Mother of two, Allison Kimmney, was laying by the pool with her daughter when the four-year-old asked “why is your tummy big mama?”
Allison from Florida decided to share the conversation on Facebook, alongside a reminder to other mothers: “It matters how we talk to our babies about our bodies.”
Today while I was laying at the pool with my daughter:
Her: “Why is your tummy big mama?”
Me: “What do you mean baby?”
Her: “These lines, mama.” (Pointing to stretch marks on my tummy)
Me: “oh those are my stretch marks!”
Her: “Where do they come from?”
Me: “well when I was a little older than you, I got some stripes when I grew really fast! And some of these stripes are from when I had you growing in my tummy”
Her: looking inquisitively
Me: “They are shiny and sparkly, aren’t they pretty?”
Her: “yes, I like this one the best, it’s so glittery. When can I get some?”
Me: “oh you will get your glitter stripes when you get a little bit older baby!”
IT MATTERS HOW WE TALK TO OUR DAUGHTERS ABOUT OUR BODIES! They are listening. They are asking. And it is up to YOU to help them shape how they will feel about these things!
Will you continue the shame that society has placed on you? Or will you teach her a new way of love?
I choose love
Just do you
Xoxo
Allie
Her touching post has resonated with thousands, it has been shared over 77,000 times and received over 162,000 reactions.
We recently shared a powerful video that is sending an important reminder to parents that we all need to be kinder to ourselves, because the kids are always listening! Watch that clip here.
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- 29 Mar 2017 , 7:17 am
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