curious Not surprisingly, she is therefore opting for a much higher level of protection even though that protection is comes with a lot of discomfort.
She is not opting for anything. When her mother married her stepfather he insisted that she start wearing a belt.
curious In Amira's world, failure is more comparable to catching Ebola.
And why do you think she is going to fail? She is old enough to keep Ramadan. If she can go from sunrise to sunset for a whole month with nothing to eat or drink, not even a sip of water, I think she can go one day a week without touching herself. I can even do that and there's no way I could keep Ramadan for even a day. Or even 'til lunch time.
We are still waiting for you to tell us all why she needs thigh bands to protect her hymen. Good luck with that.