The faja! The dreaded faja or the beloved faja, depending on how you look at it. I swear my mother has been training me for faja-hood since day one and I put up a fight, I resisted, I said never! But now two kids later I am a member of the faja sisterhood. There are some outfit choices that would not be available to me if it weren't for what gringos call shapewear and my mamá calls a faja. Being a lover of fashion, I'm grateful for the tool, but I cannot say that it hasn't taken a little getting used to.
Fajas can make the sight of you easy on the eyes, but they are not all that easy to get into, especially not the first time. The first time around it's like you are wrestling with some kind of medieval torture device and there are thoughts that run through every woman's mind that first time.
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I've taken the liberty of committing some of those thoughts to writing for all those faja virgins who want to know what to expect or for those of us who have been around the faja block a few times and want to reminisce. Here are twelve thoughts we all have when trying on our first faja:
1. OMG! It's official I've turned into my mother.
2. This is the prettiest one and it's still not pretty.
3. I have to find a way to take this thing off before (fill in the blank with: hubby, boyfriend, lover or anyone) sees me in it.
4. Okay, now how am I supposed to get all of this into that?
5. It's stretchy, but can it stretch that much?
6. Here we go … hold your breath and PULLLLLL!!!!
7. Hijo de su pinnn….OUCH!
8. I'm sweating here!
9. This better make me look like J.Lo.
10. Okay, it's on. It's on! Now lets get some clothes on.
11. Son of gun, this thing works, it really works! I look hot. I can't breathe, but air is overrated anyway.
12. Oh no, I really have to go to the bathroom. ¿Qué hago? Please tell me there is a pee pee hole*, porque me meo!* I'm gonna pee on myself!
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