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To not wear my boobs to work? (dmx)

70 replies

Stressedgiraffe · 29/12/2023 16:21

I have to go into the office for a week in January. I had a mastectomy 10 years ago and another one last summer. I always wore a prosthesis but as I'm now flat I don't bother. I haven't been into the office since my operation and wfh.
I've been trying on work outfits and I look fine flat but mentioned it to my mum who thought I should wear my fake boobs to make it more comfortable for others. It's made me think.
Aibu to not wear them?

OP posts:
Littleredcorvettepurplerain · 29/12/2023 16:23

Please do what you want to do and put your own comfort above everyone else’s. x

Ducksinthebath · 29/12/2023 16:25

Even if I were to notice, it wouldn’t bother me in the slightest. Do whatever makes you comfortable, not others.

Cyclebabble · 29/12/2023 16:25

Do what you feel comfortable with.

rookiemere · 29/12/2023 16:26

I don't think anyone would notice as it's symmetrical.

Starlightstarbright2 · 29/12/2023 16:26

Do what feels right for you . Others will just get over it .

CharlotteUnaNatalieThompson · 29/12/2023 16:26

BOLLOCKS to "others"

Wear what you like. I strongly suspect no one will notice anyway

DisforDarkChocolate · 29/12/2023 16:26

Your comfort matters more than anyone else's. People may notice, most probably won't. Most will forget after they've seen you a few times.

Devilsmommy · 29/12/2023 16:26

Don't get your mom's reasoning tbh. Do what makes you comfortable 😊

IGotItFromAgnes · 29/12/2023 16:26

I doubt most people would notice one way or the other, if that helps? Definitely prioritise what makes you feel the most comfortable.

drspouse · 29/12/2023 16:26

Lots of women are very flat chested. It is a bit weird your mum thinks they would make people uncomfortable.

AngelicInnocent · 29/12/2023 16:26

Well, generally, I don't tend to stare at someone's boob area. Male or female. But, Since I presume you will be wearing clothes, I don't see how you would make anyone uncomfortable even if they were weird enough to be staring at your chest

PaperwhiteTheGhost · 29/12/2023 16:27

Naaaah babes, you do you. If anyone feels "uncomfortable" at how you look after a heroic survival that's their problem.

Also I have massive tits and would absolutely love to be able to wear slinky tops and backless dresses like you can. I bet you look lovely

NImumconfused · 29/12/2023 16:27

As long as you're comfortable and happy with how you look, no-one else's opinion is relevant here. You are not responsible for how other people feel.

CMOTDibbler · 29/12/2023 16:28

Do whatever you like. My flat colleague sometimes wears boobs if she feels like it, sometimes not, and she says no one notices anyway

supersonicginandtonic · 29/12/2023 16:28

Sod everyone else. Do what makes you happy
And comfortable. It's about you not anybody else.

WhatWouldAliciaDo · 29/12/2023 16:28

Nobody will notice x

Unescorted · 29/12/2023 16:29

If my colleague was worried about my boobs or lack of them I would be straight to HR.

GCAcademic · 29/12/2023 16:30

The comfort of the person who’s had a mastectomy trumps the irrational feelings of other people.

DuploTrain · 29/12/2023 16:30

I do worry about some women’s ingrained sexism (your mother’s). Why on earth would you not wearing boobs make someone else uncomfortable?

And if it did make them uncomfortable, that’s very much a “them” problem, not a “you” problem.

Shouldershoulder · 29/12/2023 16:30

Starlightstarbright2 · 29/12/2023 16:26

Do what feels right for you . Others will just get over it .

Who are these 'others' and what is there to 'get over' ?
We all owe it to ourselves to dress however we feel most comfortable , not for the benefit of our colleagues.

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 29/12/2023 16:31

Most definitely dress as you feel comfortable.

CarterBeatsTheDevil · 29/12/2023 16:31

PaperwhiteTheGhost · 29/12/2023 16:27

Naaaah babes, you do you. If anyone feels "uncomfortable" at how you look after a heroic survival that's their problem.

Also I have massive tits and would absolutely love to be able to wear slinky tops and backless dresses like you can. I bet you look lovely

This! I am sure your mum is speaking with the best of intentions but I have absolutely no idea what she is talking about.

Stressedgiraffe · 29/12/2023 16:32

I used to be a 38ff so my boobs were

noticeable. Now my stomach is !
😂

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JenJenJenJenJenJen · 29/12/2023 16:32

Unless you work as a professional bikini model, surely nobody would even notice?

Opt for comfort, OP!

gestroopd · 29/12/2023 16:34

Well they might notice but as it's irrelevant you your work (you don't model lingerie and you're not a stripper?) then do whatever you want.

If it were reversed, would you want a female colleague to wear (not particularly comfortable prosthetics all day) in case you were uncomfortable?