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30 Real Women That Don’t Follow Society’s Expectations
Can you see the beauty in them?
When people say that becoming a mother is beautiful or that every woman has their own beauty, they’re not talking about all that diamonds and Spanish guitar shape. And that should not be the case – women are beautiful in their own ways and imperfections in physical appearance is normal.
Having kids is normal. Having a scar from C-section is normal. Not having kids is a choice any woman can take as long as they are not coerced into it. Nursing your kid is normal.
Instagram account womenirl showcased women who don’t have your typical perfect body or life. And they helped women break stereotyping by becoming themselves. Here are 30 pictures of womenirl, originally compiled by BoredPanda. Scroll ahead!
1. A man came in and helped hold the baby while the mother does paperwork in the doc office.
2. Just moms helping each other out.
3. This mother felt tired today, but she kept trying anyway.
4. A raw picture of a mother of twin boys who went through vaginal and cesarean labor.
5. She was told to cover up, so she did.
6. That surprising moment when she found she had a boy instead of a third girl.
7. Be happy because that’s all that matters in life.
8. Stretch marks? Scars? Weight gain? Focus on the beautiful baby you just magically gave birth to.
9. After having a triplet, she finally stopped shaming her own body to aim a perfect one.
10. When you can finally sleep (together)!
11. Women do not exist to please men.
12. Whatever works, really.
13. A mother pregnant with three children that weighed a total of 20kg.
14. Just a confident child-free 30-year-old.
15. She goes to school and can still have happy kids.
16. Stop worrying about losing your perfection because there is beauty even through the scars and stretch marks.
17. The society thinks she’s flawed, but she knew that her family is perfect.
18. Stop hating yourself.
19. Perfect bodies don’t exist – they are only a fleeting moment captured.
20. Nursing, taking care of the kids with laundry everywhere. That’s life and that’s part of the happiness.
21. Postpartum depression is real. But it’s not the end and is not something to be ashamed about.
22. Pictures of her first and last nursing as mother gets emotional for it.
23. Love yourself for being a mother and don’t let the pouch defines who you are.
24. She loves her scar.
25. Healing slow, focusing on the newborn.
26. Mara Martin breastfeeds her son and walked the runway to normalize it.
27. A mother who’s home all day and does a lot of things. Exhausted, but the joy and love cannot compare.
28. 3 years after her baby, professional athlete Stephanie Rothstein suffers from Diastasis Recti. She grows ever more confident for her body.
29. She doesn’t let people tell her that she’s done parenting wrong.
30. Find balance in everything and most importantly, a happy, healthy life.
