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New Leicester Tigers wing Adam Thompstone has set his sights on adding to the Premiership side's colourful and illustrious history.
The 25-year-old has featured infrequently since his switch from London Irish over the summer - playing in five of Leicester's Premiership games and in last weekend's narrow 14-13 victory over Benetton Treviso in the Heineken Cup, where he scored the all-important opening try.
Leicester currently sit fourth in the league, unbeaten in three games in all competitions ahead of a trip to Madejski Stadium where the wing began his rugby career with the Exiles.
And since making the journey up the M1 this summer, Thompstone admits he has found the culture of success at Welford Road infectious, and that he is going to use that as motivation to kick on after the new year.
"This is a great team to come and play for," he said. "There's a lot of prestige at Leicester and a great history which makes it a fantastic club to be a part of.
"Everyone expects Leicester to do well and I think everyone - myself included - thrive in that sort of environment because everyone knows what is expected of you. You want to be part of it and add to it.
"Obviously we take it game by game but we know how success is viewed here by the management and the fans and that dictates the way we play and approach every game.
"I've been pleased with how things have been going for me and if we're winning matches then we are happy."
Thompstone's fifth try of the 2012/13 campaign was easily his most memorable - the wing crossing the whitewash after a scintillating dash to finish a wonderfully worked Tigers move against Treviso.
And as Richard Cockerill's troops enter a festive period which is very much business as usual - with only Christmas Day off from training - the wing believes his most recent score should set him in good stead as the Tigers welcome the Exiles and then Gloucester to Welford Road.
"It's always great to score - to contribute is always important and a good morale booster," he added. "I did the easy part though if I'm honest. Ben Youngs did the hard part with his quick tap-and-go. But it's always good to get on the scoresheet if your team win.
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Woman Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train in Hazlet Identified
The incident occurred along the wooded section of track between Beers Street and Holmdel Road.
Heather Gogan, 37, of Keansburg was trespassing on the train tracks in Hazlet when she was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train Wednesday night as it approached the Hazlet Train Station, according to NJ Transit Spokesman John Durso, Jr.
The 8:41 North Jersey Coast Line train out of New York was coming to a stop at Hazlet when it hit the woman around 9:50 p.m.
The incident occurred in a desolate area, behind the Hazlet Deli and Greek Store's parking lot.
The engineer of Train No. 3285, traveling west on Track 1, told investigators he saw Gogan walk into the gauge of Track 1, face the train and then put her hands up to cover her eyes, according to Durso.
The engineer sounded the horn and placed the train brakes into "emergency" but could not stop before striking Gogan.
"The engineer stated that when the trespasser faced the train she made no attempt to clear the track," Durso said.
Last night, the train sat motionless on the tracks blocking Holmdel Road past midnight, where it had been abruptly stopped. Dozens of personnel wearing badges and ID cards around the neck milled around the site in the warm night. Down the tracks, officials from NJ Transit worked under bright lights to investigate the incident, remove the woman's body, and verify the train's condition. Hazlet Police closed off the parking lot and streets and patrolled the platform.
About 200 passengers were on board the train during the accident, according to Durso.
They were offloaded and moved to the northbound platform to await another train that finally arrived around 11:15 p.m.
As three men waited on the platform, they traded stories of what they experienced from inside the train.
Dave Simon of Deal told how he had been sitting in the third car from the front of the train when the incident occurred. "I heard a thump. Like something grazed against the side of the train," he said.
Lenny Lapadula of Wall said he recalled the urgent wail of the train's horn -- and the sudden stop. "I heard the horn, just blaring," he said.
John Mazza of West Long Branch said the conductor then announced some sort of code over the loud speaker.
The accident remains under investigation by New Jersey Transit Police.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 8:15 a.m. Thursday with the name of the person killed and a description of the event from the engineer, as reported by NJ Transit.
Christina Romeo
1:04 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Your article contained much more information than APP and NJ.com. Very sad incident.
4:39 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Evidence the KILLER railroad self-investigates. How can this be legal to have killers self-investigate?
1. The train has video of this --- a public paid for thing ---Where is the video???
2. The train had a event recorder of brakes,lights, horns, etc...public paid for with humongous overcharges---Where are the event recorder readings???
3. The crossing signal housing has a event recorder with gate operation ---.public paid for with humongous overcharges---Where is the crossing house readings?
4. The crossing maintainer has a hand held that would show if the automated signals were calling him/her to come fix them. Where is the hand held???
5. The drug/alcohol tests on the train crew are?
6. The railroad control center recording is?
7:53 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Are you really blaming the railroad because someone was on the tracks? Are you really being serious? I have not read a more stupid post in a long, long time. NJ Transit is not the only one that will investigate this, local police and FRA will also investigate. I can't believe how ignorant you actually are.
8:31 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
I assume this is over the top sarcasm and not a serious post
Steve Herman
9:38 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Local police will not investigate any incidence that take place on railroad right-of-way.
