I want to discuss implants.
Why do people want them? Have you ever wanted them?
I have. only when I felt like listening to the lies of Satan telling me I'm not good enough as I am. It is not a solution.
Before I was married, I thought my boyfriend (now hubby) was more interested in large bosoms which never made it easy on me to accept my own (at first). I remember all the boys mocking me for being quite small in bust. It was pretty tormenting, but I don't think they realized it hurt as much as it did. I used to even feel a connection to a character from a movie. The 1960s movie Gidget with Sandra Dee had a scene where she was doing exercises to enhance her bust in order to look more like a babe instead of a child to draw attention from her crush when she was surfing. Being highly teased and sensitive with that area of my body at 14 years old, I used to attempt the same exercises. My mom told me back in the 60s when she was a teen, she too used to used to do that. It of course was a bunch of bologna! When I was 19 I thought that maybe being hot meant having larger breasts. Therefore I went out and purchased $65 pills that would naturally enhance them. Thing is they did work for a time; slightly, but not unless I continued to buy these pills, which I hadn't the money for.Here's why my husband has told me about large breasts and the fascination men have with them. He said that because he grew up in society that made a huge deal about them all the time, he thought that is what he should have gone for too, and yes it did turn him on, but normal and smaller busts did too. Men too listen to the lies of society around them. I think men really do prefer reality over a fantasy. If they don't, give them time to wake up to the truth.
A year ago I noticed that in intros for 1980s films, or just in scenes of movies, many of the "hot girls" mentioned had natural sized bosoms of all sizes. This really made me feel happy in that aspect. Sure it was still a lust issue for men, but at least they were real. At least it was that they just wanted a girl who had them at all, regardless of size. What changed?
I looked up some history about implants[a]. A hundred years ago, they attempted to create implants but continually failed. They would either use wax or fat injections. The improvements in science in the sixties changed the wax substance a little, but still were not truly working. They used more spongy materials in the 50s, and more wax based ones in the 60s. We can blame Frank Gerow and Thomas Cronin for creating the first successful implant for breasts in 1962, when the first woman ever received a pair of her own to live life in. Unfortunately the material used was polyurethane foam, which would dissolve in the body and caused breast cancer. Silicone was such a problem that in 1988, they removed it from the market and replaced it with saline. Once the 1990s came around, the surgeries boomed!The 1990s. What a freaky decade, in my opinion. It is when big breasts pretty much changed the world. It also is responsible for the gigantic pornography industry that has boomed even more since the internet came at large. The connections between the two are a problem in itself. This sadly is part of what has created the fact that today's young male teens and up through people in their early 40s probably are the largest statistics for people who choose fake over real. When you start so early on in life by looking at photos of women who have implants, and when society makes a huge deal (the media of course being the worst) about the size, it becomes this fad for men to want them as badly as they want the newest (or classiest) type of car. They just feel they need them.
Are there men who aren't into big breasts? Probably quite a few, but maybe not the majority, but this is what discourages women so very much! The more that men make it seem like breasts matter too highly, the more women feel so down about themselves, that they feel they need to get implants in order to get attention from their man, especially if they know that is what his eyes lust over most. They feel so hurt. They feel so rejected. They don't feel comfortable in their own skin.
Let me tell you the truth though women. If you have small breasts or large breasts, it doesn't matter at all to a guy. Most men are not going to want to love you or marry you because of the size of your bosoms. If they fall in love with you, they go for the package deal no matter how large or small you are anywhere. If they make you feel lousy about yourself, then they need to get out of their fantasy worlds and start seeing the incredible beauty in front of them. They need to stop drooling and lusting over other people. If they love you, it is going to be for you - with all your flaws. Most men won't be able to explain their fascination with size, but at the same time in reality, they really don't care about size. They actually usually would prefer to have a woman with real natural breasts no matter what size they are over some fantasy fascination lustful object - and they will get very turned on by you. All of your body no matter how "flawed" you feel it is. They hope that you will want to accept them in the same way, rather than telling them you want them to look like the modern poster boy Johnny Bravo. They have self image issues too. They are not going to be happy if you prefer to check out a guy who seems buff if they aren't. It will make them feel lowly about themselves just as you will feel lowly about yourself for when you see them go wild for someone else.Let's go to some passages being shared about the intimacy between a husband and wife!
"I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. Thus I have become in his eyes like one bringing contentment." -Song of Solomon 8:10
My overall message here is that if you want to care about other people at all, which you should, rather than be selfish, start embracing who you are and what you have (but please don't flaunt them, that is also insensitive to others). For women who feel so hurt by their boyfriends or husbands who lust over others: tell them rather than making it seem like you don't really care. There is no way you don't care. You deserve better than that. Be real. Stay real. Don't make a plunge to get implants. For women who like the attention they get because they have bigger busts, don't show them off. Think about who's relationship you might be hurting by allowing people to objectify your breasts. I knew girls who would bounce around on purpose in middle school because they had them before everyone else and got a lot of eyes from guys that way. Sadly some girls only get worse with flaunting what they have as they get older, as if it is a fun game because they know it is easy to tease guys (because it is). If you want to have respect, respect others. If you are proud of them, wait for your wedding night to have them glorified alone by your husband. They'll get the attention they deserve then, by the person they're meant for alone.
