Yes, for real. In fact my daughter is entering puberty now and I've been trying and trying to remember being at her stage of development and I can't remember any of it at all. I wish I could remember, so that I can be guided better in how to approach it wish her as it was approached so badly when I was her age. My first memory of having breasts is being taken to the fitting room of a department store which was one of the most utterly humiliating experiences of my entire life, and I was already a 34C. I ran out of that changing room crying and refused to have any of the absolutely hideous bras that were presented to me. The horror of having my naked breasts seen and touched by a stranger (even though it was probably a very nice and professional fitting lady). From that moment I hated my body and especially hated my breasts but who knows if I'd already been feeling that way as I have no memories of my body before that day. I only started to like my breasts years later after I had children and realised what incredible things they are, to feed, nurture and comfort a baby for years. Absolutely amazing.

I do remember when my breast started to grow. They hurt badly and I had purple stretch marks for a long time.

I do, but I was envious of my friends who were developing faster than I was. I felt like such a little kid and it made me sad. I wanted to be seen as a grown up. (11-13 year old logic.)

It did NOT help that the boy I was crushing on in 6th grade called me “fat and flat” and made out with his GF in front of me upon finding out I liked him. So that’s another reason why I remember. Yayyyy trauma lol

I didn’t need a bra until I was like 14-15 ish. So that’s why I remember.

You know, his totally real girlfriend with her totally real excuses.

I can remember it really hurting, but that’s all.

If I think hard I can recall just how gross the breast buds felt underneath my nipples, though I only ever touched them if something hurt them (like when a fence gate whacked into my chest during recess in third grade). Honestly just thinking about the feeling of them makes me grimace. Gives me the same visceral reaction as nails on a chalkboard.

Puberty is what happens for a human to reach sexual maturity - you can’t experience puberty if you’re already sexually mature.

Exactly! That’s what I tried to explain to bro! Puberty is when you reach your adult height, develop secondary sex characteristics, become fertile, and your organs mature! This bro completely ignored that part of my post and said “bUt I’m DeVeLopiNg BoObA sO cLeArLy Me GoiNg tHrOuGh fEmALe pUberTy now uwu”. As I told him, no, an adult male’s mammary glands being activated by artificially-high levels of a hormone that he’s receiving from a syringe or pill bottle is not him going through puberty. That already happened, my dude! Your male reproductive system matured already, ten years ago! It’s not going to mature further, nor is it going to reverse itself into a female reproductive system. Your mammary glands are responding to a hormone that’s simply doing its job; it doesn’t care if it’s in a male body. By his logic a male with gynecomastia is going through female puberty.

God I can’t stand these men.

Noooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Goddamn it!

Your responses are absolutely EPIC. You rock.