11:14 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
BP - I certainly hope this is a poor attempt at sarcasm because if you are at all serious you should RUN to get mental help.
Cole Ninjago
6:22 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
So - did this happen twice or does someone have really bad info?
Christina Johnson
7:17 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
This incident you referred to happened in August 2010. Last night, some of the local people were remembering the sad story.
Cole Ninjago
6:23 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
BP - Are you crazy? A train can't sneak up on you - if you get hit - its your fault.
Rebecca Gonzalez
6:48 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
I will never understand how someone can get hit by a train. I have walked miles and crossed many a train tracks. So sorry this happened :(
8:08 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
While I am sorry for the woman's family to have lost a family member in this way, my heart goes out to the train crew that has to live with this.
Nathan Boulman
8:23 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
I know that it will never happen due to the high cost, but these railroad tracks should be raised up. We live in the most densely populated state in the entire nation and deserve to have up-to-date infrastructure.
New Jersey seems to have much more train accidents than in New York, which probably has 5x the daily ridership.
My condolences to the family.
8:29 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
So we should raise the tracks because people use the train for suicide?
9:14 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Someone once proposed installing high fences the full length of all train tracks.
Susan S
8:44 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
If you read the story you will see that there was no way to prevent this. Condolences to the woman's family - may she rest in peace.
9:10 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Condolences to the engineer and the family of the woman killed. As in other locations, special telephones that directly connect to crisis hotlines are often installed on bridges. The issue here is the cost of a barrier, which with the numerous local crossings, couldn't adequately block track access.
12:11 am on Friday, August 24, 2012
Fences are stupid and cause sight obstructions at crossings. What if this had been a gas tanker that had jumped the median? Can the fence call the dispatch to stop the train? Lighting and monitored video with audio speakers would be better. "Hey you get off the tracks"
9:47 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
So sad. I've heard suicide referred to as "A permanent solution to a temporary problem." My condolences to the family and friends, and condolences to the crew - I've read that it can be traumatic for the engineer who is helpless to avoid it when the person is determined to proceed. Please seek help, guidance and advice if you every contemplate such an action.
Lisa Dabreau
9:55 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
My heart goes out to the family of this woman, but also to the Engineer...for the rest of his life he will forever see that woman turn toward him and cover her face. The Engineer is scarred for life because this woman took the easy way out. Suicide is a very selfish act. God Bless her family to have to live with this as well.
10:28 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
listen this is someones mother, stop posting things. if it happened to one of your family memebers you wouldnt people going around saying stupid stuff and asking questions so just stop..
9:48 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
You are so right. The only thing to say is that it is so sad, and that somewhere out there, a family is suffering. They are probably reading these stories, because that is what you do, to try to understand, but they don't need to hear the moralizing and speculation.
10:13 am on Saturday, August 25, 2012
I would like to thank you for your post asking people to stop posting the hurtful things they are putting up here. My family has suffered a tremendous loss and the cruel people who have expressed their opinions and are so quick to judge I can only say you have made a heartbreaking tragedy unbearable. And to the people who published the explicit details of that night you are a disgrace. And to all of the kind people who expressed their heartfelt sympathy and condolences we are grateful. I am the victims Mother.
Nick J.
10:32 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Hey Jeff, give me a break. First of all, Christina is just correctly reporting what the spokesman said and secondly, she WAS trespassing on the tracks.
I believe the fact that it appears she committed suicide (wait for the experts to determine the cause of death), is much more of an issue than whether or not the Patch writes about her being a trespasser.
The real victims here are the woman's family, friends and the Conductor.
Maria Gingerelli
11:11 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
So sad. I pray for the family. To lose someone in your family is devastating, no matter what the reason!
11:36 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
So reporting facts is now offensive, to all that where involved I feel sorry for.
katharyn reid
11:41 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
I live right behind these tracks and was first car in line waiting for this train to pass. The conductor did sound the horn loudly and longly before stopping quickly. He seemed very concerned and distraught about the women and in no way was responsible for this accident. They were concerned about the 200 passangers on board. This was a sad inncodent happening too close to home and I'm sorry for all those who were involved. There is no reason to point blame, but simply to keep all who whitnessed this evening in your heart and prayers
Tara Lynn
11:58 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
May Angels lead you In, Heather. My heart breaks for Tyler, Danny, & the rest of the Gogan family, stay strong boys, love you<3
12:48 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
My heart goes out to my very dear friends!!!
May the pain of this tragic loss ease in your hearts and minds!!!
You are all in my hearts and soul
8:49 am on Friday, August 24, 2012
My deepest sympathy goes to Mary, Erin, and her family. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
1:32 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
all in all it is a terrible tragedy...deepest sympathy to the Gogan/Bellach families..
