Do the people in your life accept your choice to go natural?

Some people have not blinked an eye, and others have made rude comments to us, and behind our backs. In Helen's case, one time she was helping someone take their young children to the beach and was told her leg hair was disgusting. Helen said, "I will not help you if you call my leg hair disgusting." The other woman said, "It IS disgusting." Helen broken-record replied, "I will not help you if you call my leg hair disgusting." The other woman stopped and did not do it again.

Do not tolerate people making comments about your body or about your children's bodies. There are many accounts online that can give you scripts to help handle the specific issues that come up. It is absolutely your right to say, "I will not be spoken to like that," or "you may not talk about weight with my child." Obviously, the more independent you are, the easier it is to back up what you say with the space needed to enforce boundaries. If you are a minor/dependent being treated this way, you can still say, "It hurts me when you attack my natural body." Broken-record reply this, because it really doesn't matter their reasons for doing it; it hurts, and they should stop.