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What age do girls start with this faff?

(78 Posts)
tanith Tue 22-May-18 16:42:21

My GD comes for dinner after school today , she arrived with woolly tights and I’m in shorts it’s hot and sunny so I told her to take the blooming things off. Oh no! Can’t be done as her legs are too hairy?.
I’m sure I never bothered with leg shaving at 13.

Do your GDs shave their legs and what age did they start?

Eloethan Tue 29-May-18 00:00:11

I think I shaved my legs at around 13 - although my Mum told me not to. I had fine, blonde hair on my legs and they would have been better left alone. I advised my daughter not to shave her legs but, of course, she did.

stella1949 Tue 29-May-18 04:04:33

My daughter waxes her arms - she has PCOS ( polycycstic ovarian syndrome) and has always had dark body hair, since she was little. She started shaving her legs at about 10 and shortly after, started shaving her arms. Now she waxes everywhere. PCOS makes your body hair very dark and thick, it's horrible for girls.