A few years ago my wife and I moved to a really conservative part of the country. Really nice people, but it was a small town with not much to do. We joined a private recreation club so our little girl could have access to a swimming pool. While at the pool, we noticed that all of the women over about 25 years of age were wearing one-piece swimsuits. Week after week, nothing but "matronly" one-piece swimsuits. My wife really thought this was very strange. She had always worn bikinis, and only stopped when she became pregnant with our first child.
Well, she played along and wore the "required" one-piece swimsuit for a couple of years. We became fixtures in the community; and she took a job teaching 1st grade in the local elementary school. Shortly after the birth of our second child, however, she decided she really wanted to get back in shape. After all, she was only 32 and was not yet ready to stop being young. In a few months, with regular exercise and skipping desserts, she was ready. The weather had just turned warm, and she went shopping for a new swimsuit. It was the first adults-only pool party of the summer, and everyone was there. The usual one-piece swimsuits were everywhere. That is, until my wife took off her cover-up and stood there in a bright-colored tropical bikini! Heads turned, and some began to whisper as people began to notice her swimsuit...and her bare belly. Keep in mind that these people were used to one-piece swimsuits. They would have been surprised if she had worn a modest "high-waisted" two-piece suit that covered her navel. But no, my daring wife wore bikini bottoms that rested a good four inches below her very bare bellybutton! Needless to say, she got a lot of looks from both men and women. Some were pleased, and some seemed shocked to see the navel of a local 1st grade teacher on such public display! After a while we separated into conversations with other people. About an hour later we met up again, and she told me she'd run into her elementary school principal. I asked "What was on his mind?" She said, "Nothing...he talked on and on about absolutely nothing for about 10 minutes. And the whole time we talked, he was staring at my bellybutton!" I asked "What did you do?" She replied, "Nothing, I just stood there with my hands on my hips and let him get a good look!" Over the next three months, bikinis began to appear at the pool on women of all ages. It was truly a great summer! After a few weeks, it seemed that some of the general shock and surprise of seeing her bare belly in public began to wear off. However, one afternoon we went to the pool and were both about to lay out and get a little sun, when a female friend (another elementary teacher) sat down beside her and struck up a conversation. When my wife removed her cover-up, her friend (teasing her) stuck her finger into her navel and said loudly, "Oh my God! You're showing off your Bellybutton!" Before my surprised wife could reply, her friend laughed and said, "Hey, that's okay...if my navel was as cute as yours, I'd show it off, too!"
Well, she played along and wore the "required" one-piece swimsuit for a couple of years. We became fixtures in the community; and she took a job teaching 1st grade in the local elementary school. Shortly after the birth of our second child, however, she decided she really wanted to get back in shape. After all, she was only 32 and was not yet ready to stop being young. In a few months, with regular exercise and skipping desserts, she was ready. The weather had just turned warm, and she went shopping for a new swimsuit. It was the first adults-only pool party of the summer, and everyone was there. The usual one-piece swimsuits were everywhere. That is, until my wife took off her cover-up and stood there in a bright-colored tropical bikini! Heads turned, and some began to whisper as people began to notice her swimsuit...and her bare belly. Keep in mind that these people were used to one-piece swimsuits. They would have been surprised if she had worn a modest "high-waisted" two-piece suit that covered her navel. But no, my daring wife wore bikini bottoms that rested a good four inches below her very bare bellybutton! Needless to say, she got a lot of looks from both men and women. Some were pleased, and some seemed shocked to see the navel of a local 1st grade teacher on such public display! After a while we separated into conversations with other people. About an hour later we met up again, and she told me she'd run into her elementary school principal. I asked "What was on his mind?" She said, "Nothing...he talked on and on about absolutely nothing for about 10 minutes. And the whole time we talked, he was staring at my bellybutton!" I asked "What did you do?" She replied, "Nothing, I just stood there with my hands on my hips and let him get a good look!" Over the next three months, bikinis began to appear at the pool on women of all ages. It was truly a great summer! After a few weeks, it seemed that some of the general shock and surprise of seeing her bare belly in public began to wear off. However, one afternoon we went to the pool and were both about to lay out and get a little sun, when a female friend (another elementary teacher) sat down beside her and struck up a conversation. When my wife removed her cover-up, her friend (teasing her) stuck her finger into her navel and said loudly, "Oh my God! You're showing off your Bellybutton!" Before my surprised wife could reply, her friend laughed and said, "Hey, that's okay...if my navel was as cute as yours, I'd show it off, too!"
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