Plastic Surgury and the post baby body

[crystalklear]

O.K. so Kathy & I are driving home from dinner, and Kathy reads a billboard that catches her eye. The billboard is posted at 90th & Dodge (for those who are not familar with Omaha 90th & Dodge is a very busy intersection) yea, so anyway the billboard said something to the effect of  "pregnancy changes a womans body. Come in and get our post pregnancy triad: breast lift, tummy tuck, and, lyposuction". Yea thats great, what better way to give a negative outlook on being a mom. O.K. serious this is me Joey typing this. I am completely shovanistic, its true I am. But when I read the ad I was appalled!  I could not belive it. Not only does it give a negative outlook but I feel (now keep in mind this is my opinon & clearly my opion is always right lol.) I think this ad is offenseive o.k. calm down just hear me out. I am not just some crazy christian blowing things out of perspective. Stop and think about what it says, it sends a message to women that motherhood is bad and its ugly to be a mom. It also could cause resentment towards the child from the mother. In todays world people are so obsessed with looks and now people are saying going through pregenecy will make you ugly. So basically all the moms in the world are ugly if they don't get plastic surgury? Sorry I dont think so and I know I am not the only one who thinks this way. Hear lets try this and go up to our moms and say "mom I am sorry I caused you to be ugly" see if that will make your mom feel great about herself. Come on people do you really think your mom is ugly going through what she went though for 9 months for you. I think the ad should be removed and the plastic surgion should be fined or made to apoligize for making women feel this way about being a mom or being pregnent.  In the end of it, it could even effect their children. Today the world definds beauty as small waist, big perky breasts and no fat on the body.  You know what I think the most beautful thing?  Its when I see my wife BEING A MOTHER TO MY CHILDREN......and I'm a guy..... The thing I just posted my husband wrote last year. He isnt the most elequent with his words, but his hearts in the right place. Well, lately the buisiness that had this posted the sign has been having radio spots playing. Advertising the mommy triple fix. I just get SO MAD! I understand some women dont feel comfortable with thier bodies after having a baby, but its NOT NORMAL for your body to be the same. There are some things that change, and women shouldnt feel they NEED to fix those things to feel back to thier old self. My old self is gone. I dont WANT my old self back. My old self didnt have a child. My old self was a different person. I'm mentally different, and its ok if I'm physically different too. If I decide to get any kind of plastic surgury it should be because I WANT to do it for ME, not because society thinks I dont look as good as I did before having kids. I just get so sick and tired of the crap that is out there to make people feel like they need to look perfect at every moment. I'm not going to "let myself go" and yeah, sure I got some extra baggage on my body now, but do I feel good about me? And WHY dont I feel good about my body, if I dont? Is it because I dont feel as healthy? Is it because I cant keep up with the kids? Is it because I feel sluggish? Those I understand. Is it because I think I should have the same body I did before having a child? Seriously, its modern society that has brainwashed women into thinking that we should all still look like what we did before children. Its not just PREGNANCY that changes a person, its being a mother. You should strive to be healthy and feel good about your body. I was blessed with a husband that continually tells me that my body is a temple. That cant keep his hands off me no matter what. I am FAR from my pre-children body. I am PROUD of my post baby body. Sure on some days I look at the fact my breasts are 4 sizes bigger than they were before babies. They also sag to my belly button. I definatly dont have the perky breasts I did before, but you know what? My husband still looks at them like he did back then. I still look decent in a dress. Those mamba jambas fed (and are still feeding) my babies. Sure my tummy has some extra baggage around it. Its not as tight as it was before. There isnt that tone. But that tummy also held 3 children. That tummy stretched to the point I couldnt see my feet. That tummy kept my babies safe for the first 9 months of thier creation. Now, I know I've put on some weight. My hips are wider. My butt may be a bit bigger. Generally I carry about an extra 20 lbs. Its not always easy to work out at the gym with 3 kids though. I do my darndest to run after my 1 yr old, and chase my 5 yr old, and wrestle with all 3 of them. We go for walks, and we play. I'd rather play soccer in the front yard, or heck even just read a book with my kids than to work my ass off for that "killer bod" I THOUGHT I had before I got pregnant or go get plastic surgury and risk the possible problems and have to explain to my kids WHY I am getting it done. When you become a mother YOU CHANGE. Thats NOT a bad thing. . .

[mmtosam06]

Nov. 14, 2008 at 8:15 AM

agreed