylish, and she doesn't know, but says that it's a very clear age divide. 35 and under--all the way. 40 and up--no removal. No ambiguity.

 

I am over 40. Thank goodness.

[Carol in Cal.]

That said, he has indicated that he will spend more time being on eye level with the floor when the carpet has been removed. Fewer fibers end up in his mouth.:blushing:

 

Just take a bath first. No loose stuff remains. Jeez.

[HeidiKC]

Speaking of teA room mishaps:

 

Last summer I was hugely pregnant. (I had not groomed my teA room carpet in some time, as I could not see down there.) Dh was a work and the littles were napping so I decided to take a bath. I was relaxing in the tub and was trying to scooch down in the water when I discovered that I could not move. My tush was stuck. I reached below my burgeoning belly to discover that one of my fabulous children had left GUM in the tub.

 

The doors to my magic treehouse were now glued shut with hot bubble gum and my whole derierre was adhered to the tub. I scraped the gum with my fingernails until I could extricate myself from the tub.

 

I waddled over to the commode and tried to wipe it off with tissue. Upon contact with the air, however, the gum had hardened. So now my princess parts were caked with gum and bits of toilet tissue. Nice. I couldn't even void because there was so much gum. I swear, it was like the child had deposited an entire packet of masticated Big League Chew on the bottom of my tub.

 

I had to call dh home from work to attend to things as I was terrified that I would lacerate myself if I attempted to remove the gum with scissors, what with my visibility being limited and all.

 

Gum is now banned from the house.

 

OMG this is hilarious! Especially having to call dh home from work!

[Giraffe]

I have a friend who is an esthetician. I asked her how in the world this became stylish, and she doesn't know, but says that it's a very clear age divide. 35 and under--all the way. 40 and up--no removal. No ambiguity.

 

I am over 40. Thank goodness.

 

Except in Turkey, where it has been fashionable since Ottoman times to be bare - completely. Going to a Turkish bath (hamam) without the requisite grooming will get you a lot of stares and the suggestion to rectify the situation.

[Chelle in MO]

I'm a berber girl, too. My Vietnamese carpet-removal professional tells me many Asian men like heavy shag carpeting; they wouldn't dream of preferring berber. There is even a type of wig (I'm not making it up) for the less Sasquatchily-endowed; I think it's called a "merkah" or something similar. A "merkin" - I googled it. :tongue_smilie:

 

I die. :lol:

[Ginevra]

I have a friend who is an esthetician. I asked her how in the world this became stylish, and she doesn't know, but says that it's a very clear age divide. 35 and under--all the way. 40 and up--no removal. No ambiguity.

 

I am over 40. Thank goodness.

:confused: I'm 40 and it would never occur to me to wear it "as is." All my SILs are over 40 and when we've discussed carpeting, they all reduce it and one has talked about going hardwood and one paid for permanent removal. My dh is 48 and this was something that was always assumed - that ladies reduce/remove at least portions. It wasn't even a question, like, "Gee honey, I'm fine with that hairy lap-dog you've got there, but I've heard of this new-fangled thing called carpet removal; would you ever consider that?" :D

[KidsHappen]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

I just have to ask. When did it become fashionable to remove the carpeting from the TeA room? I can't imagine doing it and my dh would freak out. I think I'll just remain natural and not suffer needlessly for beauty(???) that so few will see.

 

Some time after my time. I am still au naturel' at close to 50 and I have yet to see a reason for removal and at this point can't imagine a need to do so. My carpet is still looking pretty close to newly installed and I wear very conservative swimsuits so all I ever need is a slight trimming of the fraying edges on each side of the carpet. Of course, entire swaths of my legs are completely hairfree so that I really only need to shave a few small strips of them. I am fair skinned and fairly hair free. I am content with things the way they are and am ever thankful of that fact because the entire removal idea give me the heebie-jeebies.

[silliness7]

I'm in the camp of those who have never done this or wanted to. I guess have the same reaction as the poster who said she would feel strange looking like a 10-year-old in that region. Can someone clue me in? Is there some benefit besides it being easier in swimsuit season? I just shave my bikini line when I'm doing my legs and am done with it (plus I wear swim shorts or a skirt so even that doesn't have to be perfect). Is it a dh preference thing??? Do you/he find au naturelle unattractive?

 

:iagree:Same preference. Same questions.

 

Funny thread. But I don't get the whole idea. Shoot I don't even shave my legs and pits in the winter. Keeps me warmer. Doesn't seem to deter dh in the slightest.

