Tanya,

I think you did the right thing. It is true, girls can be so horrible when it comes to things like this. I started shaving when i was 12 too because i had just started high school and all the other girls shaved theirs and it was like they didn't accept anyone who didn't, iykwim? And with DP, i think that because he isn't female and didn't have to worry about this sort of thing at that age then he doesn't really understand the need of it. Waxing is a much better way of doing it too. It's showing her how to look after herself hygenically at an early age and it also doesn't look at messy, takes longer to grow back, no shaving rashes etc.