Real women are beautiful too
A departure today from apraxia, but all the talk about the Duchess Kate and how she looked has been eating at me. What message are we sending? Why are women everywhere feeling bad about themselves??
I was eating lunch with my kiddos the other day, and I was scrolling through facebook. The Duchess Kate just gave birth to a baby girl, and the internet was buzzing about how hours later she was up greeting the public looking fresh as a daisy.
Mom’s everywhere were apparently gasping, in awe of how amazing she looked after giving birth. Many were feeling bad about themselves and remarking they didn’t look like that.
I can honestly say I wasn’t jealous of her at all. How ridiculous! Duchess Kate doesn’t live real women’s lives. She obviously had a glam squad. Sure, I’d look like that too if I had people like that. I wouldn’t have wanted to though. That’s not reality. That’s not beauty. Not to me.
Beauty is the miracle of childbirth. Beauty is in the body that grew a life and then birthed it. Beauty should be in the sweat and in the certain smile that only a new baby can give a woman. I remember my picture after giving birth. I have no makeup, my hair is disheveled, I’m in pain and I’m wearing a hospital gown, but I am smiling a genuine smile snuggling with my baby.
My son and daughter, I want you to see the faces of real women with no glam squad. Real women who look beautiful with no makeup and no team of beauty experts. I want you to see these women and think about how you love them. Their kindness, their laughter, their love, their generosity, their strength, their love for Christ, and remember….. THOSE things are what make a woman beautiful….and REAL.
