Why must all magazines celebrate the post-pregnancy pictures of celebrities? Don’t they realize it makes the rest of us miserable?
What’s even more depressing is that each and every star swears she lost the weight by running after the little ones or taking long walks with the baby. Of course I know that’s not true. I know she had a combined C-section with tummy tuck, has a personal chef serving her lettuce with a side of air and works out for hours while the nanny runs after the little ones. But it still makes me feel bad.
Personally, I’d like to celebrate the real post-pregnancy pictures. I’d rather see the bread dough tummy; the cracked, leaking nipples; the hairy legs; the purple stretch marks; the dark eye circles; and the maternity pants she’s still wearing because she can’t be bothered.
Must we really trot out the celebrities to see how well they clean up after giving birth? What does it tell our kids? What does it tell the dimwitted husbands who actually believe that women will naturally bounce back immediately? What does it do other than take a hard whack at the self-esteem of new mothers everywhere?
Of course, it could be sour grapes on my part. I had my baby 12 years ago. I plan on losing that baby weight any day now…
What’s even more depressing is that each and every star swears she lost the weight by running after the little ones or taking long walks with the baby. Of course I know that’s not true. I know she had a combined C-section with tummy tuck, has a personal chef serving her lettuce with a side of air and works out for hours while the nanny runs after the little ones. But it still makes me feel bad.
Personally, I’d like to celebrate the real post-pregnancy pictures. I’d rather see the bread dough tummy; the cracked, leaking nipples; the hairy legs; the purple stretch marks; the dark eye circles; and the maternity pants she’s still wearing because she can’t be bothered.
Must we really trot out the celebrities to see how well they clean up after giving birth? What does it tell our kids? What does it tell the dimwitted husbands who actually believe that women will naturally bounce back immediately? What does it do other than take a hard whack at the self-esteem of new mothers everywhere?
Of course, it could be sour grapes on my part. I had my baby 12 years ago. I plan on losing that baby weight any day now…
