tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post5764835829431550363..comments2023-08-29T11:48:24.933-04:00Comments on Cara Mama™: The Body of a Momcaramamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327695885346537321noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post-74885839697393690912010-01-29T17:22:43.112-05:002010-01-29T17:22:43.112-05:00I just wish the girls didn't want to hang out ...I just wish the girls didn't want to hang out down below my armpits.Two Shorten the Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552869938010784108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post-61552228593368736972010-01-27T10:14:53.175-05:002010-01-27T10:14:53.175-05:00It's true, it is freeing to not be a hot young...It's true, it is freeing to not be a hot young thang getting stared at!<br /><br />I always thought moms are best when they are soft and mushy -- what little child wants to be hugged and cuddled by some bony knobby waif!? I loved the warm enveloping strength my mom's ample lap and arms offered.<br /><br />I like my post-births body. It is strong and sturdy and has done what no man has ever done before.Geeks in Romehttp://www.geeksinrome.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post-46922604443124822042010-01-26T16:45:36.410-05:002010-01-26T16:45:36.410-05:00I can't say I would cry if someone were to off...I can't say I would cry if someone were to offer to rid me of the Chinese road map on my stomach. I very much so wouldn't because the amount of stretch marks that come from a nearly ten pound kid is. not. nice. But, I'm too lazy to take an active role in doing anything about them.Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post-80690400972603574062010-01-26T15:50:34.108-05:002010-01-26T15:50:34.108-05:00I reckon if you started out looking like a model, ...I reckon if you started out looking like a model, motherhood can put a dent in your self image.. luckily, i wasn't very good looking to begin with : D<br /><br />I think aging is a very beautiful thing.. the older i get, the happier, more content i become with the way things are... including the 2x c section scar that folds up on itself, the nipples that like staring at my feet, etc. I -really- do like not giving one flying fig what i look like in a crowd: feeling like i was on a show for strangers as a youthful woman was always very disturbing to me. Now, gray and heavyset and hauling 2 gallons of milk home in my 7 year old trenchcoat, no one gives me a literal second glance: AND I LOVE IT. If i looked like this 20 years ago, i'd feel horrid.. it's the age (and of course, the experience of motherhood!) that makes it all ok : )happenstancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919357642980740554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post-82178734952753490932010-01-26T15:38:03.824-05:002010-01-26T15:38:03.824-05:00@hush- that is horrifying. That poor woman.
I mi...@hush- that is horrifying. That poor woman. <br /><br />I miss exercise- mostly for how it makes me feel (less achy, more strong, more powerful), but also for how it makes me look. However, I have just had to come to terms with reality. I simply don't have time to really exercise right now. I will when the baby is a little older, but not right now. I know some women make the time, but I can't. There are other things that are more important to me.<br /><br />I haven't really figured out what the mom me is going to look like, but I am 100% sure that I won't be using plastic surgery to get there. To me, it would be completely elective surgery and therefore not worth the risk. Now, if I had to have a mastectomy or were a burn survivor- I'd almost certainly feel differently. But for a flabby tummy or saggy breasts? Eh. Not worth it.<br /><br />But that doesn't mean I won't worry about how I "look fat", etc. <br /><br />However, I live in Southern California, where I pretty much never have the chance to hide behind bulky sweaters and coats. So I think I'd better just learn to be glad that I look like somebody's mother. Even if those other mothers I see around don't....Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post-32927588729135478432010-01-26T15:09:40.040-05:002010-01-26T15:09:40.040-05:00There are times when I cry over what I've beco...There are times when I cry over what I've become, and at those times my husband is quick to ask which kid I'd like to trade for the lack of stretch marks and return of perk. He makes a valid point.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037928148778848386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post-78498673733656376942010-01-26T13:44:50.925-05:002010-01-26T13:44:50.925-05:00As with so many things in life, I think balance is...As with so many things in life, I think balance is the key - in this case a balanced approach to expectations. It's the extremes that are problematic. I have a neighbor who is a mother of 3 who just left for inpatient treatment for anorexia, so this has been on my mind. Long story short -her DH saw that her exercise anorexia was affecting the kids, and finally staged an intervention involving her parents coming in from out of state and told her "we get this treated or our marriage is over" - then made all the appointments. I can see how her illness arose from these awful societal expectations.hushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post-49760260434393958032010-01-26T13:19:31.156-05:002010-01-26T13:19:31.156-05:00I will agree that the concept that you HAVE to loo...I will agree that the concept that you HAVE to look like you did before is abhorrant. With the work it did, it isn't and shouldnt. <br />However, the idea of marketing to women AFTER they are done having kids could be a good thing. If a different track was taken.<br />If a woman were to have had a physical quirk she always hated, but thought might be made less obvious by a post-babies-body she might put off some things till then. If it was still bothersome to her, she might decide then to go ahead and take action.<br />And that wouldn't be pushing women to perpetually look taut and perky.Becoming Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196365719272632077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post-71598661799155973142010-01-26T12:49:02.354-05:002010-01-26T12:49:02.354-05:00you must not have the extreme amount of stretch ma...you must not have the extreme amount of stretch marks i have.i look like i was tortured by the militaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372252427572428194.post-18537765089374279632010-01-26T11:22:02.171-05:002010-01-26T11:22:02.171-05:00Check out www.theshapeofamother.com. Talk about f...Check out www.theshapeofamother.com. Talk about freeing - and beautiful!OneHappyCowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06082537202370992405noreply@blogger.com