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  • This article was posted on 1st tri a few days ago and it did not go over well.

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    H e n r y  May 21, 2014

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  • This article was posted on 1st tri a few days ago and it did not go over well.

    Just curious....why did it not go over well?

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  • Nmooney1 said:
    This article was posted on 1st tri a few days ago and it did not go over well.
    Just curious....why did it not go over well?
    Because it's self-important and the writing is terrible.
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  • pandadairpandadair member
    edited January 2014

    I don't fear "ruining" my body. I fear the changes that will happen to it, but i hate when people say the word "ruined" in reference to a woman's body. as if it's only good if it looks good, and when it doesn't it's "ruined". Ruined for who? ruined for what?  

    This. I don't fear "ruining" it, but that doesn't mean I have to look forward to the changes. I can accept that they happen for a wonderful reason and still not like them. I mean, I'd rather get old than die young, but I'm not going to be jumping for joy about my wrinkly, sagging skin. It is what it is, and self-important life lessons from a 21-year-old aren't going to make me magically fall in love with all of it.

    ETA: Also what @empireceo said. I feel like I'm reading a teenager's diary entry.
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  • Also...it's not an "article," it's a blog. I hate when people confuse the two.

    And just because I hate my stretch marks and miss my prebaby body doesn't mean that I don't appreciate being able to have children and the amazing thing that having them is.

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  • spacepotatoesspacepotatoes member
    edited January 2014

    I don't fear "ruining" my body. I fear the changes that will happen to it, but i hate when people say the word "ruined" in reference to a woman's body. as if it's only good if it looks good, and when it doesn't it's "ruined". Ruined for who? ruined for what?  

    This, exactly.

    The changes make me nervous, too. Thinking about my body potentially never being the same again makes me wish I'd appreciated the body I already had more, and taken better care of it in the past. Not that I didn't try to be healthy in general, but I certainly could have done better. The fact that that time has passed now and it's never coming back does make me a little sad.
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  • I'm not understanding all the negativity and criticism.. there is absolutely no need for it.
    When I read this article it helped ME embrace my body's changes.
    It made me feel better about my imperfections and most of all it made me feel even closer to my daughter. 
    I posted it so others could have the same realization I did and start to feel empowered about their pregnant and post pregnant bodies, rather than disappointed their tummies will never look the same again. 

    It has nothing to do with age and if some women don't want to appreciate what this woman is writing about just because she is 21, THAT IS FINE but keep your negativity to yourself. 
    It was only meant to help other that are worried about their changing bodies.

    We are all moms or moms to be and we should only be lifting each other up not bringing ANYONE down..especially another mother.



    While it's nice that this blog helped you embrace your changing body, you posted it in a public forum.  Not all people react to it the same way you did.
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  • BBer4BBer4 member
    edited January 2014
    I'm just sick of the fluffy "you can grow a person so you have to love your stretch marks and the weight that you are having a hard time getting rid of post pregnancy".

    Yes, it is incredible that there is a little person growing inside of me and that my husband and I made that person but it doesn't change the fact that I really wish my genetics allowed me to do that without stretch marks. Although I'm personally not having a completely terrible time adjusting to my new body, I feel like it shames women who are having trouble getting used to the massive changes they are going through.
  • @nmooney1 I think the author's style of writing rubbed people the wrong way, at least it did me. And the fact that it was written by a 21 year old was annoying to many. And the picture that ran with the blog post were of someone who's body wasn't ruined. I dunno. There are so many "yay for your post baby body ruination!" memes & feel good articles floating around.  This one added to the idea of "your post baby body is fine...if it's thin & within the realm of what society deems acceptable." It was uninspiring at best.

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  • IBackBevoIBackBevo member
    edited January 2014

    @Jessicaconnella

    Woooah, Nelly.  You are not under so much scrutiny. Nobody cares how old you are. And nobody is being rude to you. You did not call anyone old and nasty directly, but making statements like "I'm 23. I'm too young for my body to be ruined" makes it seem like you think that you think that at a certain age it doesn't matter if your body is ruined.  Some of us were merely making a point about how your statement could be misinterpreted. Perhaps a better reply by you might be, "Thank you for pointing out to me because I didn't mean it that way."

    Also, if Jessica Connella or Jessica C. Onnella or something similar is your real name, you might want to consider revising your siggy.  Again, not flaming.  It isn't the safest thing in the world to have your real name as your sig name on a public chat forum that thousands of people frequent. 
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  • @jessicaconnella, No one was mean to you.  And your responses were quoted, so the delete was unnecessary.

    If anyone is curious, there is a post in 1st tri that linked the same blog she did in the OP.  
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  • BBer4 said:
    Don't you guys know that this is a board for support? You are not allowed to have or state an opinion different from that of the op. Gosh...
    Yes, unconditional immediate support.  This was her first post/reply ever on this site, btw.  Is she the blog author looking for traffic?
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  • I like the blog. I feel like she is trying to portray the "normal, everyday" woman. And in saying that, I can agree that it's not very well written, but she's not an author. She is just a woman who writes in a blog like millions of other women who are jotting down thoughts and experiences. So as far as writing skills, I say ehh, who cares, that wasn't her goal. Now, we all know that we come in all different shapes and sizes, but just because she has a body many wouldn't consider "ruined", maybe for her it seemed that way. Even if the picture shows a body we would kill for, to her it wasn't the body she was used to, and that is hard. For me it's about identity. It's hard for me to see someone in the mirror who is considerably heavier than I used to be (albeit still small to some), covered in acne, squished into ill fitting clothes, greasy hair and skin, stretch marks, hemangiomas (pregnancy induced, and gross), and looking like a bum because I don't have the physical energy to get dressed, do my hair, and put on makeup. There is always someone who has it worse, but that doesn't mean it doesn't sting a little to see your own body changing so drastically in such a short period of time. For me, it's not easy, and sometimes I melt down a little about it. And that's ok! I get over it and move on, I don't let my life revolve around it. I know I am who I am because I chose to be a mother, and that means more to me than what I look like at the moment. And it's worth it, no doubt about it. That doesn't mean we can't take a minute to get used to the new bodies we see and be allowed time to move on and accept ourselves and be proud. :)
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  • Lame... I was expecting something a little more dramatic to end my lunch break. Step up your game peeps!
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  • Yeah, I missed it too. Now I'm curious as to what this blog post says that's causing all the fuss. Anyone still have a link?
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  • It was that "pregnancy ruined my body" blog. You've probably seen it. I was late to the game too. Wish I wouldn't have typed out my long response to a deleted post, ha!
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  • Love when people delete stuff!

    That link was all over my Facebook feed. Didn't click it, probably won't haha
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  • Yeah, I missed it too. Now I'm curious as to what this blog post says that's causing all the fuss. Anyone still have a link?
    It really wasn't the blog as much as her posts.  I don't feel like anyone made that big of a deal out of it, but then the OP made several posts about how mean we all were and we should all just be supporting one another.

    There is a post on first tri with a link.
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  • A girl can't go to the mall without missing all the "drama"! That was pretty tame.

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  • What the F did I miss!? Jeeze, I wish I could Bump at work!
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  • Another DD from a one-post wonder? I missed it! That's what I get for going out to start a registry today.




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