april showers bring...

This morning while i was in the shower parker asked if he could join me. Up until recently parker and eliza showered with me every morning. Then in a moment of brilliance, or bad parenting up to you, i bought a small tv for my bedroom so that they could watch, or waste their minds again up to you, preschool programming while i tended to the garden.

Now all of a sudden i find myself wanting those showers alone. My sister, who's experience as a doctor and seeing all the manicured gardens got me into this whole bikini waxing and shaving, let me know that her five year old daughter definitely noticed when things changed down there in the pubic region. Something along the lines of "mommy! you look just like me now!"

I have been avoiding letting the kids see me naked ever since i purchased stocks in venus razors and aveeno shave cream. This is a change in our house where we avoid, as much as possible, negative body image. Shane and i no matter what our inner turmoil may be have tried to model confidence and pride in our bodies. Lately though i've tried to stay wrapped up in a towel until i get undies on and demand privacy in the shower. The children? They have noticed.

So last week i decided to let it all grow back. Au naturel. So to speak. But as of this morning i couldn't take the itch any longer. The itch! It is almost worse than it was when i first did the bikini shave. Walking around scratching or with my hand down my pants is hardly acceptable on the playground.

So, this morning i wanted some privacy in the shower so that i could attend to the itch causing problems. And parker wanted in! But, he's only two. So, he got his bob the builder razor and shaved his legs and pits right along with me. We left the garden for another day.