Joey Bagdano
1:35 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
You all should be quite aware that this is suicide by Train. It is not NJT or Engineers fault. Woman was troubled and in these troubled times it should not be surprising.
2:19 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
As a person who was on the train last night, I would like to commend the NJT conductors and engineers for handling a very difficult situation in a professional and concerned manner. My sincere sympathy to the extended Gogan family and the engineer, who truly is not to blame in any way.
Kasey Amber
6:12 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Rest in peace Heather, Danny & Tyler & the rest of the family always remember she will always be with you, & she will never stop loving you<3 xoxoxoxox
7:45 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Was she related to one of the Gogan Police Officers in Keansburg?
11:01 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
So she is Dave and Drew's Sister or she is married to one of them? I knew them growing up in WK
stace crey
11:33 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Though some say that suicide is a selfish act, they have not been there...that low. I have and have batteled it for many years 32 to be exact. This is a very very difficult situation for her whole family.
Being at that point in your life is horrifying, please, don't demean her.
7:55 am on Friday, August 24, 2012
i hope and pray she did not leave children behind. my heart goes out to her family n friends. my heart goes deeper for the gentleman that was driving that train.who ever he was
its not your fault in anyway she cried out for help and you where an easy way out for her. no thought just malice. god bless you and will pray you know you did the best you can
10:42 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
God bless her tortured soul...may she be in a better place with no pain.
6:39 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
If anyone knows anything about what happened or saw Heather just prior to the incident please come forward and say something.
7:05 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The train video and station video should be a public document since we paid for it. A few railroads have been busted lately for doctoring video ---losing witnesses---BUYING witnesses---etc.


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By NBA standards, the Detroit Pistons are in the midst of a four-game home stand.
The Pistons hosted the Jazz in a 90-87 loss on Saturday night and have meetings with Boston and Orlando at the Palace on Jan. 20 and 22.
In the middle of that is a "home" game against the New York Knicks on Thursday at 3 p.m.
Instead of this game being at The Palace, it will be held at The O2 Arena in London.
The Pistons and Knicks will be the featured teams of NBA London Live 2013. This will be the seventh time London has hosted either a regular-season or preseason NBA contest since 2007, but the game will be counted as one of Detroit's 41 home games.
"The Pistons are excited to participate in the NBA London Live 2013," Dennis Mannion, president and CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment and the Detroit Pistons, said in a press release when the game was announced in October. "Playing a regular-season game in London against the New York Knicks will provide a great experience for our players and we look forward to showcasing our brand of hard, smart and together Detroit Basketball to fans on a global scale."
The Knicks and Pistons will take part in the only NBA regular-season game to be featured in London this season.
"London was the epicenter of global sports this summer, and the Olympics were a tremendous showcase for basketball," said NBA commissioner David Stern in a press release. "Playing our third regular-season game in the city in three years and having historic franchises like the Knicks and Pistons serve as our ambassadors provide extraordinary opportunities to further the game's growth and development in the UK and throughout Europe."
The trip will be good exposure internationally for the Pistons, but it will also provide more adversity with the lengthy travel.
"It's a combination," Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva said of heading to London being an exciting opportunity but also an extra challenge with the travel. "It certainly can be tough with the travel and the time difference, but I think it is going to be a good experience for the guys that haven't been there. I have been there before and have had a great time there." Continued...
Many of the Pistons' players are looking forward to the unique experience.
"I am looking forward to it, it should be a good trip," Austin Daye said. "Me and my teammates are looking forward to it and we should take advantage of it and be able to look at this game as an important game for us, because it is."
The Pistons are 14-24 heading into this game, having won seven of their last 10 despite Saturday's loss to the Jazz. New York is 24-13 following a win over the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday. The Knicks currently have the second-best record in the Eastern Conference.
"It would have been nice to go to London on a winning streak," Daye said. "We just have to focus on New York. It is going to be a big game for us. We have to be ready for the offensive fire power they have."
The Knicks already hold a 121-100 win over the Pistons this season, back on Nov. 25 in New York. The Knicks had six players score in double figures, led by Carmelo Anthony, who had a game-high 29 points.
Brandon Knight had 21 points in that loss while Villanueva had 17 points on a season-high 15 field goal attempts.
"There is a lot of excitement about getting there and getting to enjoy something a little different," Villanueva said. "But, once you are there for a few days, you get excited at the idea of coming back home."
The Pistons have four days of rest between Saturday's game and Thursday's game in London, but the turnaround back to the United States will be shorter, as Detroit will host Boston on Sunday.
Thursday's game will be at 3 p.m. and can be seen on NBA TV.
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011Tapping the Potential of Non-Traditional Leaders
I haven't always been a big fan of conventional youth leadership programs. They seem to be places where young go-getters go to network with important people and learn new ideas about becoming better go-getters. What's the point?
How about a program for kids who aren't actively seeking leadership positions or looking for ways to maximize the potential they have already exhibited and been recognized for time and time again?
