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12 Ladylike Things I Can’t Fuck With

These are a “no” for me

Jenn Leach
4 min readOct 31, 2021
Photo by Justin Aikin on Unsplash

My husband calls me a “girly” girl.

I don’t like bugs, I hate getting dirty, and I’m not outdoorsy at all (the camping/fishing/hiking outdoor excursions are not for me).

I called myself a tomboy as a child even though all the above was true.

Today, I like to think of myself as just me.

As an adult I feel very strongly about carving out your own path and doing what you want instead of doing what’s expected.

These traditional feminine norms in society are just not for me: refined, delicate, reserved, being a lady.

Nope!

Here are 12 ladylike things I just can’t fuck with…

1. Thongs

I have always hated thong underwear.

Who wants to walk around with a wedgie all day.

In my twenties I’d wear them, hating every single second of it.

They don’t make me feel sexy or feminine. I think about them every moment of every second when they’re on.

How can you not, right?

It’s like a wedgie on purpose.

These are a hard no for me.

2. Shaving my legs…

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Jenn Leach
Jenn Leach

Written by Jenn Leach

A coffee obsessed, Netflix binge watching cat mama writing over at https://www.millennialnextdoor.com. 📩 jenn@millennialnextdoor.com

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