Champion ironwoman, model and cricket wag Candice Warner isn’t the type to bullshit about the trials of motherhood.
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph on the weekend, Candice had no qualms admitting she’s not a “perfect” mum. While other high-profile mothers opt to post picture perfect images of their lives as parents, this wife and mum-of-two is determined to keep it real.
And part of keeping it real means not rushing herself back into a skimpy bikini.
My girls are my world. Family always comes first. @davidwarner31 ????????????????????❤️
A photo posted by Mrs Candice Warner (@candywarner1) on Apr 30, 2016 at 5:29pm PDT
“Flicking through Instagram, you are seeing women who have just had babies and have their abs back, or are back in their size-six bikini within weeks,” Warner told the publication.
According to the mum of Ivy Mae, 19 months, and Indi Rae, three months, motherhood is very rarely glamorous.
Sunday arvos hanging out with my little Indi. Wish you were here daddy @davidwarner31. ???????? A photo posted by Mrs Candice Warner (@candywarner1) on Apr 9, 2016 at 11:17pm PDT
“You have days where your kids aren’t great and sometimes you want to lock yourself in the kitchen cupboard,” Candice said.
A photo posted by Mrs Candice Warner (@candywarner1) on Apr 12, 2016 at 3:48pm PDT
As for the future, Candice and hubby Dave are hoping to grow their family even more, ideally, adding a little boy to the mix.
“He always says he is happy with the girls, they are daddy’s girls, (but) it would be wonderful to have a little boy he could teach cricket to … he needs a little buddy.”
A photo posted by Mrs Candice Warner (@candywarner1) on Mar 24, 2016 at 5:23pm PDT
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Oh jeez, why does she even feel the need to comment on what anyone else is doing?! Just because it's different to her doesn't mean it's wrong.
Some days my children are amazingly behaved and look gorgeous when we're out and about, so I snap a photo. Some days they're bloody feral and covered in Vegemite while painting the walls with yogurt. Doesn't mean it's fake when they're looking adorable in a photo...
And as for the mums who are back in a bikini soon after birth, all the power to you!!! We all have different priorities and we do what we can to accommodate them. After my first it was important to me to get back to the gym to feel human, after my second I was just scraping by day to day.
3 of the 4 above pics look quite purposefully posed; I don't get what this woman's issue is with others who do the same. As for the "Dad's need a son" comment... *bristles*