Do I sound bitter? Was I passed over for leadership accolades when I was a youth? Looking back on it, I can't recall any inspirational mentors who recognized my innate potential, lurking somewhere beneath an off-putting veneer of smart-alecky cluelessness. On the other hand, I can't say that I was much interested in being recognized either.
So naturally, I'm drawn to the idea of communities trying to develop the less obvious potential leaders who may have been passed over by the usual leadership development entities, and that's what Salisbury, Maryland, had in mind when it developed its Youth Leadership Academy to focus on engaging non-traditional youthful leaders, those with untapped leadership potential and limited opportunities.
A little background: Salisbury was named one of the "100 Best Communities for Young People" by the group America's Promise in 2006 and awarded $20,000. The local chapter of the organization met to figure out how to use the money and the planning group unanimously agreed to create an academy focused on developing the community's "non-traditional leaders," that is, the kids with untapped leadership potential and limited opportunities.
The Salisbury program is available to any young person between 8th grade and junior year in high school at no cost. It reaches out to local secondary schools and youth organizations. But word of mouth is the most effective recruitment method, the organizers of the academy have found.
The academy works like this: students come together for three days in the summer at Salisbury University to learn new skills and ideas about leadership. From those participants, a Youth Action Team (YAT) is created to plan the next summer's academy. Any interested graduate of the Academy is accepted for YAT.
YLA graduates have made an impression. Two students won positions in the Student Government Association their freshmen year. Another became senior class president. Other students have served on boards of organizations and attended a Search Institute Conference. One graduate was the Student Representative to the Maryland State Board of Education.
That graduate was also a 2010 Olympic torchbearer for Coca-Cola. Another graduate was accepted into the CIVICUS program at University of Maryland-College Park. Several graduates received scholarships to attend colleges such as Davidson, Morgan State University, Princeton, and Shaw University. Others received the President's Service Award.
Hundreds of young people have participated since YLA was founded in 2006 and the program has never turned anyone away. One graduate explained that YLA "has brought the youth voice to the table—youth are included in planning groups as an expectation not an exception now."
Salisbury was an All-America City in 2010 and YLA was one of the programs they touted when they appeared before the civic jury. Salisbury's was one of several innovative youth-led programs described at the 2010 All-America City Awards. In Chandler, Arizona, a group of young people developed a comprehensive community program to discourage underage drinking and substance abuse. High school students in Middleton, Wisconsin, a finalist in 2009, participated in a planning "charrette" to design a new splash park.
Communities all over the country, in fact, have recognized the importance of engaging young people in leadership development and local problem-solving/decision-making efforts, and it's beginning to show in terms of the larger numbers of young people who are included in the community delegations at the annual All-America City competition/celebration.
It's an old cliché to say that young people represent the future of the country. These days the new cliché is that "young people aren't the future, they're the present."
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small breast support group - (I need it even if they don't) |
Dec 21 2008, 10:05 PM
BUSTie Posts: 42 From: Detroit, Michigan |
I've ordered from there- I think they ship fairly quickly too. Also good are figleaves and knowknockers.co.uk (specializing in A's and AA's, like lulalu.com and aa-lingerie.com, but not as well-known)
I love bras...I love buying, wearing, and organizing bras. They make me happy. They give me some weird kind of grown-up feeling. Like, "Look at me! I'm old enough to wear a bra!" Sure, I'm 38. But my mom made me wait so f***ing long before she'd let me get one (well, I guess I was only ten when I got my first bra, but I wanted one from when I was eight! those were two of the longest years of my life!!!) that I still get excited every day when I wake up knowing my reward for showering is... I GET TO PUT ON A BRA! Yes, every single day from now until I die, I GET TO PUT ON A BRA IF I WANT TO! Mom can't take this back away from me. I fought hard to earn this rite of passage, and now it's completely out of her control. I'm the boss of it now. And the bra can be any colour I want- it doesn't necessarily have to be white- because I'M in control of the bra purchasing now. So f*** white! Yes, Mom, you heard me! I WEAR BRAS THAT AREN'T WHITE! So what're you gonna do about it... ground me??? As I said, I love bras. I may have OD'ed on my St. John's Wort today. -------------------- May visible pyramids one day lurk beneath my sweaters.
Dec 21 2008, 01:31 PM
BUSTie Posts: 40 |
has anyone ordered from bare necessities? they have a really big selection of A size bras and nearly A.
Dec 21 2008, 10:29 AM
BUSTie Posts: 42 From: Detroit, Michigan |
I have some bad news, Alluna: I named mine Gertrude & Bertha (punishment names) a year ago, and they've still not grown! In fact, they had the nerve to get a bit smaller when I lost ten pounds last January!