[BikeBookBread]

 

Laughing so hard I might pregnant tinkle a bit.

 

:lol::lol::rofl::rofl::cheers2::smilielol5:

[Tree House Academy]

Yeah...I was so lost when I read this at first! LOL

 

DH and I both have hardwood and prefer it based on the feel of the wood under our , er, feet. LOL Dh is 42 and I am 32...and it was his idea to start with.

Edited April 25, 2011 by Tree House Academy

[Elaine]

:blushing: I have decided that I would like to remove some of the carpet in my personal teA room. I even went so far as to book an appointment in a few weeks. However, I am rather worried about the process of carpet removal. If you have had it done, how bad was it? What about ingrown carpet fibers afterward? What if one has a rather thick, coarse carpet? Would removal still be advisable? :scared:

 

Please save me from a carpet removal disaster! (And don't be too hard on me. I was seriously tempted to register for a different user name to ask this question!) :blushing: This smiley has nothing on how red-faced this question makes me, but I really can't ask someone this IRL!

 

I have it done frequently. I will never go back to not having it done, as you get used to the ease of it. It is much more sanitary, and just more of a pleasant feeling in general.

 

I go to an actual Brazilian salon, where all of the waxers are Brazilian. I have had 3 different people do mine, and they have all been terrific. When we lived in North Carolina, I had it done twice by Americans. Both of them burned me with the wax and one of them bruised me badly. It is possible to have it done well, but there are amateurs out there.

 

Oh, and it does hurt. Anyone who tells you differently is lying. ;) But it only hurts for a second or two, and the results far outweigh the discomfort.

[Audrey]

I wouldn't do it. I only ever had my legs waxed once- never again. And definitely not there (my teA room- well done thinking that up!). Shaving was bad enough- oh the itching as it grew back!

I am a natural girl- definitely not willing to suffer for my beauty!

 

 

:iagree:

[clementine]

I am seriously loving this thread! This has made my day, it is so funny!!!

 

Thank you for making me smile!!!!

 

:blush: I have nothing to add to this discussion since I've never thought about removing the carpet. It's got me thinking............:blush:

[Veritaserum]

I'm blonde and not hairy, so the carpet is already confined to the appropriate area. Trimming is all I've done....

[Janie Grace]

It is much more sanitary

 

Based on what? I don't get this.

[Julie Smith]

It is much more sanitary.

 

I have actually have read the opposite, and that the hair works at keeping out bad stuff. Sort of like nose hair works to keep out germs. So what says you hive? TeA room carpeting - more or less sanitary then no carpeting?

[amey311]

Just take a bath first. No loose stuff remains. Jeez.

 

I have not found that to be the case, but your mileage may vary.

 

I don't mind maintaining the bare floors, and DH would be fine if I went back to carpet (and have here and there as finances dictated - this is definitely a luxury item, maintaining good hardwood).

 

I will say, though, that with DH working from home and homeschooling two boys, if the moment arises for us to have teA, we don't always want to pause for a shower (especially if we already have earlier in the day). We may be limited by how long someone is at the neighbor's or how much sleep we want to get that night.

 

I WILL say that waxing my legs hurt a LOT more than my tearoom, probably because I've always shaved them. I stick with just shaving my legs.

[GWOB]

I have actually have read the opposite, and that the hair works at keeping out bad stuff. Sort of like nose hair works to keep out germs. So what says you hive? TeA room carpeting - more or less sanitary then no carpeting?

 

 

Oh please let there be a spin-off! It's raining here and I'm hormonal. I desperately need the distraction.

[Dana]

Can't help it: Amanda Palmer's

.

DEFINITELY not safe around the kids (language). And if language bothers you, avoid it.

 

Has a Hello Kitty merkin (and a LEGO one).

[amey311]

Can't help it: Amanda Palmer's

.

DEFINITELY not safe around the kids (language). And if language bothers you, avoid it.

 

Has a Hello Kitty merkin (and a LEGO one).

 

HOLY COW. That was fantastic. And opens up new euphemisms.

 

I'd be tempted to ask DH if he wants to go to Tasmania. :lol:

[Elaine]

Based on what? I don't get this.

 

Based on the fact that they are removing all of the hair, including the hair on the backside. I notice a big difference in the sanitary conditions of the south when I am waxing frequently.

 

Things get stuck in hair, and when there is no hair, things can't get stuck. Here is one article, but there are many articles out there touting the benefits of the Brazilian.

[littleWMN]

Oh please let there be a spin-off! It's raining here and I'm hormonal. I desperately need the distraction.

