bethanie's Journal: Why?

Why do we need to wear panties? Why? Why? Why? WHY?

And more to the point, why do I need to explain this to my 5-year-old daughter?Why? Why? Why? WHY?

And for those of you preparing to make nasty remarks about *liking* it when little girls go commando, need I remind you that even allowing the thought to cross your mind is now ILLEGAL in this country, and George Bush's secret thought police may very likely be paying you a visit any moment now, as pedophiles and purrrnographers have been CLOSELY linked with those damn tuuurrists.

After all, I mean, if you're willing to engage in licentious and deviant behaviors like thinking about naked, nubile young girls and looking a filthy dirty pictures on the Innerweb, then you probably WILL go blow up a building next!

Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[Some Woman]

I hate that word. I wear underwear, because think that other word is stupid. Men don't wear *inutterable word*, why should I?

Anyway...why? One word: Chafing. An excellent vocabulary lesson.

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[arb]

Men don't wear *inutterable word*, why should I?

Some men do. I had a flatmate who wore panties. I'm still scarred after coming home and seeing him prance around the living room...

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[ryanr]

Understandable. What's the point of wearing panties if you can't do a little prancing?

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[Ethelred Unraed]

Men don't wear *inutterable word*, why should I?

Hmmm...fill in the blank.

Maxi-pads? Diaphragms? Tampons? Lipstick? Eye-shadow?

Wait. I wear all of those. Must be something else.

Cheers,

Ethelred

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[tomhudson]

Hmmm...fill in the blank.

Maxi-pads? Diaphragms? Tampons? Lipstick? Eye-shadow?

Wait. I wear all of those. Must be something else.

Cheers,

Ethelred

...oh come on. Do you expect us to believe that?

Do you know the technical name for people who still use diaphragms? They're called "parents."

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[Ethelred Unraed]

Do you know the technical name for people who still use diaphragms? They're called "parents."

But...but...I am a parent.

QED.

Cheers,

Ethelred

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[elmegil]

Men don't wear *inutterable word*, why should I?

Think again. I have never been able to break my wife of referring to my bvds as panties.

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[hzs202]

Think again. I have never been able to break my wife of referring to my bvds as panties.

I have a solution for this... wear boxer-shorts as opposed to thongs/briefs or as my college buddies so eloquently put it... "manties". I doubt your wife will associate boxers with panties.

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[elmegil]

Nope. Hate 'em. If I want a skirt under my pants I'll just wear a kilt and do without the pants.

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[Aumaden]

But why is it plural and bra singular? Shouldn't it be the other way around?

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[gmhowell]

'Bra' is plural. The singual is 'brum'. (Like 'datum' and 'data'.)

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[Aumaden]

I'm tryin' real hard to find a way to turn that into "barump bum" (as in "a drum set falls down the hill, barump bum") but it's just not happening.

"Some days the magic works, and some days it doesn't."
~ Chief Dan George in Little Big Man

Re:Don't know. I don't wear 'panties'

[Timex]

I'm tryin' real hard to find a way to turn that into "barump bum" (as in "a drum set falls down the hill, barump bum") but it's just not happening.

I'm really wishing I had mod points right about now... +4 Funny... ;)

(yes, I know... I can only add one at a time...)

Well, in my case...

[Ethelred Unraed]

Why do we need to wear panties? Why? Why? Why? WHY?

In my case, I can't say I've really felt the need.

Cheers,

Ethelred

why the pedo stuff?

[subgeek]

i didn't want that, especially before lunch.

Around me

[ellem]

Most women do because of the gushing lubrication that occurs when "chicks" see my Adonis-like visage!

OK, I can't back that up... terribly sorry.

Re:Around me

[Triumph The Insult C]

by the time women hit 18, they've had plenty of time to learn that they just get in the way

ellem, if you ever decide to run for el presidente, make that a top campaign issue

Ohohoh I know...

[sillypixie]

Tell her it is the same as the topsheet on a bed keeping the quilt cleaner. You cover the skin (and other bits) with a layer that can be frequently changed and washed so that the stuff farther away doesn't smell or need to be washed as often...

Pix

Re:Ohohoh I know...

[FroMan]

She won't understand that until college and is doing her own laundrey. Bethanie probably keeps her cloths washed all the time right now.

Re:Ohohoh I know...

[sillypixie]

She won't actively participate until then. But I think she is old enough to understand the concept...

Pix

That one’s easy...

[BandwidthHog]

You don’t.

For the first squillion years of mankind’s existence, no undies. Then, suddenly, in the most recent 0.000001% of our history, there’s this pressing need for a tightly fitting layer of cotton to retain heat and moisture. Yeah, great idea there, mankind.

And then for an encore we go off and invent the necktie, dooming us to forever endure silly warning labels on paper shredders.

Re:That one’s easy...

[capoccia]

for an encore we go off and invent the necktie

the necktie is a symbol of phallic strangulation

Re:That one’s easy...

[BandwidthHog]

the necktie is a symbol of phallic strangulation

I thought that was the condom?

RE: paedophilic terrorists

[capoccia]

pedophiles and purrrnographers have been CLOSELY linked with those damn tuuurrists.

this is one of the sub-plots of osama [wikipedia.org], the first afghani movie after the taliban fell.

the obvious reason

[The Fun Guy]

"Because I said so."

My kids are to the point that they will finish that one for me, even before I've begun to say it.

Granted, I did explain to them once that "Because I said so" is shorthand for "I have a long list of very good reasons which make a lot of sense to me, but which you, being 4 years old, do not have the social, emotional or financial contextual life experience to understand. You need to trust me that this is for the best."

Every now and then, I say, "Do you want the real reason, or just 'Becaus

Reason for them...

[BrenBren]

Simple: some clothes have zippers. Panties keep the zippers from pulling things that would cause pain if they were pulled.

In cases where one wears clothes without zippers, it's just a good habit to get into.

See? That wasn't that hard.

Besides... You're the Mommy, not Kiddo. "Just because" should suffice.

Re:Reason for them...

[SlashChick]

I think that's the best explanation, but keep in mind that young girls don't have pubic hair. It starts growing around the age of 10, or 12, or somewhere in there. So she wouldn't understand that.

I would just tell the kid "You don't have to." What's the harm in letting the kid run around commando?

Re:Reason for them...

[BrenBren]

keep in mind that young girls don't have pubic hair. It starts growing around the age of 10, or 12, or somewhere in there.

True, but there's still skin that can get caught. Pinching hurts where I come from.

"Mommy, why do I have to wear panties?"

[Iamthefallen]

Alternative answers:

"So that your intestines won't fall out when you walk down stairs."

"So that when you turn into a boy, something will hold the boy parts in place."

(Catholics only) "To cover your shame you filthy whore!"

Hmm, maybe "because I said so" isn't such a bad answer after all.

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Understanding Underpants

[IamBMETammy]

Maybe you could explain the concept of chaffing to her? Snug blue jeans without underpants and a lot of walking can lead to Indian Burn and that's bad.