"Your two breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies." -Song of Solomon 4:5
For women who are small in bust, don't fear. You will be glorified more than you think when your body will satisfy your husband. For those who have husbands or boyfriends who have lust problems or seem to prefer large bosoms: they would prefer you. If they pressure you to go bigger, don't listen because they are in a fantasy world where nothing will ever be enough for them. For all you know they'll miss what you had and realize they were idiots. They are listening to the lies of Satan. They need to work on their lust issues. It won't be easy at all. For men who seem to have such a huge attraction to big breasts or have a need to search on the internet for larger breasts: think about the person that you care and love. Think about caring more about your spiritual desires before your fleshly desires. In listening to the Holy Spirit over your flesh, you will see true satisfaction. Sames goes for women. Think on God and have faith in Him, for he will make you radiant and much more worthy in every way. We need to stop making idols of our vanity and selfish desires.I share with you one very beautifully described passage of how sex and pleasure of each other's bodies should be in and through marriage between them alone. the whole springs overflowing is something I've always felt to say that a man should not masturbate - just food for thought when you read this, because those springs should be for your wife to enjoy men:
"Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer - may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife? For a man's ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all his paths. The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast. He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly." - Proverbs 5:16-23
photos from: Marcella Treybig & A Day To Adore
So I wanted to comment because I love this topic! Thank you for writing about it. I wanted to just say that I never had a problem with breast size, uh more like breast shape. So, honestly for years because from age 12-until present day my weight fluctuated so much, the chest would go from size B one year to size D the next. Which left me with horrible stretch marks etc. Anyhow often times I will admit I've thought about getting something more like a breast alteration or a lift to make them pretty looking again, out of fear that when I do marry they will not please my husband.
ReplyDeleteI would like to say though that in the last year or so since I've been abstinent I've come to learn how to like my body and accept it for what it is. Although it is not an easy task. But this blog was uplifting to me because I know that the world around us will stifle men's proper ability to view a women as beautiful and made in God's image. Instead it will allow them to think it's okay to objectify us.
So in the end I pray for a godly man who will understand I am not perfect but will seek to love my imperfections. Because I know that I too will have to look past his imperfections.
Thanks so much Laura. I actually thought a bit of what you just shared when i wrote this (since you've shared it with me before how you feel). I have stretch marks there too because I went from B to a Double D when pregnant/nursing (fast!) and they are just left looking odd, but somehow they still "do the trick" in marriage and are no where near ugly to my husband as they seem to be to me. I felt sorry for myself a bunch because they used to be "perfect" and with the feeling of now not being good enough. I looked up information about getting surgery to make them look how they used to. . .but that was so wrong of me and selfish of me, and it actually took my husband yelling at me about how stupid I sounded for wanting to become "fake" and telling me how very beautiful I am to realize that I was giving into the lies of Satan. Thus, this entry was born through conviction of the Holy Spirit.
ReplyDeleteI've definitely had thoughts of getting plastic surgery. I don't have huge breasts but would have liked more cleavage. But then I ask myself WHO is this cleavage for? My husband likes them the way they are. I've also thought of other plastic surgeries like a nose job because I think my nose is not symmetrical and its also bigger than I would like. But then I remember that God formed every part of me with his own hands while I was in the womb. He gave me this nose, these breasts, this shape, this voice. I should be grateful and so I am.
ReplyDeleteBut one thing that does come to mind is that if its selfish to change our body parts, wouldn't that also apply to our hair and dying it different colors, something I've done since I was 12 years old? And if so then it probably would also apply to color contacts and braces and a ton of other things. Thoughts?
I think you brought up a good point in regards to hair color, contacts, and braces. I too have colored my hair and went for spray tans often without really thinking about how selfish it is to alter who I am. But personally, and in my opinion, hair color, tanning, color contacts are all temporary and fade or grow out until you go ahead and pay to have it reapplied.
ReplyDeleteSomething more serious like breast augmentation is permanent and can leave scars and is also done by choice. Braces of course are also done by choice, but usually by the choice of your parents who at the time have that ability to make those types of decisions on physical improvement for you. In the long run, I think getting braces serve as more beneficial than breast implants even if the reasons behind them are selfish, (straight teeth, good job, nice smile, etc.)
And, I realize we are supposed to be seeking out our identity in Christ and appreciate all He has given us as far as looks are concerned. But I think of things such as hair color and color contacts as something you would compare to which color sneakers you chose to wear that day with your outfit.
Just to play the "devil's advocate" it could still be argued that breast augmentation isn't technically permanent. Lots of women have their breast implants removed and also parents don't usually FORCE their kids to get braces; our culture encourages physical perfection and so few kids would not want to eventually have straight teeth. I'm not totally disagreeing with anyone here I'm just thinking its a really fine line between what we can call a selfish choice and a personal preference. So maybe there is more to it than what we are seeing right now. How do we determine one from the other, how do we know we're not making a choice out of vanity? At the moment the only thing that comes to mind is through prayer and I guess if we have our eyes set on God and not on our reflection in the mirror, maybe none of these things would matter as much. And I definitely spend more time in front of the mirror than I probably ought to so I'm not putting myself above anyone. Its definitely tricky to be in the world but not of the world. Especially this world.
ReplyDeleteLynsie, I can see your point. I think the big difference is that plastic surgeries can kill you if done incorrectly. They can be pretty dangerous to your health, they are drastic changes that don't fade away. If you have contacts, you can take them out and put them in during one day. You can't do that for implants. Also when it comes to dying hair (which I just did haha) it does fade away and is not costly. I can see that it all is for vanity, this is true.
ReplyDeleteAgain I want to say that I agree with you all that breast implants and other plastic surgeries are for the most part a vain and selfish decision but I think we need even better reasonings than what we're giving. Lots of surgeries are dangerous and can be deadly but they're not all immoral or wrong or selfish. And also there are people such as my mom who are getting implants because they had a double mastectomy and no longer have real breasts at all.
ReplyDeleteThe purpose and meaning of modesty covers not only clothing but physical modifications no matter how large or small. Its not about what clothes are or aren't modest, or what surgeries are or aren't morally right. Its about the motive. Are we motivated by pride or greed or lust? Are we more concerned about the outer appearances or, like God, do we focus on the heart?