9 Things Moms Should 'Never' Wear or Even Try
Once a woman becomes a mother, that is **clearly** her sole purpose in life. Forget the 30+ years she spent as a runner, a painter, a friend -- or whatever silly titles she may have had before. They are irrelevant now. And since one is a mother and a mother only, there are some rules she'd better follow. To fit her new role, she needs to look the part -- and by that, we definitely mean society's strict version of what a mother looks like.
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We all know what when a woman has children she can no longer have long hair, she must only wear turtlenecks, and she has to really boost up her budget for good, full-sleeved tops. And forget trying to be sexy. We all know that mothers can only be dowdy or matronly. **No one** wants to see a sexy mom ... (Can anybody tell that our eyes are rolling HARD over here?)
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The truth is, there are NO rules for what women should or should not wear, and that is also true of moms after baby comes. There is no reason why a woman can't dress however she wants once baby arrives. Here are a few totally not sarcastic* fashion no-nos that every respectable mother should avoid ...
*Clearly, this means we're being sarcastic.
Moms can absolutely never wear full faces of makeup.
You existence is for your child and your child alone. How DARE you take time for yourself or do what makes you happy! Besides, what will the other mothers think if you dared to spend 15 whole minutes focusing on yourself?!
Absolutely no bikinis on the beach.
I mean, how will your child take you seriously if you look sexy?! There's clearly no way to rail against our misogynistic society and teach them that women (including their mothers) are worthy of respect no matter how much skin they are showing. That's just too hard.
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And absolutely NO. CROP. TOPS. EVER.
The miracle of life happened in that stomach -- who would want to see it?
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