Congrats to you on getting through your fourth pregnancy and delivery of a baby! Look at THAT! You've made four spectacular human beings!
Now that its all over, let's take a look at that collateral damage that you've acquired, shall we?
Stretch Marks, Check.
Crazy Stretched out Belly Button, Check.
Saggy, Deflated Boobs, Double Check.
Dark circles under the eyes, We've got those.
Leaky, watery eyes from all the hormones still present. Yep, those, too.
Now that we've tallied all of our fallen body parts from the journey of making a baby, let's look at those gorgeous triumphs that are our children.
They are pretty amazing. And you, my baby making body, did that. I applaud you.
I embrace all that has happened to you, and each sign of having made a baby is always a reminder that we were able to DO that. It's something pretty incredible, and while some people try to hide their baby making flaws, I would like to thank you, my body, for them.
Because not everyone can. Not everyone comes out with pregnancy battle scars on their bodies.
A shapely figure or womanly assets doesn't always give us a ticket to board the baby making train.
Not all women in this world can have children.
So, while I, and I am sure many others, applaud their baby making machines... I'd like to take a minute to applaud those women who have tried and realized that making babies is not in the cards for them. That is a journey that I can't even imagine taking you on. I'm sure the damage to you, my mind and my soul would be much greater if that was the case; and there wouldn't be anything to show for all the hardships that you went through to realize that.
So, to the ladies who have loved and lost, or those of who learned that it was not in the cards for them to carry children, I applaud them.
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And apologize for any woman who complained about the damages done to their bodies from carrying their children,
Because some people don't stop to realize that its a gift to be able to do so. It's a powerful, amazing gift that every person who has experienced it should treasure.
I never take that for granted.
Thank you, Baby Making, Machine.
Because I am grateful to have four beautiful children and never take for granted the fact that you and I made them.
