And TIL stretch marks are “warrior marks” or “earned stripes”?! 🙉 Like we’re in some fruitless war against aging so these are our credentials?!? Make it stop!
And TIL stretch marks are “warrior marks” or “earned stripes”?! 🙉 Like we’re in some fruitless war against aging so these are our credentials?!? Make it stop!
It's very popular for moms to say this, that they earned their stripes by carrying babies, which is also dismissive to everyone who got stretch marks as a teen, or when they lost/gained weight, from an illness, or any other way not involving carrying babies.
Congratulations Jessica!!!
And TIL stretch marks are “warrior marks” or “earned stripes”?! 🙉 Like we’re in some fruitless war against aging so these are our credentials?!? Make it stop!
It's very popular for moms to say this, that they earned their stripes by carrying babies, which is also dismissive to everyone who got stretch marks as a teen, or when they lost/gained weight, from an illness, or any other way not involving carrying babies.
Stretch marks are signs of growth, no matter when or how they happened! And growth means living, and that’s all right with me!!!
🙋♀️ to having stretch marks in every other way besides birthing babies