Real Beauty
If you would have asked me 7 years ago what real beauty was, my idea would have been distorted. I was a pageant girl. I only worried about myself. Although I was a good person, and pageants in essence paid for a good portion of my college education, I don’t think I had really grasped what life was all about. I portrayed beauty on the outside.
Then I got married and had my first child. I went from perfect body to stretched out.
I always had bags under my eyes and tried balancing life.
Then baby #2 came. Looking back, I realize that real beauty is found in life itself. This video of my second son nearly brings tears to my eyes each time I watch it. Those little cries, this vulnerable little life. Beautiful.
When I look at my day to day life , it isn’t glamorous, but it is filled with beauty. Kisses from my sweet husband and little boys. Smiles and giggles to name a few more.
I also think true beauty is exposing yourself and being ok with it. This picture, just taken this morning definitely portrays that. I am a woman. I am a mom. I’m good at what I do. And THAT is beautiful.
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THis is a sweet post. Beauty does change when you become a mom… I voted for you.
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funny how things change over the years isn’t it? I can totally relate to this. I have 5 children and will never have a bikini belly again. Even though I lose the weight each time, I get huge in pregnancy (I have huge babies, like 11 lbs worth)and a belly that held an ll lb baby just never lays quite flat and smooth again. But it doesn’t matter really. I would take a flubber belly and a little hand to hold or a sweet baby grin anyday over that great body that once was!!
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What a great post, definitely “real” beauty and honestly you don’t see much of that often these days!
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That is a beautiful picture and just remember kids change your
body but look what you got in return.So worth it
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beautiful pictures and good read
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Great post Tiff! So true! And you are beautiful.
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You are beautiful
and your kiddos are too!
When I look at my pictures before I had my daughter and my pictures now, so much has changed about my looks and my personality, but life is still beautiful
BTW thank you for stopping by
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Just wanted to tell you that YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!! Inside and out!
Kas
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love it! What an explanation!
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Love this post, Tiff. You’re so pretty and you are beautiful on the inside, too.
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You are such a beauty–inside & out!
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Love the photos! (Is that first one really you? I’m not saying that because I don’t believe you… it’s just so professionally done!) It’s good to know there are confident moms like yourself! (Can I “borrow” some of that confidence?)
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That is a gorgeous picture of you Tiff at the top, but you know what…I think you’re just as gorgeous today if not more! Being a wife and mom is TOUGH and you do both those jobs so well plus lots lots more. You’re brave to post your tummy pic. Mine is much the same and it can get a little depressing at times, but when I look at my two beautiful boys I realize that my tummy is a very small price to pay for them!
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aww Tiff it is wonderful that you recognize what it is truely about. I read NieNie dialougs and to me she is sooo beautiful. The Hollywood version of beauty is the DISTORTED one.
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You are gorgeous and your family it just as handsome
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Well written and its so wonderful when you realize all these truths.
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I would post my tummy but its rated R. At least that is the rating I would give it! My husband loves it though..strech marks and all!
You’re a brave woman.
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You’re still gorgeous – and so are your sons! Great post!
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voted for ya
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Wonderfully written! And beautiful pictures throughout the post.
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LOVE this post! so very true.
P.S. How’d you get a photo of my stomach???
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