Boobs. They are so completely insubordinate, are they not? I have told mine time and time again, "Okay. This time we're really going to do it. You two are going to push yourselves beyond your limits so we can wear some C-cup helmets. I'll eat some lentils & almonds to help you out, but you've got to do the rest." After three lopsided A/AA (right/left) years of gentle and not-so-gentle persuasion, pleading, arguing, and full out threats towards them if they do not comply (implant invasion), I swear to you that these boobs are the most recalcitrant little buggers I've ever known. -------------------- May visible pyramids one day lurk beneath my sweaters.
Dec 19 2008, 02:10 PM
BUSTie Posts: 81 From: Ohio |
I looked down last night and my lefty said to me, "Hey. At least you're skinny." The righty concurred with the usual criticism, "Yeah, that's the only way you can pull us off. Maybe if you gave us proper names we'd grow a little."
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Dec 18 2008, 04:33 PM
Hardcore BUSTie Posts: 182 |
He got pissed off at me a long ago for a couple of days when I expressed my preference for circumsized guys (I don't know why or who brought up the topic). I just told him that he had to accept my preference the way I had to accept his...
Dec 18 2008, 09:12 AM
Hardcore BUSTie Posts: 714 |
"anything more than a mouthful is a waste"- the classic. a guy once said this to me in his attempt at a comforting tone- i nodded wisely, stroked his hair and said yeah, dont worry sweety, i feel the same way about cocks. haha the look on his face was priceless.
Awesome. Simply awesome. |
Dec 18 2008, 08:28 AM
BUSTie Posts: 45 |
QUOTE "anything more than a mouthful is a waste"- the classic. a guy once said this to me in his attempt at a comforting tone- i nodded wisely, stroked his hair and said yeah, dont worry sweety, i feel the same way about cocks. haha the look on his face was priceless. haha, starship you are my hero for that lightchested, all your recent posts freakin made my day XD omygod you are amazing hahahaha |
Dec 17 2008, 09:33 AM
Hardcore BUSTie Posts: 714 |
Maybe we should outfit our boobs with a remote control and a joystick so they can play some kind of game with them from their gaming chair. Maybe if we had blinky pinball lights on our boobs then we could make them more fun for them. Whatever it takes...since surely our main goal is to please men and make sure they are having a good time. Dude, would you like a beer with my boobs? Can I get you a sandwich and some Oreos to go with them? Is the lighting okay, or do you need it darker to withstand the sight of my not-quite-34D's? Whatever I can do for you, you just let me know, since I'm surely just here (on this Earth) to please you. Lightchested, LOL!!! You are great! Bwahahahaha! Starship, I agree totally withyou on the surgery thoughts. I have, too, had thoughts of how great it would be to go bra/lingerie shopping and parade around in front of hubby on the beach or in the bedroom with larger breasts. BUT...in the quiet moments of my life, it would hate myself for doing it, for not just loving myself enough as I already am. Can't do it. Me love me. |
Dec 17 2008, 08:19 AM
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Dec 17 2008, 08:18 AM
Hardcore BUSTie Posts: 182 |
Exactly strongirl. I think that if breast comments make one get hurt, then I think the subject should be avoided. If one truly loves her own breasts, then those comments shouldn't hurt. I'm just saying this based on my own experience, I got hurt because I felt insecure about them. I still don't love' em so I just avoid the subject.
Dec 17 2008, 08:18 AM
Hardcore BUSTie Posts: 182 |
Exactly strongirl. I think that if breast comments make one get hurt, then I think the subject should be avoided. If one truly loves her own breasts, then those comments shouldn't hurt. I'm just saying this based on my own experience, I got hurt because I felt insecure about them. I still don't love' em so I just avoid the subject.
Dec 16 2008, 11:04 PM
Hardcore BUSTie Posts: 295 |
Wow, lots going on here. I'm not even sure how to weigh in - my experiences have been so positive and so different from many of yours. Some of the men quoted in here sound like real jerks to me. But at the same time, some of what you/we women are saying sounds like yeah, no win for the guy, no matter what he says.
One point I think is important to make and lightchested touched on it in her "Small ones are okay" paragraph : my breasts exist to give ME pleasure. If men (or women) also enjoy them, visually, tactilely, whatever, that's great. But their primary function (now that I'm done breastfeeding my son) is for MY sexual stimulation and enjoyment. And anyone who wants to be lovers with me better get that right. Some of you sound like the guy has to have a clear and articulately stated preference for small breasts in order to avoid hurting you. That really does seem off-balance and overly sensitive to me. Does he have to feel the same way about your haircolor? Your eye color? Your butt? Your race? Do you feel that way about him - that no other feature of any other guy can compare to him? That seems rigid and unrealistic to me. I love my small breasts and I find many other women's small breasts hot. I also find many other women's large breasts hot. My boyfriend feels similarly. Neither of us has a size preference. Sometimes I think the hardest thing is for the small-breasted women in here to truly believe that our breasts are wonderful and sexy. And even in the face of positive feedback, our own belief that "bigger is better" poisons the message so that all we hear is negative. |
Dec 16 2008, 10:10 PM
Hardcore BUSTie Posts: 366 |
"small ones are ok"- i can see how that's offensive, yeah. ive never had it said to me but would definately get upset. although i can also see it from the guys perspective- he probably likes big boobs (nothing wrong with that) but his world doesnt revolve around them so he is trying to reassure a partner who he knows is conscious about her breast size. admittedly, men arent always the brightest of buttons when it come to putting their foot in it.
