Liz, 15
Massachusetts
Asks:

All my friends shave their pubic hair. They say it is a lot cleaner. I asked my mom if I could and she said, "Only whores do that." She said guys like it shaven cause it make you look like a little girl. Should I do what friends do or my mom says?

Lee's Thoughts:

I say, shave a little note in there that says, "I have no brain of my own."

Liz, you are slowing stepping across the threshold from girlhood to womanhood. Take this chance with a small issue to decide what YOU want to do and then DO IT.

YOUR MOM IS NOT IN CONTROL OF YOUR PUBIC HAIR

YOU FRIENDS ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF YOUR PUBIC HAIR

Even if you shave it all off today, you know in a week it will be cool to have the *landing strip*. Then, a week later everyone will be growing it out into a *wild garden*. A month later, the cool thing will be a buzzcut. Are you going to go around taking this poll and asking everyone what their pubes look like before you decide what to do with yours?

After high school, when all your dumbass friends are going to the third rate community college around the corner...Will you go there too?...Even though you were accepted to the Ivy League college in another state?

My point is, WHO FREAKING CARES about other peoples opinions of your most sacred body part? Do what you want. Try different things. See what works best for you. Exert YOUR mark in this world by exercising your uniqueness. Create a body and a life that is yours, that you can be proud of.