 

:lol:

[littleWMN]

Oh goodness, this thread has me cracking up.

 

All I'm going to say is I do maintenance on the carpet but prefer an in between. Don't like the extreme of shaggy carpeting or hardwood (and does that word not crack ya'll up?).

 

And you people need to discover Magic Shave. :D

 

Oh my... :auto:

 

I sense a spin-off. :bigear:

 

:lol:

[C_l_e_0..Q_c]

Can't help it: Amanda Palmer's

.

DEFINITELY not safe around the kids (language). And if language bothers you, avoid it.

 

Has a Hello Kitty merkin (and a LEGO one).

 

Ah! I actually enjoyed that song! Just weird that the girl has no hair down there, but plenty in her arm pit ;-)

[Dolphin]

Finding hairless female pubic mounds arousing and attractive is a fairly recent phenomenon (1990s) popularized primarily by pornography.

 

Neither my parnter nor I find anything unattractive in what you refer to as jungle look in either males or females, but people have sovereignity over their own bodies. Thus, they should do what pleases them.

 

With a creative mind at work, there are numerous solutions to any practical problems presented by alternative sexual practices with a natural partner.

 

I do not follow most fashion trends, pornographic ones included.

 

I don't think any of the discussion is on finding the hairless teA room attractive. I was worried about the whole looking pre-pubescent thing. I don't follow fashion trends either, including pornographic ones.

 

Honestly, for me after popping out a few kids and being 36, there is nothing that looks pre-pubescent about me whether I have carpet or not.

 

A lot of ladies are blond or light haired. Or they might just be lucky and not have a lot of hair. I have Spanish ancestry, I have been having to do different things with my female mustache since hitting puberty. There is a difference between having a natural light covering, and just crazy hair growth everywhere, so it really had nothing to do with a fashion trend pornographic or otherwise.

 

It is more sanitary, it is just cleaner and easier to keep clean. We just got back from a week in Mexico and it was a world of difference changing after being in the ocean.

 

For some people it will hurt, others not so much. My armpits were A LOT worse than the teA room.

 

There have been other pleasant side effects, especially with dh, but that was not the reason for doing it. However, if someone wants to do it for that reason I think it is a valid reason.

 

The other thing is softness. It hasn't happened yet as I just started, but I saw the difference with my underarm hair. I went from really dark coarse hair to light soft hair. It is nice not to feel like I have a brillo pad covering my teA room.

 

Just remember that as we are all different, we all have different carpets. Color, length, thickness and coarseness. It's not really fair to say it's a trend and insinuate that those of us who chose carpet removal are following a pornographic fashion trend. If you are feeling that way reading the thread, maybe it means that this is not a thread for you. Until that comment I thought it was fun, a way to ask questions and get some answers about some things we might not be able to discuss with people as openly IRL

 

Nicole

[JVA]

Speaking of teA room mishaps:

 

Last summer I was hugely pregnant. (I had not groomed my teA room carpet in some time, as I could not see down there.) Dh was a work and the littles were napping so I decided to take a bath. I was relaxing in the tub and was trying to scooch down in the water when I discovered that I could not move. My tush was stuck. I reached below my burgeoning belly to discover that one of my fabulous children had left GUM in the tub.

 

The doors to my magic treehouse were now glued shut with hot bubble gum and my whole derierre was adhered to the tub. I scraped the gum with my fingernails until I could extricate myself from the tub.

 

I waddled over to the commode and tried to wipe it off with tissue. Upon contact with the air, however, the gum had hardened. So now my princess parts were caked with gum and bits of toilet tissue. Nice. I couldn't even void because there was so much gum. I swear, it was like the child had deposited an entire packet of masticated Big League Chew on the bottom of my tub.

 

I had to call dh home from work to attend to things as I was terrified that I would lacerate myself if I attempted to remove the gum with scissors, what with my visibility being limited and all.

 

Gum is now banned from the house.

 

 

Oh my WORD ! Now, that has me laughing histerically !!:lol:

[Hedgehog]

This whole thread is hysterical.. it's a wonder I haven't woken my kids up!

 

I vote this the funniest post:

 

SO certainly does manscape his carpet. I floss twice a day and don't need help from his carpet!

 

The images that conjures up.. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

 

I have to say that there's never been any wax anywhere near any carpet of mine.. in fact my toes curl up just thinking about it! I'm not completely au naturel though; I make fairly regular use of a razor to shorten and neaten the pile of the carpet, otherwise it would resemble a rag rug.

