My body is for my children.⁣⁣

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⁣My arms are 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴 to wrap around themselves into a hug,⁣⁣

to cradle my newborn and rock her to sleep,⁣⁣

and to carry my toddler and push my older kids on the swing.⁣⁣

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My legs are 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴 to climb with and chase through the park,⁣⁣

and they hold me upright all day long and keep me going, no matter what.⁣⁣

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My wrinkles are 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴 from nights spent awake moving little feet out of my back,⁣⁣

and early mornings playing with Dinosaurs when all I want to do is sleep.⁣⁣

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My ears are 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴 to listen to through coos to first words and never-ending stories.⁣⁣

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⁣My lips are 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴 to kiss boo-boos,⁣⁣

and holds a voice that advocates for them and reminds them how loved they are.⁣⁣

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⁣So, mom bodies have cellulite, stretch marks, and saggy bellies, BUT they do so much. And the last thing any mother should be made to feel after birthing a child is hate for the body that helped her do it.⁣⁣

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⁣But this is normal for a culture that expects perfect bodies from women no matter what they have going on in their lives.⁣⁣

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So this is your reminder that this body is for our children.⁣⁣

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⁣And look at all it has done for them.⁣⁣

It brought them into this world,⁣⁣

made magic happen,⁣⁣

and has become 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 home.⁣⁣

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So, it’s time we learn to love our bodies back. ⁣

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