"as long as it has a nipple im happy"- i dont really see this as a serious comment on a guys prefences/thoughts towards breasts. maybe its just me but it just seems like a thoughtless, half-joking remark. i've never really felt offended or given that one much thought myself "anything more than a mouthful is a waste"- the classic. a guy once said this to me in his attempt at a comforting tone- i nodded wisely, stroked his hair and said yeah, dont worry sweety, i feel the same way about cocks. haha the look on his face was priceless. again though, i think its just one of those generic comments floating about that doesnt reallyyy mean anything and a lot of the time is said in a joking nodd-nodd-wink-wink kinda way, or as an easy reply to get out of a potentially tricky conversation. "guys like all breasts, regardless of size"- I think this is true! (obviously there will be exceptions and preferences, as in all areas of life, but still true!) "i like small ones!"- i think we have to be fair on the guy here. cos lets face it we are all (men and women) lead by society/the media/etc to believe that all men take a 'bigger is better' approach. we sit here and discuss how we are discovering (sometimes to our pleasant surprise) that this isnt true and there are infact lots of men who love small breasts- so why should it be any different for men. if they pick up lads mags/watch porn/step outside their front door(!) they are bombarded with boobs so maybe they are left feeling slightly abnormal for not being as obsessed with size as they are told that other men are. Plus it kinda is like theyre saying 'believe it or not' as lightchested said, because the majority of women do actually believe that men only like small breasts on the other hand....its hard to think rationally and objectively about such comments at times, as we probably all know all too well. Im the worst at taking the slightest off-hand remark and over-analysing every syllable, always coming to the same conclusion- he wishes my boobs were bigger etc. sometimes theyre just being brutally honest, sometimes im being an oversensitive nelly and other times (i.e most of the time) he's quite simply a bit of an unthoughtful oaf. I hate it when a guy im with even glances at a pair of big boobs. but if im honest- i do it too! perhaps its different because im looking in an admiring kind of way rather than a sexual. either way Id be lying if i said it didnt sometimes hurt. i was imagining what it would feel like if i got implants today (after watching a surgery program). I know myself pretty well and can honestly say that i would probably feel disgusted with myself it wouldnt solve any of my problems. in the past ive imagined it in moments of weaknes and only envisioned the good feelings- bra shopping, sexy underwear, feeling like a goddess infront of any man. but now ive thought about it more deeply i know id end up depressed and feeling nothing but self loathing. it's kinda helped me to banish any leftover thoughts towards surgery from my mind:) mynameislala- im sure it'll all be fine at the Dr's:). let us know how it goes though. scares like that really put the whole size issue into perspective |
Dec 16 2008, 09:26 PM
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Mynameislala: Ugh!!!! I got the "enough" thing a couple months ago. I had a tank top on with no bra and I didn't think I looked all that bad. Tiny... but I thought I might be comfortable going out in public braless with that top. I asked him if he'd be embarrassed if I did that. He cupped my left boob with his hand and said, "Why would I be embarrassed? You have enough." as he bent over and looked at it as if examining it.
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Dec 16 2008, 08:34 PM
BUSTie Posts: 42 From: Detroit, Michigan |
Any guy saying he prefers small breasts is cool. I have no problems with that statement.
