mom butts are real.

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it just happens damn it.
"mom butts"

you know you know what i am talking about here.

call me odd, but even as a kid i wondered why all the moms
had those mom butts

during the course of pregnancy and child birth something happens.
transformative.
physically.
no matter what went on before with your behind, 
99% of the female population, post child birth, now have a mom butt.
and if they are really lucky, they have some matching saddle bags.

believe me i tried my darnedest to avoid the infamous, inevitable mom butt
but, upon closer inspection of my rear side i managed to join the club.
i'm still trying to leave the club and i am hopeful, but the alteration has occurred.

now, now i exercise a lot and i truly enjoy it and i love integrating that into being a mom
(see post to come...)
and i know i am "in shape" or physically fit or whatever so i shouldn't complain.
and really i'm not. 
i just wanted to point out that the inevitable has happened regardless of my fitness level.
now that 1% i referred to, that probably only gains 15-18 lbs per child 
(please note i gained 50 lbs. yes, five.zero. fifty.)
the one's that we hate, (ooops i said it)
yea them, they probably were able to steer clear of the mom butt for good,
but the rest of us, that 99%, yes you, you understand what i am getting at here. right?!

for those that don't and for those that don't fathom the mom butt yet 
please reference my two photo's below.




the above- my old butt. a non mom butt. 
(please excuse the depiction of my uneven cheeks)
nice, cushiony, but fit and firmly round.

the below- my new butt. a mom butt.
(please excuse the exaggerated version of my cheeks)
longer, with sagging ends, with a side of saddle bags.



this is no hate to the moma's - i'm just being real here.
thanks gravity.


for another good reference point please take a gander at one of my 
favorite SNL skits, mom jeans.

your welcome.



Comments

Ma Mom said…
Did I have a mom butt years ago? I thought it was perky, then the last five years gravity hit. But it hits men and women.
14/3/12
Mel said…
I have yet to look at my side w/o clothes for about 2 yrs now. I caught a glimpse with pregs with nori and I never wanted to look again (naked). Ive always had more of a shelf butt so it may take longer for mine. But it's full of cottage chz, this I know for sure! Ew.
14/3/12
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