DD is 11 and lots of her friends wear bras. Unfortunately, she feels a little left out as she is rather flat chested and her friends are starting to grow and I think she gets teased a little bit about it.
I measured her at home and it turns out she's between a 26 and 28 AAA so there's really no point. She's so petite and she doesn't have much to support. If she buys a bra, she said some of her friends will say that she doesn't need one and will tease her about "trying to support what isn't there" but if she doesn't, they all compare bras and talk about there favourite brands so she feels left out.
Her big sister is more like my sister and has average size boobs compared to her friends so wears whatever is available but can not offer much support to her younger sister as she has never been in the same situation as her.
What can I do? On the one hand, I could buy her some bras. But then her friends would tease her, or I can leave it and she will feel left out. I know they are only joking and it's a little banter but I do think she gets a bit insecure. I have a fairly small bust and cup size myself and when I was her age, none of my close friends wore bras.
I thought about maybe getting them before she starts secondary school in September but I really have no clue how to make her feel included with the other girls and maturing when she hasn't started yet.
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janethefirst · 25/04/2015 14:07
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