The lukewarm responses I was referring to are: "Small ones are okay": This is lukewarm at its best. It implies, to me, a grudging acceptance, like, "Well, if that's the best you can do...that's okay." How big of him to be so understanding. Because of course our breast size is so important to HIM (any man). Who are THEY when it comes to our breasts? Who has to deal with the fibrocystic pain? Who has to worry about cancer? Who has to find a bra that fits??? Where is this man in all that? He just wants a toy. To comment on a gift like that is just rude. Imagine giving someone a Christmas gift, and they say, "This is okay." That's not good enough. Fake it if you have to, but for God's sake show a little respect and gratitude about a woman's breasts. That's how I feel. "As long as it has a nipple I'm happy": This offends me for two reasons. One is that many times guys say this when they don't know if a woman actually still has her nipples. Women who have had breast surgery sometimes lose theirs, so I find it EXTREMELY offensive when a man acts as though this is all that is important TO THEM for some kind of entertainment purposes, when that entertainment value is nothing compared to how important those nipples are/were to the women who have lost theirs. And to hear this must be a knife. I hope no women who has had hers removed has ever had to hear this phrase, but I doubt it. Even if they heard it BEFORE they had to have theirs removed (we've all heard it)...how would that make a woman feel when she is faced with a mastectomy, thinking back on these heartless comments that men have made? Now besides that reason, I just find it crude that we "owe" men some kind of entertainment, and apparently the nipple is "the least we owe". I just don't think we owe them a god ****** thing. Not even a nipple. If they can't be happy without one, then **** them. "Anything more than a mouthful is a waste": This says to me, "I wish there were more, but oh well...good enough." (I hope I'm not making anyone feel bad...I know I'm overly sensitive on these things and see them negatively) "Guys like all breasts, regardless of size": This says to me, "We PREFER big ones of course, but we manage to find some merit in the small ones." (I know I'm sensitive!) It doesn't tell me they LIKE small ones necessarily, but that they lump us into the "general breast" category, to which they can apply their "breasts are good" rule. But it doesn't give me the impression a guy is happy to be with ME (or rather with MINE), but rather that he's happy he is with BREASTS. Maybe I am a narcissist, but I want someone to say, "DAMN! LOOK AT THOSE!" about my particular breast configuration, not "I LIKE BREASTS AND THOSE THINGS YOU'RE SPORTING THERE LOOK LIKE THEY FALL WITHIN THE GENERAL BREAST CATEGORY." "I like small ones", said in a "wow! believe it or not!" tone of voice that denotes some kind of FAVOR that the man is doing for me: This is different than "I prefer small ones". When said in the tone of voice I described it is more of a "If you can believe this...I will actually find a way to amuse myself with small ones!" In the same way someone might say, "I like the smell of gasoline!" Is gasoline really what anyone WISHES to be smelling at any particular moment? It's more like some people find it surprisingly bearable, in its own way. But when people say they like the smell, they use a tone of voice that says, "Believe it or not..." as though it is hard to wrap one's mind around liking such a smell. This is the tone of voice I'm referring to that, when accompanying, "I like small breasts!" makes my skin crawl. Overall, the idea of any guy making a comment about breasts from a "man's point of view" I find revoltingly patronizing. Why do they think we care what they think? Do they think we sit around worried about how THEY feel about what's on OUR bodies? Do they think we have nothing better to do with our time than worry about whether or not we're providing enough entertainment for them? Maybe we should outfit our boobs with a remote control and a joystick so they can play some kind of game with them from their gaming chair. Maybe if we had blinky pinball lights on our boobs then we could make them more fun for them. Whatever it takes...since surely our main goal is to please men and make sure they are having a good time. Dude, would you like a beer with my boobs? Can I get you a sandwich and some Oreos to go with them? Is the lighting okay, or do you need it darker to withstand the sight of my not-quite-34D's? Whatever I can do for you, you just let me know, since I'm surely just here (on this Earth) to please you. -------------------- May visible pyramids one day lurk beneath my sweaters.
Dec 16 2008, 07:34 PM
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I agree with you maricat in some ways, it feels like they can't win ever. I've been there, I have over-analyzed every sentence about my breasts and got hurt. I won't do that again. I'll just accept that everyone has their preferences and I don't want to know which are them.
Dec 16 2008, 06:05 PM
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About the "lukewarm responses" - Hmm... Forgive me if I seem to be in the minority about this subject, but I don't feel that they are "pity answers". I know honesty is the best thing, and that's great that your boyfriend can be really honest with you mynameislala, though know that must have hurt.... it would hurt me too! But maybe the men who say that they really don't prefer the bigger breasts really mean it? I would feel bad for the man - if he says he prefers bigger ones, the female gets hurt. If he says that he does like that the female has the smaller ones, the female gets hurt. It'd be like.... he can't win either way, lol.
If they are not the answers you want to hear, then what would you prefer (and the "you" isn't directed to one specific person, they're for everyone lol)? Maybe I don't grasp the concept because I've been around males who honestly do prefer A-cups. I have a male friend who went out with someone with a C-cup, and that was even too big for him. My boyfriend tells me all the time how I have the "best boobs ever" (34A), and how he prefers A-cups as well..... And this is a guy who (when we were single) had a drunk and naked girl in his bed (who was like, a C/D-cup or something), and he DID NOT take advantage of it, and he slept on the couch. Anyway, I would definitely understand and be hurt if my boyfriend was like, "I love C cups, but yours are good too." THAT would be a pity answer to me. But something like "I like small boobs!" and really meaning it? I don't think so.... :\ Am I making any sense, or am I just babbling? lol. ::goes back to forum stalking:: |
Dec 16 2008, 03:55 PM
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I get the thing bout "lukewarm" responses. I also hate how men always say those cliché phrases thinking they're somewhat saving our self esteems or something. I really wish they kept their mouths shut sometimes. Those are like pity answers... I can relate because it's always the same thing "Oh, but as long as it fits in my palm it's ENOUGH". Enough... like it's the minimum for it to be a good breast. Such fucking shit! I'm sorry but it just pisses me off, because then they are ogling the breasts in Maxim or whatever and they just say "oh, no, no, they're just so big it's impossible not to notice, it doesn't mean that I want you to look like that!". Yeah right.
