Women paintball players

By Angela Stevens

I am a woman and I love going out with the guys. I just read the article “MY WEAR” and was glad to see the question of why don’t women play being addressed.
Last week was my first time to actually get to play but, the first time I picked up a marker I was hooked. The first time I got shot was right in the buttocks. As Forrest Gump would say, “And I got no money for it either.”

Yes, it does sting like crazy and yes you do get a bruise but, after a long week with the kids, playing was a life saver.It takes out all of your stress and you get to interact with other, albeit all of the male persuasion, adults.

I don’t have other women to go out with because they are all pretty weary of how much it hurts. As for the apparel I sported, I wore an old flight suit and was extremely comfortable and under that I had on sweats and a t-shirt. In my opinion, women should give it a shot. What they really fear the most, seems to be humiliation.