Reality

One of the fun things about being a parent is seeing your kids experience things for the first time and watching their reactions. We had a lot of good times as a family with our boat. One year we went on a spring break trip with two other families. We had eight boys among us, my older son being 12 at the time and the youngest probably 6. We were at a campground on a lake, and when we weren't playing in the water, the boys liked to do what my older son called "exploring." One day they set out to explore a hill with my older son as the leader. It felt safe for them to do that because we could see everything from our campsite. The hill had little ledges on it. We adults all sat there talking and watching the boys across the way have fun. We noticed a young couple, probably late teens or early 20's, approach the general area of our sons. The woman was wearing a two-piece swimsuit and was very slightly built. Bear with me, because you'll need this information for later in my story. The couple sat down on a ledge, and the woman took off her swimsuit top.

Shortly after that, the pack of boys came around the corner and happened upon this sight. The couple was visibly startled, and the young woman quickly covered herself up, but not before the kids all got a good look. The couple decided to move on, probably to find a more private place.

When the kids came back to the campsite, they told us all about the lady with no swimsuit top. Everyone was sort of talking all at once, then it quieted down and my son had an expression of disappointed confusion on his face as he said, "I thought breasts were supposed to be big." His dad gently explained that people and their body parts come in all sizes. Reality can be so harsh sometimes, no?

Susan