Tiger Mom
The wisdom of kids sometimes take your breath away. The happens to me a lot, especially with my little old soul: Mouse. If you think you know everything about being a Tiger Mom, I think Little Mouse have a much better definition.
We were lying in bed on a Sunday morning and my pj top has lifted a little bit showing the stretch marks of my pregnancies. Every woman that has ever picked up any weight for whatever reason knows that stretch marks are the bane of our existence. You can try every miracle cream on the market but in the end the only solution is just making peace with them.
The Littlest Mouse looked at my stretch marks and exclaimed excitedly:
“Mom, look! Are you turning into a tiger?”
What could I say? I said: “Yes, little Mouse, your mom has a superpower, she has tiger stripes because she can turn into a tiger.”
And that ladies and gentleman is the story about how I learned to make peace with my stretch marks and are even a little proud of them.
Not only do I have proof that my body has grown another human being but my secret super power is that I can turn into a tiger.
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This is such a sweet story. 🙂 Amen to making peace with our body imperfections! Every scar is a superpower.
Zoe | Glittering Eyes
What a lovely little one you have! It’s nice to hear you’ve made peace, and come to be a little proud of your stretch marks. There is a beautiful poem about how every line is a reminder of first kicks and how for the first nine months of their existence, it was just you and them. That helped me see mine in a different light, after all, that is what they are, the reminders of the miracle of having babies 🙂
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Out of the mouths of babes. Kids really do know how to speak the truth. Tiger mummy! So cute! Be proud x #LetKidsBeKids
Thanks for Stopping by. I think ‘Every scar is a superpower’, sounds like a great logo for a movie.
Thank you Faye. I’ll look up that poem, it sounds lovely.
Thanks for stopping by. I love the wisdom that the little ones come up with.
I do often think my kids are wiser than me. They see things so honestly and positively, and this is a very sweet story.
That’s great! Thanks, I’m totally borrowing this when my kid asks.
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Yes, we really should be proud of our stretch marks and you can rely on children to help you realise!
Thanks for sharing #LetKidsBeKids
Your child sounds just lovely! What a sweetheart!
Mine told me I had a big bum yesterday. He isn’t so sweet.
I’d much rather be a tiger. Turns out I’m more like a rhino!!
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I LOVE THIS!!! I know I need to make peace with my body too. What women doesn’t, right? I’m so glad you have a sweet little soul to remind you of your Tiger super powers 🙂
Well, that gives a whole new meaning to Tiger Mother!
Visiting from Titus 2 Tuesday.
Thank you for stopping by.
I’m borrowing your story of ‘How the Baby came to be’ to explain in vitro to my daughter. Thank you for stopping by.
Thank you for stopping by and for letting me share with your great Link Party.
My little mouse is not always as kind so when she is I have to write it down immediately. Thanks for stopping by.
She can be a wise little soul when she is not a complete terror. Thank you for stopping by.
Thank you for stopping by.
Hello Tiger Mom, I’m a Zebra Mom 🙂 Coming to your blog made me want to find out more and I see we some some other things in common…we both have five children and we both love Terry Pratchett. Nice to meet you x (oh, I also have stretch marks…don’t all us moms!)
This must be the best introduction I’ve ever had. Nice to meet you Zebra Mom. I’m looking forward to getting to know you better.
This was funny, but very tender! What comes out of the mouths of babes! I always thought of stretch marks as “battle scars.” So be proud of them. They brought life into the world.
What a lovely post and I will think of being a Tiger Mum next time I look at my stripes now 🙂
That’s a lovely story. Well done you xx
Awww this is so adorable! It is so cute to hear what little child thinks of mama’s stretch marks! In your baby’s eyes your are a beautiful Tiger Mommy! Thank you for sharing this! Happy upcoming Mother’s day!
I love that! Sometimes kids see us in a much kinder light than we do 🙂
I like battle scars as well. Thank you for stopping by.
Thank you for the kind words and for stopping by.
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Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a lovely Mother’s day too.
I agree and they love us so unconditionally. We forget that we are a heroes in their eyes.
Ha! This caught me by surprise. I was ready to read about Tiger Mom ie on how she educated her kids but enjoyed what I found. Lovely.
Hi there! Visiting from Get Your Shine On Thursday. I love the answer that you gave! This is a really sweet story!
Love this story – we so earned those stripes!! 🙂
I absolutely love this.. so sweet and I know so many mums who haven’t made peace yet – but I think this will help! Thank you so much for sharing.
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Aww this is absolutely beautiful. What a lovely story. And how amazing of your little boy? Such a creative little mind. From here-on-in I shall definitely refer to them as tiger stripes 😉 Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
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Awww I love this, a real celebration of Mummydom 🙂 Rrroooaaaarrrrrrr xxx
Such a sweet story! Thank you for sharing at Waiting on…Wednesday!
Holly
http://www.iwillservewhileiwait.blogspot.com
LOVED reading this! And a Mommas stripes should forever be embraced! Thanks so much for linking up! #MMWBH
I LOVE this! It’s funny how through simple conversations with our children, our confidence can grow. I’ve had a very similar talk with my children. Now, it’s a no-brainer. They were just growing in mommy’s tummy and that’s way cooler to them. It also makes them feel pretty special. 😉