Motherhood and Modesty

One of the most difficult things that I have found in the transition from being a single young woman is finding my happy medium in being a wife and mother. I have donated the majority of my entire closet full of short skirts, crop tops and tiny dresses.

But it wasn’t easy.

I wanted more than anything to be able to fit right back into those clothes, and maybe after a while that could have been possible, but I feel like I have the responsibility to my son to look like I am his mother. Not his babysitter. Now as sad as that sounds, I have found immense amounts of joy in recreating my look and finding my happy place with the mommy body God has given to me!

I haven’t sacrificed anything. I haven’t lost myself. And I truly believe that my more modest set of clothes does me much more justice than any of my more skimpy selection ever did. I am a fan of big sweatshirts paired with fashionable leggings, skinny jeans, scarfs and my massive collection of boots. I love wearing maxi skirts with the right tank top paired with the perfect necklace.

In other words, no. I do not rock mom jeans and a turtle neck. Because I don’t have to.

I can wear all of these things, and look even better than my 18 year old counter part. Being a mother I sacrifice sleep, sanity and the occasional night out, but I have NEVER felt like I had to sacrifice my body in the process. Find your mommy sexy, your flattering middle ground, something that makes you look like YOU!

I have stretch marks, I have a pooch that will never go away with any diet on the market, I have hips, I have lopsided breastfeeding boobs. And no one would ever know it.

Motherhood and modesty, its a real thing. I promise.

-T

| dress by @junieblakeinsta | junieblake.com | pictured: Jana Modest Blue T-shirt Dress |