The other day I was told by a well-meaning friend, "You have a lot of lines under your eyes; you look awful!" I laughed and said, "It's called parenthood - I earned these crow's feet!" I pulled up my shirt to expose my soggy tummy and pointed at the stretch marks - "And these are my tiger stripes!"
After having a baby, a lot of women buy into the whole "you gotta get your body back" misconception...
You don't "lose" your body with pregnancy, it simply changes. But those changes mean you brought a human being into this world.
Why are we so eager to get back into our pre-baby clothes? Have you tried maternity leggings???!!! Why would you not wear them always?! Lol
So mommas, wear those "unsightly" marks of motherhood with pride! You birthed a human. You grew a life. You may not be sleeping as well as you did pre-kids, but those smiles and giggles make the lost sleep bearable, don't they?
...well yes, a few more minutes of sleep would be nice.
We can't go back to life before; and motherhood is hard, really really hard... but if you stop to think about it, would you honestly want to do life without these munchkins? ❤
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