Last week I was out running errands when I heard the most infuriating radio ad I have ever heard. The ad was for a plastic surgery center. it started out talking about the recent "Dad-Bod" trend and moved on to talk about the "Mom-Bod".

(Leonardo DiCaprio is currently a popular example of a Dad-Bod)

Here's the problem: While this ad was totally supportive of the "Dad-Bod", it was totally bashing the "Mom-Bod". The whole point of this ad was to make women feel guilty and undesirable because their body looks differently than it used to.

What? seriously, what in the world do you think happens to women when they give birth? Or spend more time taking care of their kids than themselves? Or when they go through menopause? Or when life hits a little too hard? Or even when a woman who hasn't given birth ages a little?

I'll give you a hint: HER BODY CHANGES. And sometimes that means weight gain. So what?

Mothers have the hardest job on this planet. They literally push a person out of their body after allowing that person to grow right in the center of their body. And then, after growing a person for nine months and pushing that person out of a small place, they spend all of their time caring for that small person.

(Look at that! There is a tiny human in there!)

Let's not forget that caring for a child does not end once that child grows a little. My Mom, and most other moms I know, are still spending a lot of time taking care of their kids, even though we're full grown adults. (Okay, maybe I just pretend to be a real adult but still, if my Mom wanted to make me do everything for myself, she totally could.)

Having a "Mom-Bod" is not something to be ashamed of, it is something to be proud of. Whatever a mother's body looks like, she should be proud. she has given her life to her children and that's pretty darn cool. So thank you to moms everywhere and keep rocking that mom-bod.