[Impish]

Speaking of teA room mishaps:

 

Last summer I was hugely pregnant. (I had not groomed my teA room carpet in some time, as I could not see down there.) Dh was a work and the littles were napping so I decided to take a bath. I was relaxing in the tub and was trying to scooch down in the water when I discovered that I could not move. My tush was stuck. I reached below my burgeoning belly to discover that one of my fabulous children had left GUM in the tub.

 

The doors to my magic treehouse were now glued shut with hot bubble gum and my whole derierre was adhered to the tub. I scraped the gum with my fingernails until I could extricate myself from the tub.

 

I waddled over to the commode and tried to wipe it off with tissue. Upon contact with the air, however, the gum had hardened. So now my princess parts were caked with gum and bits of toilet tissue. Nice. I couldn't even void because there was so much gum. I swear, it was like the child had deposited an entire packet of masticated Big League Chew on the bottom of my tub.

 

I had to call dh home from work to attend to things as I was terrified that I would lacerate myself if I attempted to remove the gum with scissors, what with my visibility being limited and all.

 

Gum is now banned from the house.

:smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:

OMG. I'm torn between laughing so hard that I have tears in my eyes and saying 'ow, ow, that must've hurt!'

:iagree:

[Celia]

Whoops! Naptime's over! I laughed until they woke up!

[Ginevra]

I don't think any of the discussion is on finding the hairless teA room attractive. I was worried about the whole looking pre-pubescent thing. I don't follow fashion trends either, including pornographic ones.

 

Honestly, for me after popping out a few kids and being 36, there is nothing that looks pre-pubescent about me whether I have carpet or not.

 

A lot of ladies are blond or light haired. Or they might just be lucky and not have a lot of hair. I have Spanish ancestry, I have been having to do different things with my female mustache since hitting puberty. There is a difference between having a natural light covering, and just crazy hair growth everywhere, so it really had nothing to do with a fashion trend pornographic or otherwise.

 

It is more sanitary, it is just cleaner and easier to keep clean. We just got back from a week in Mexico and it was a world of difference changing after being in the ocean.

 

For some people it will hurt, others not so much. My armpits were A LOT worse than the teA room.

 

There have been other pleasant side effects, especially with dh, but that was not the reason for doing it. However, if someone wants to do it for that reason I think it is a valid reason.

 

The other thing is softness. It hasn't happened yet as I just started, but I saw the difference with my underarm hair. I went from really dark coarse hair to light soft hair. It is nice not to feel like I have a brillo pad covering my teA room.

 

Just remember that as we are all different, we all have different carpets. Color, length, thickness and coarseness. It's not really fair to say it's a trend and insinuate that those of us who chose carpet removal are following a pornographic fashion trend. If you are feeling that way reading the thread, maybe it means that this is not a thread for you. Until that comment I thought it was fun, a way to ask questions and get some answers about some things we might not be able to discuss with people as openly IRL

 

Nicole

 

:iagree: Very nicely said, Nicole; I agree with everything you said.

[Mommy22alyns]

I really had to read the thread before the light clicked on. :001_huh: :lol:

[Liz CA]

OMG this is hilarious! Especially having to call dh home from work!

 

He had better never tell this story ANYWHERE.

[ktgrok]

I have actually have read the opposite, and that the hair works at keeping out bad stuff. Sort of like nose hair works to keep out germs. So what says you hive? TeA room carpeting - more or less sanitary then no carpeting?

 

In actual fact shaving/waxing opens up the skin to bacteria. There have been studies on this, related to prepping before childbirth. However, in a less than scientific view, I find the carpet tends to trap moisture/perspiration/ etc. So things FEEL cleaner, despite perhaps not being ACTUALLY cleaner.

 

hopefully that makes sense.

 

This again, like so many things, may be climate related. Those of us in the hot south know that hair on the back of your neck traps the humidity and just feels awful. So we wear ponytails. Carpet on your tea room does the same to an extent.

[Liz CA]

I'd have to get a new GYN if I did something like this. She gets absolutely livid talking about the subject. She mentioned it to me even though I never had anything done. This was a full launch into all the negatives, mostly medically speaking I think, I was so aghast, I cannot even remember everything she rattled off.

[fairfarmhand]

I'd have to get a new GYN if I did something like this. She gets absolutely livid talking about the subject. She mentioned it to me even though I never had anything done. This was a full launch into all the negatives, mostly medically speaking I think, I was so aghast, I cannot even remember everything she rattled off.

 

what were her objections?

 

(curiosity.... not that I'm considering that.)