I remember walking into Justice to get my first training bra.
I find it amusing that they are named “training bras.”
Is the bra training me to get used to having to wear two layers
on my upper body every day for the rest of my life?
Is it getting my body used to having something constrict my chest?
Reminding me and all growing girls
that the age of corsets was worse and we should be grateful.
Or is the training bra not really training me for anything?
They should be called “training cages” because that’s what they are.
They train me to cage my femininity
from myself and from the rest of the world
so I don’t bother those around me with the natural progression of my body.