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I Saw Lots of Mom Bods on Vacation. They All Had One Thing in Common.

Its also looked like 168lbs, 148lbs and at present, it ranges from 138-142lbs.

Mom bod looks unalike on everyone, and on everyone, it looks different depending upon what’s going on in their life.

Kids — how many?
Job, no job, or many jobs?
Kids at home or grown?
Do you have a village?
What about a supportive and helpful spouse?
Time — do you have any for yourself?
Cooking — do you enjoy it or loathe it?

Listen, I’ve been on vacation this weekend, and I’ve seen me many a mom bod, and they all have something in common.

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Can you guess what it is?

They are all fudgin’ beautiful.

My favorite kind of mom bod is the one worn by a woman with a giant genuine, self and family-induced smile stretched across her face as she unapologetically rocks her slightly too small swimsuit and stretch marks as she plays with her kids who are laughing uncontrollably as they force-feed her french fries on the edge of the pool, before they beg her to run off and do the slide with them.

I’d be lying if I said that I never get self-conscious about my appearance and the new post-three-kids body that is now forever mine, but there is something utterly freeing about reaching the point in your life where your mom bod is trending whether the internet says so or not, because happiness and self-love are always in style and that’s what I love to see women rockin’.

Self-love looks good on my mom bod, and it looks darn good on yours as well.

Nicole Merritt
Nicole Merritt
Nicole Merritt is a mother of three, a freelance writer, co-host of I Am The Worst Parent Ever Podcast and the Owner and Founder of jthreeNMe; an imperfectly authentic peek at real-life marriage, parenting, and self-improvement. jthreeNMe is raw, honest, empowering, inspiring, and entertaining; it’s like chicken soup for those that are exhausted, over-stressed and under-inebriated, yet still utterly happy. Nicole's work has been featured by NBC's TODAY Show, Love What Matters, Scary Mommy, The Good Men Project, Elephant Journal, CafeMom, Popsugar, Motherly & many others. You can follow Nicole at jthreeNMe.com and as @jthreeNMe on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram & Twitter!

“This Christmas I Want Food”: What These Foster Kids Want For Christmas Is Heartbreaking

None of them asked for this year’s hottest toy, or another video game to add to their collection. No, the children who filled out these tags listed their “innermost dreams”—things that should be part of everyone’s childhood.

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The true spirit of Christmas is captured in the celebration of Jesus' birth. That's why we've compiled this list of Christmas verses from the Bible to inspire your holiday season. These Bible verses for Christmas can help you prepare your heart before the big day.

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Suffering a car fire is terrifying as well as devastating, but TikTok user Danielle's car fire also lit up TikTok in a viral way she was not expecting after her Stanley thermos survived the blaze.