We've seen love for dad bods all over the Internet. Girls have fallen madly in love with boys who have these characteristic round bellies and hairy chests. But the young women of this world deserve to know that their appearances are just as valid— they need to believe in the beauty of the "mom bod."
We live in a society where magazines and television shows and movies are dominated by bombshell blondes and bodacious brunettes. But we all know that real life can't be Photoshopped. The everyday girl doesn't always have the flat stomach and the toned arms and legs. She can have a bit of pudge around her belly, and she can have the bits that jiggle and the stretch marks that come with them. These things are more than okay, because, with them, she is still every bit as gorgeous as society's so-called "flawless woman."
Girls with mom bods deserve to feel comfortable in their own skin.
They deserve to strut the beach in bikinis, to pose for Hollister advertisements, to turn heads every time they walk through the door. They deserve to be just as cherished as their male counterparts are; it's time to redefine our beauty standards to include the women who aren't naturally thin and fit. These women need to know that society validates their appearances, too, because why shouldn't we appreciate bodies of all sizes and colors and shapes? Nobody stands in the way of this acceptance except ourselves and a change in our perspective is long overdue.
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Who cares if you don't have a flat stomach? Who cares if your thighs jiggle? Who cares if your arms and legs aren't toned and have freckles and scars and shaving bumps or maybe aren't shaved at all? You are a glorious young woman with the world in the palms of her hands. You have opportunities poised at your fingertips that you'd be so foolish to let slip away. No matter what your body looks like, it is beautiful because it is the vessel that holds you. Your mind so complex and your soul so golden— both of these things call your body home, so why shouldn't you?
The mom bod is barely spoken of, but it's time we adore it just as much as we love the dad bod. And to all the girls with mom bods, know that you are so radiant and you deserve endless admiration and happiness.