My boyfriend has told me "I love your breasts, really they are hot, but I do prefer bigger ones". I appreciate honesty. Really. But I hate feeling like second best or something. I did make a male-like mistake once, though. I was younger, and we were just beginning to date. I was telling him a story that once I walked into my sister and her then boyfriend having sex. I hated that boyfriend of hers, he was so annoying, so I told him "Ugh, he was so ugly and I didn't like his personality, but at least he had SOMETHING to be proud about". I said that joking, not really thinking much. Yeah, he was big, but I would never want to be with someone too big (ouch). My boyfriend however, sometimes, will still get jealous if he remembers that. I've tried reassuring him that he pleases me a great deal as it is, and that too big is surely painful. I've also told him that the guy was really ugly and most of all ANNOYING as hell, which are huge turn offs. That my turn on are faces, mostly eyes, and my boyfriend has deep brown eyes with thick long lashes that I just love. I, however have never said something like "Oh honey, I LOVE your penis, but I prefer bigger". Nah, because he's the perfect size. I know this is cruel, but at least he has experienced the insecurity I've felt when he has made comments about big breasts or when he says something like "Your breasts are smaller, I wish they'd go back to when they were bigger". But maybe he doesn't really like big big breasts too much or maybe he doesn't really mind much, because thinking about it, most of his exes have small breasts. One of them is actually flat chested, and damn am I jealous. She has a gorgeous slim figure and an even more gorgeous face and smile. But anyway, the point is that maybe men just say things or don't really care. Sometimes I really think that guys just have problems with semantics. They really just don't know how to pick the right words to what they mean. Maybe when they say "enough" they mean "they're hot and I wouldn't want them any other way". But then again, maybe I'm just optimistic. Anyway, now I have other issues about my breasts that are more important than size. Yesterday I started feeling some pain in my lef breast when I touched it. It's kind of swollen I think, and I did feel a little hard something inside, though it doesn't feel like a lump, more like a fibrous flat patch of breast tissue. But still I'm scared as hell and I'm visiting the gyno ASAP. I'm too young and I'd be crushed if I never get to breastfeed. |
Dec 16 2008, 02:00 PM
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Just quickly b/c I'm at work....
Lightchested: Cute name by the way..... "Lukewarm" response. Good way to put it. Also, she must have changed your password. I cannot get into your profile. I do feel that he is only accepting my boobs as part of the package. I am sure he would have preferred if they were at least of average size. My ex didn't even blink when he saw big breasts. Didn't phase him one bit. (Probably the only thing I miss about him, though.) Current bf notices big breasts and apparently is now comfortable enough to exclaim in my presence. I saw him "notice" a well-endowed girl in a bikini on our first date. We walked around beachshops and some women were still in swimsuit tops. Let's hope I stopped the "whoa-ing" early enough though. I will be heartbroken if he didn't understand that it hurts me and does it again. Karatgrrl: The conversations we have are not really all that open. He is not the communicative type. It's like I have to force him to talk about it...like he ends up with no choice. As soon as I hear what I want to, I drop it. He was in a pretty bad marriage/divorce apparently, which we have not talked about. I found out through someone else. I talk about only some things that bother me. There are many other things I'd like to talk about but I don't want to be knitpicky. I know I can be and I don't want to ruin it. But the Whoa-ing thing had to come up and then it truly bothered me when he said they were "alright". If they are just alright, don't bother to touch them. You know?? -------------------- I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It's not. Mine had me trained in two days. ~Bill Dana
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Dec 15 2008, 04:38 PM
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I "MAY" be a little sensitive on this issue (!!!!!) but I've just heard too many things throughout my life- comments directed at me, or just comments that I hear or read- or men's reactions that I view- that just don't give me a good feeling about even lukewarm comments towards my or any woman's small breasts (or small breasts in general). To me, comments like "Small ones are okay", "As long as it has a nipple I'm happy", "Anything more than a mouthful is a waste", "Guys like all breasts, regardless of size", or even "I like small ones", said in a "wow! believe it or not!" tone of voice that denotes some kind of FAVOR that the man is doing for me, or suggests that he is some kind of one-off, bucking the system by claiming to like small ones, I feel like men are saying, "It's okay. I'll take small if small is the best you can come up with, but we both know I wish you had big ones." That kind of "reassurance" is NOT what I want to hear! Not at ALL!!! You're NOT being sensitive. This is something I have always felt, and commented on here. I agree totally! I will check out the plentyoffish posting, but have to do it from home, not work! |
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