A blogger and mum-of-two has penned a poignant message of body acceptance that has struck a chord with thousands of women.
Laura Mazza, who writes as The Mum on The Run, shared the response she got when she told her partner and the father of her children: “This isn’t the body you fell in love with.”
“The body he fell in love with was toned, it had muscles, there were no stretch marks on my belly, none on my boobs, no gut from muscle separation,” she wrote next to an image of her stomach.
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“The body he fell in love with fit into tight jeans, could walk into a shop and grab any size and walk out, knowing it fit.”
The Aussie mum compared her pre-baby body to the one she has now, after two kids, sharing her frustration that meanwhile he partner’s body hasn’t changed at all since fatherhood.
“I stood in front of him, exhausted and broken, the tears welled in my eyes, ‘This isn’t the body you fell in love with.'”
And her partner’s response was perfect.
“Then he said, “You’re right. It isn’t the body I fell in love with.”
“Instead it’s a body that grew our children, it fed our children, it comforted our children, it made life. Your body is the one I fall in love with every day.
“I didn’t know what love was until I saw this body and found out all it could do, so thank you.”
Laura concluded by urging other mums to not be “ashamed” of their bodies or worry about losing weight.
“There’s plenty of time to give up cake in the future, for now, enjoy the moments you have, and enjoy the fact that you have made something that is worth every stretch mark and every dimple.
Top Comments
Who falls in love with a "body" anyway. Nobody except maybe a necrophiliac? A human consists of a body and a soul. I fall in love with a person's soul, the body is just a vessel.
My husband didn't fall in love with my body. He fell in love with ME. I am not just my body. He didn't marry my body, he married a person. I have never felt more beautiful than when I saw the admiration, pride, and awe in his eyes after I have birth to each of our two children.
I couldn't agree more - bodies change.. love has to be about more than what someone looks like